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BALI CULTURE AND LEGEND
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swastyastu
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widhi wasa)
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STORY
Bulan kuning, rama
dewa awatara, sang karna, boma,
barong, budha awatara,
Tirta sanjiwani, sangkala,
rajapala, i lacur, jaya prana, sri
tanjung
sang kala
one day, bhatara siwa and dewi uma were sight seeing by the
beach, she, kamben flying in in the wind, he libido aroused
by the sight of her silky calves. stimulated to such degree
and since his advances were rebuffed by dewi uma, was unable
satisfy his passion, some of his essence dribbled to the earth.the
strayed seeds of life, energized by bhatara brahma and wisnu,
brought in being a high-strung raksasa, who, later told of his
origins, showed up in siwa loka to be acknowledged and blessed
by dewa siwa and dewi uma.
Siwa told him : " i will accept you as our son under one
condition, you must relent your tusks ( source of his power
and strength ), in return i will give you the right you eat
anyone else born on tumpek wayang (traditional calender) as
a reminder of your birthday. furthermore you will be know as
sang kala".much later siwa and uma were disquieted, their
second son, hyang rare kumara was born on tumpek wayang ! it
was not long before sang kala showed up claiming his right.
siwa stopped him : " have mercy ! kumara is still a baby.
" siwa used a magic spell to delay the baby's aging, win
him some time. however, after only a few years kala wised up
to the ruse and set out, cursing anything or anyone hindering
him in his hunt for kumara.
ever since coconut trees do not grow straight, wood or grass
cannot be stacked wet without rotting, and many other such nuisances
he caused.in time, our fugitive came upon a wayang performances
by i mangku dalang and him in a gambelan ( xylophone ). sang
kala loves wayang play and and sat to watch with avid curiosity,
but he was so hungry he could no resist eating the banten presented
to sang hyang widhi before play. i mangku stopped playing :
" you must replace the banten you just hate at ounce !"
" i can't, but if i dalang will forgive me i will garnt
the gift of melukat ( putify with tirta ) to protect anyone
born on tumpek wayang. "therefore, i mangku dalang was
able to save hyang rare kumara. siwa and uma were very pleased
by this turn of event. ever since pregnant woman and babies
born on tumpek wayang receive melukat by ida pedanda or i mangku
to be free from the pestering of sang kala.
Rajapala
Hunting in the forest one fine day, rajapala came to a picturesque
river, and then, attracted by the sound of laughter, he was
delightfully surprise to find, around a hidden natural pound
beyond a bend, seven exquisite young women bathing. desiring
one of them as wife, he took one of the robes hung by the river.these
maidens were none other than dedari bathing before returning
to heaven. the last one left was crying because the own allowing
her to fly had disappeared.
Rajapala came and she called out of him : " o handsome
young man, i am edari ken sulasih ". aloof he said : "
o beautiful young one what is the matter ? " "i was
bathing here disrobed, would you not have, by any chance, found
my arments, i will gladly trade for gold, money and rubies.
" he laughs, " what is money for, if there is no store
? why wear gold or jewels, if there is no one looking ? this
is the jungle it would be better to marry me !" she replied
: " i felt that you would ask for the most sacred that
i have. yes brother if you so must ! but do not think marriage
is all pleasure, there is sorrow too, in return i ask, that
once a first child is born i may go home ". he pleaded
: " could you not add half more ? that would be upsetting
to be forsaken with only one son, but i will deal with that
later, i want you now. " to which she countered. "
slow down please, you scare me !" some years later durma
was born but still, the gown was not returned…. seven more
years passed before she discovered it hidden in the lumbung
and left for heaven.
I Lacur
There once was a very poor orphan living in a small bamboo shack.
he was well behaved and very active, kept is yard clean and
liked to help people. although his friends often did him wrong
he had never sought revenge.one day on his way to get vegetables,
his friends came, started to tease him, right then a kite fell
in a tree near by. they all ran to get it. the first to climb
was i klaleng, followed by his friends, reaching for the kite
he fell and passed out. i lacur carried him home to his parents,
who, grateful wanted to give him some money. not accepting it,
he went on his way. he the saw an old lady carrying a basket
laden with ketela ( cassava ), he carried it for her to her
house, in return she gave him a few of the roots. happy he went
home to cook and to make sesaji to offer to ida sang hyang widhi
wasa in thankfulness and gratitude.
some time later, traveling trough the forest, he came across
a nice house, surrounded by beautiful flowers. while he was
standing there contemplating, the owner, ki dukuh sakti came
out to invite him in, later offering him to stay. ki dukuh taught
him how to read and write. diligent he soon became quite clever
and ki dukuh decided to teach him the art of healing.
one day the news came about ida radeb galuh, the king's daughter,
being feverish from snakebite and no one was able to cure her.
ki dukuh sent i lacur to the much-crowded puri ( palace ). i
lavcur was ridiculed by the king's entourage, but the king himself
granted him audience and whished him success. without further
ado, he started treating raden galuh using the herbs and mantra
given to him by his mentor ki dukuh. she promptly recovered,
feeling healthy and strong again.grateful, the king gave i lacur
sawah, kebun dan rumah, ( rice fileds, gardens and a house )
as a token of appreciation. the king also gave him a new name
: i subagia.
Jayaprana
In the village of kalianget, buleleng lived a powerful king
although not always fair to his people, in contrast to his most
faithful servant jayaprana, a popular young man, whom had good
manners and many friends. because of his charming personality,
jayaprana met with a very sumptuous young woman. they fell in
love with each other and soon married. most felt that they were
the perfect couple… except maybe for the king who was so
smitten that he yearned to have her for himself.
Out on envy for his wife, he sent jayaprana on mission to west
bali deliver a sealed letter. obliged to obey his king, he went
home to tell his wife. she pleaded with him to send someone
else because she had dreamed of danger of him. reassuring her
that he was going with a trustworthy escort, he departed on
the long journey.the letter delivered charged yajaprana of treason,
describing him as being dangerous and plotting to destroy his
kingdom and because of is influence and many supporters the
king is soliciting the recipient to help kill him. jayaprana
and his loyal friends fought well and with honor but were heavily
out numbered and lost the battle.
later the king, pretending being dismayed by the tragedy, tried
to comfort the widow : " oh ! beautiful one ! please, do
not be distressed ! i will marry you and take good care of you.
you will be my queen and i will give you everything you wish."
alas, for the king's hope, she preferred suicide to marrying
him. from her body emanated perfume and she became know as layon
sari ( layon means corpse and sari essence or scent ).
the gravesite still exists in teluktrima, buleleng, and it is
believed that if fiancés visit it they will not get to
be married. some say that the king later went crazy and killed
all his servants, because he was seeing them as deer.
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