លោកតាស្នាប់ / Lok Ta Snap

Language: Khmer
Contributors: Vutha Srey and Phann Lort
Also known as: Grandfather spirit, Father Snap

Description

អ្នកដែលមិនជឿលើព្រះបិតា លោកតាស្នាប់ បានជួបប្រទះអភ័យហេតុផ្សេងៗគ្នា៖ ម៉ូតូរបស់ពួកគេខូចនៅពេលបើកចូលព្រៃ ខណៈដែលមនុស្សខ្លះវិលត្រឡប់មកវិញបានដួលចេញពីម៉ូតូ បាក់ដៃ ឬជើង ហើយរថភ្លើង ឬត្រាក់ទ័រខ្ទាតផងដែរ។ ចាប់តាំងពីពេលនោះ មនុស្សទាំងអស់បានហៅព្រះវិញ្ញាណបិតារបស់ពួកគេថា “លោកតាស្នាប់” ព្រោះគេស្ទើរតែជាព្រះវិញ្ញាណវិសុទ្ធមួយ។ អ្នកធ្វើដំណើរនៅតែយកផ្លែឈើជាវត្ថុបូជាឬយកថ្មមួយដាក់លើថ្មផ្សេងទៀត ឬលើរុក្ខជាតិ ដើម្បីសូត្រសុំពរពីព្រះអង្គ។ ថ្មតំណាងឲ្យចិត្តអត់ធ្មត់របស់ព្រះអង្គ ដែលកំពុងផ្ដោតលើការស្តាប់ពាក្យអង្វររបស់ប្រជាជន—បើព្រះអង្គពេញចិត្ត។ ព្រះអង្គអាចផ្ដល់សុវត្ថិភាពនិងសុភមង្គលដល់អ្នកធ្វើដំណើរជួបព្រៃ។ រុក្ខជាតិឬស្លឹកឈើតំណាងឲ្យកសិផលនាពេលក្រោយ។ មនុស្សខ្លះនៅតែបើកឡើងដោយមិនជឿទេ ប៉ុន្តែមនុស្សខ្លះឈប់បូជានិងព្យាយាមយល់អំពីព្រះអង្គ។ ផ្ទះវិញ្ញាណត្រូវបានសាងសង់ឡើងនៅពេលដែលអ្នកកាប់ឈើចាប់ផ្តើមដឹកឈើតាមផ្លូវនេះ។

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Those who didn’t have faith in Lok Ta Snap, the grandfather spirit, experienced misfortunes: their motorbikes broke down on the way into the forest, and others fell off their bikes on the way back, breaking arms or legs, or flipping their carts or tractors. Since then, everyone has referred to the spirit as Lok Ta Snap, a sacred and powerful protector. Travellers now make offerings of fruit or place a stone on top of others, or on plants, to show respect and ask for blessings. The stone represents his patient heart, as he listens and responds to the prayers of the people—if it is in his heart to do so. He may grant safety and happiness to those travelling through the forest. The plants and leaves represent hopes for agricultural harvests. Some still pass by without faith, but others stop to offer their respects and try to understand who he is. A spirit house was later built for him, especially after loggers began using this path to transport timber.

Interview with Phann Lort, a community leader at the Cardamom Mountains in Viel Vong village, Phnom Kravanh district, Pursat.

Date of entry: August 11, 2026
Phnom Kravanh, Cambodia. Photograph by Graham Maclachlan, 2014. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
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