Impositions  - Positional (5)

 

The Murgha

Murhga means literally "cock" (or rooster) in Hindi and Urdu.

 

Murgha or murga is as traditional a punishment in India and Pakistan as kneeling is in the West. It is the most commonly used punishment in schools and at home. And I have seen also photos of adults making murgha in front of soldiers or policemen.

 

For "making murgha", the punished bends her body forward in a semi-sitting position, with the head down and the buttocks up, the arms passing through the gap between the legs and the hands strictly holding or pulling the ears. The ears should be strongly held between the  thumb and the first finger.

 

The position is uncomfortable from the beginning, but it gets worse with time causing even dizziness. Besides, the humiliation for having to stay in such a position is as important as the discomfort.

Note:

Our site is about adult, not children, punishments. We suspect that most of our gentle visitors can't bend enough for holding their ears from inside the legs. If she can't, the nearest position we found is bending with elbows on knees, with the hands crossed at the back of the head.

 

 

Just in case, make the punished hold two coins, one pressed with each elbow against its corresponding knee, so she can't move unnoticed.

 

Or you can use another position, making her hold her ears by passing the arms from the outside around and below the knees.

 

The head must be held as low and as near to the knees as possible. Enforce it with the cane. (A crop, or any other instrument can do, but the cane is the traditional one).

 

Or you could make her cross the arms at the back of the knees, holding each elbow with the opposite hand, without holding the ears, and again, with the head down and as near the knees as possible. All the murgha variants can be used in this position.

 

Finally, you could make her just bend touching her toes or easier, her ankles.

 

There are several variants of this punishment:

• Standing Murgha:
  In this variant, the punished can't lower the buttocks throughout the punishment. They must be kept as high as possible while still holding the ears firmly. This is a severe punishment as the legs start trembling just after 5 minutes or so and it gets unbearable after 10 minutes.
  
  For making it more severe (and exciting), try the following:
  - Ask the punished to join her heels instead of having the feet separated.
  
  - As the punished tends to move the buttocks for easing the pain in the legs, you can place a brick, book or (unbreakable) glass on them to restrict that movement. Have a cane at hand just in case the object falls.
  
  - For you enjoyment, keep the buttocks of the punished facing you and you will see the legs trembling and the buttocks swinging side to side under the pain. You could have the cane at hand, for hitting her if she lowers the buttocks. For a longer punishment, you could let her rest a moment by allowing her to lower her bottom for about 30 seconds every now and then.
  
  - Put a weight on her buttocks. Maybe a bag, or bag pack with books. Don't overdo it. Make it uncomfortable, but don't hurt her. (thanks, chuchu, benazir-benzzy)

 

• Sitting Murgha:
  The punished has to bring the buttocks down almost touching the ground while holding firmly her ears. It is not so painful, and it can be sustained for one hour or even more. With time, the arms begin hurting as they are pressed heavily against the thighs. It is considered a mild punishment.

 

• Moving/Swinging Murgha:
  The buttocks can stay at three levels: up, middle and down. During the punishment, let her hold her buttocks at one level for around 10 seconds and then make her change them to another. You could make her repeat the command aloud. This is severe, as one has to move the buttocks up and down while still holding her ears.

 

• Tip-Top Murgha:
  The punished is made to bend forward, holding her hands on the back of the neck, while touching the floor with the elbows. The elbows should be as near to the feet as possible, and the head pushed as low as it can go. The buttocks will go straight upwards, bringing them to an ideal position for caning.

 

Some other possibilities were devised by schoolteachers:
- For added humiliation, make her cluck or crow during the punishment as the animal she is representing.

- Make the punished walk squatting and holding her ears (also used in Korea). It is easier than the murgha parade. You could make her hold each ear with the opposite hand by crossing the arms in front of the body

- Make her do sit-ups while holding the ears (called Utthak Baithak in India, and also used in Korea).

- Put a book on the floor in front of her, and make her learn a poem by heart during the punishment. When she is ready, make her stand and check her recitation. If she fails, she'll go back to the position for studying again.

 

-Make her stand on tiptoes the whole punishment time. Check that her heels never touch the floor. (thanks, chuchu)

 

-Put a solid rubber ball between her buttocks, and make her hold it by clenching her cheeks. If it falls...

 

Published: 11/14/03

Rev: 05/20/04; 07/07/04; 17/09/04;12/14/05

 

 

Murgha Parade

Make the punished walk around while in Standing Murgha. It's very difficult but it is fun to see. Just imagine the reaction of the schoolmates when looking at two or three girls parading in a row around the school's courtyard in that position and you'll understand the feelings of the show's unwilling performers. Hold the cane in your hand in order to keep the parade going.

 

Much of the information on murgha came  from TruFalse (falsetru@yahoo.co.uk)- Thanks.