wayang-biography

Kurukasetra or Kurukhsetra, a place for bharatayudha war

2010-07-26T06:50:00.000-07:00

It's very large place called "tegal kurusetra" or "tegal kurukasetra" or "kurukhsetra" which as the place for bharatayudha war between pandawa brothers who fight against to kurawa brothers.

Since the peacemakers who had been sent by pandawa brothers to the Astina king, prabu Suyudana. But the peace from pandawa has been rejected by the Astina's king, prabu Suyudana as the kurawa brothers's leader. So the bharatayudha war couldn't hide again by both pandawa and kurawa.

Wayang

2010-07-21T05:28:00.000-07:00

wayang is an ancient entertainment but now there are so many peoples of around the world who are like to wayang kulit. I hear the news that in Japan there are students of University trying to make a wayang kulit software. I like it.
The ancient show will be modern?

Pandawa

2010-06-30T05:12:00.000-07:00

Pandawa means "five sons of..." who five of all are male. First is Yudhistira or Puntadewa. Second is Werkudara or Bima or Bimasena. Third is Janaka or Arjuna or Permadi or Pamadi. Both of The fourth and last are twins, Nakula and Sadewa or Sahadewa.
Five of Pandawa are the sons of King Pandu. The twins are the King Pandu's son with other wife, Dewi Madrim. Yudhistira, Bima and Janaka are the King pandu's son with his first wife, Dewi Kunthi.

The "Dalang"

2010-06-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

when wayang kulit is showing, so there's seen a man who 'make' puppet talks or move. sometimes sad, sometimes happy. lovely, humour or war. the dalang is helped by a person called cantrik. Cantrik giving the puppet which will show or action by mr dalang.

a wayang kulit 'lakon' show

2010-05-25T08:37:00.000-07:00

there's fighting between Bima vs kolomadenda on lakon semar gugat.
the lakon of Semar Gugat is full of mistis or magic effect, so this lakon show in ceremonial events only

first scene is fighting between Bima vs a giant king called Kalamadenda. Bima won
second is the dialogue Bima and Kresna.

a little fragment of ramayana story

2010-05-22T12:19:00.000-07:00

while Rama and his wife, prince Shinta and Rama's brother, Laksmana go to the deep forest called forest Dandaka they find something strange but beautiful...someday they see a 'kijang kencana' ( a gold deer ) which makes prince Shinta love it...
then in that day, Rama lost his wife...he looking for everywhere till a giant eagle called Garuda Jathayu tell that Shinta been kidnapped by Rahwana, a king of Alengka.
The fight between Rama and Alengka begin...

Dewi Citrawati

2010-02-03T10:49:00.000-08:00

Dewi Citrawati is a son of a king in Magadha kingdom. She is one of reincarnation of Dewi Widawati, and as a reincarnation of dewi Widawati so she has been pursued by prabhu Rahwana in order to be his wife.

Then someday there is a 'sayembara' (contest) in Magadha which have made by the king of Magadha, the contest about to looking for who is as husband of Magadha's Princess, Dewi Citrawati.So, there's seen hundreds 'ksatria' (king or knight) from another countries. but the contest has a rule, there's just a winner. the contest is looking for a ksatria who has 'sakti mandraguna' (powerful and violent).

A king who is famous because of his power on this contest day has been seen, he is prabhu Arjunasasra. He comes to joining the contest.

Till the winner is seen, he's prabhu Arjunasasra. So Dewi Citrawati becomes his wife.

But Unfortenatelly before the wedding party begin, there's just a king who complaining and make riots and he's prabhu Rahwana or Dasamuka. Why? because of Dewi Citrawati is a reincarnation of Dewi Widawati so she has to become Dasamuka's wife. Dasamuka has bad habits of his 'evil' wishing. Then fighting of Dasamuka and Arjunasasra start and both have big power of saktimandraguna.

And as Wishnu reincarnation so prabhu ArjunaSasra can winning easily from Rahwana.

So, the wedding party ceremonial of princess Citrawati and king ArjunaSasra continued.

And this story is about an epic of ramayana.

Dasamuka

2008-09-30T09:50:00.000-07:00

Dasamuka or Rahwana is on ramayana epic only.

He is son of a priest namely resi Wisrawa with dewi Sukesi. He has a bigger power because he ever took a 'tapabrata' that he hang himself head ! till bathara Guru commanded bathara Narada to went to 'mayapada' ( world ) to ask Dasamuka what he wanted. Then Dasamuka need the biggest power from the gods-bathara Guru-but the gods did't give what he want. Dasamuka continued his 'tapabrata' till the power of universe that unpredict and unhold came then suddenly heard a voice that the biggest power has this universe all give what Dasamuka want.

Resi Jamadagni

2008-09-30T09:13:00.001-07:00

Resi Jamadagni or Suwandagni is father of both bambang Sumantri and bambang Sukasarana. He is an extraordinary that has the biggest divine and violently power ever seen because of his deeper pray and 'tapabrata' ( a samadi or praying like a stupor but intentively keep on praying, without eat or drink and no sleep or rest ! ).

In pedhalangan this character usually seen in lakon 'Sumantri ngenger'.

Resi Suwandagni is in ramayana and gathotkaca epics only.

Yuyutsu

2008-09-30T08:56:00.000-07:00

Yuyutsu is the son of Yamawidura. Yuyutsu lived in Astina's king Duryudana kingdom at "Panggombakan" ( on backside of Astina's king hall ).

He has 2 sons : Arya Sunjaya and Arya Subrasta.

In Bharatayudha battle, Yuyutsu and his son,AryaSunjaya, turn to join to pandawa. Opposite of his second son, Arya Subrata, that join into kurawa.

Yuyutsu and Arya Sunjaya is killed by Karna (Karna is the kurawa alliance).

Then Arya Subrata is killed by Abimanyu (Abimanyu is a son of Arjuna, a brother of pandawa ).

Yamawidura

2008-09-30T08:41:00.000-07:00

Yamawidura is the brother of both Pandu and Drestarasta, he is the second son of prabhu Abhyasa( early generation king of Astina). He always suggest to Duryudana to take a peace with pandawa. In Bharatayudha he was in neutral side.

Before the bharatayudha, Yamawidura get himself intensively to making a peace to the both pandawa and kurawa.

Semar

2008-09-29T23:41:00.000-07:00

Semar is just an original java's wayang character.

Semar means a shadow or a blaze or light .

Semar called Bathara Ismaya ( the highest gods of Suryalaya, more higher than Bathara Guru ).

This character is become the central of the spiritual of java's wayang.
semar means as sunar (light)

Samba

2008-09-29T23:35:00.000-07:00

Samba is a son of Kresna ( Dwarawati's king ) with dewi Jembawati.

Samba's other name is Wisnubrata. He live in Paranggaruda priest holy place.

Bathara Guru

2008-09-29T23:29:00.000-07:00

Bathara Guru is a king of gods in Suryalaya ( divine kingdom ). His other name is sanghyang Pramesthi Guru. He has a below level called Bathara Narada.

The image above is Bathara Guru on the "lembu Handini", lembu ( divine cow ) that could to fly around the world.

Sumantri

2008-09-29T23:26:00.000-07:00

Sumantri or bambang Sumantri is only in Gathotkacasraya/ramayana epic only.

Sumantri is a son of resi Suwandagni in Plosojajar of Maespati kingdom of king Arjunasasrabahu. He has a younger brother named bambang Sukasarana.

Dursala,Dursasana's son

2008-09-29T23:08:00.000-07:00

Dursala is a son of Dursasana a kurawa brother.

He is arrogan and often see lower than him to many violent power man.

Dursala became a student of Resi Pisaca- a giant - that had been given Dursala a 'mantra' called aji gineng. Aji gineng makes who will be destroyed by the Dursala's snarl.

Dursala dead when he fighted against to Gathotkaca to the battle to win the Pringgadani kingdom. Dursala dead with Gathotkaca's mantra : aji narantaka.

Basudewa

2008-09-29T22:56:00.000-07:00

Basudewa is a son of prabhu Basukunthi, a second king generation of Mandura kingdom, Basukunti married with dewi Dayita a son of king Kuntiboja from Boja kingdom.

Basudewa has 2 brother and 1 sister, they are dewi Pritha/Kunthi (Pandawa's mother ), Ugrasena and Arya Prabu Rukma.

He skills in the soldier of use the arrow and sword.

He give the kingdom to the his first son Kakrasana / Baladewa.

Baladewa

2008-09-29T22:46:00.000-07:00

Baladewa or Kakrasana is the king of Mandura kingdom. He is a son of Basudewa-Mandura's king- with dewi Maerah (Java). He has a younger brother named Narayana ( Kresna in children ) and has a sister named dewi Sumbadra or Lara Ireng.

Baladewa describe that has the hard and honest.

It is on mahabarata epic only.
On Bharatayudha war, he and kresna on the netral side

Lesmana Mandra Kumara

2008-09-29T22:29:00.000-07:00

Lesmana Mandra Kumara is the Duryudana's son - Duryudana married with dewi Banowati-. Lesmana's perform as a gay like. He has a slowly minded ( dull ). His sister named dewi Lesmanawati has married to Arya Warsakapura- a Karna's son-.

In bharatayudha he will kill Abimanyu but unfortunatelly Lesmana dead before Abimanyu.

Lesmana described as a royal queen of Astina's king Duryudhana, so he has a specially living than others.

But his romantic living isn't longer than because he always lost to reach an angel, Arjuna or Abimanyu always win to reach an angel. The competition of love struggling from the both Abimanyu and Lesmana often make little battle of pandawa and kurawa. Usually pandawa won.

'lakon'

2008-09-29T02:17:00.000-07:00

The word 'lakon' is meant a story subject which accordingly to the story will tell.
As example here is 'lakon Gathotkaca gandrung', there is storied by how Gathotkaca got the love.
Many lakons become a trend then it changes on the other time.
Now the trendsetter lakon as follows :

'Wahyu sri makutho romo'
'Semar mbangun kahyangan'
'Begawan Sidiwacana'
'Sumantri ngenger'
'Mbangun candi sapto argo'
'Duryudana gugur'
'Bedhah ngalengka'
'Srikandi njemparing'
'Sinta obong'
'Anoman moksa'
'Banjaran gathotkaca'
'Abimanyu gugur'
'Romo tambak'
'Anoman obong

Arjunasasrabahu.

2008-09-26T06:34:00.000-07:00

Arjuna Sasrabahu is a king in Maespati kingdom. This character is in ramayana and gathotkaca epic only.

Sasra is meant a thousand, bahu is meant hand. So Arjuna Sasra Bahu is meant a king which has power and ability for absolute in his hand.

Gendari, mother of kurawa

2008-09-26T06:27:00.000-07:00

Dewi Gendari is from mahabharata epic. Gendari is wife of prabhu Drestarasta a king in Astina kingdom. Gendari has a brother named Haryo Suman or Sengkuni which become a Prime minister in Astina's king Duryudhana.

She is love to pandawa for internal only, in her true heart she hate to pandawa.

NagaPercona

2008-09-26T06:21:00.000-07:00

Above is Naga Percona.

A monster of Dragon which has horribly body face character. He is a giant dragon that keep a dragon kingdom of Antaboga ( Antaboga is a dragon king ).

Gunungan 3, kayon gapuran

2008-09-25T07:18:00.000-07:00

Above is an image of 'kayon/gunungan gapuran'. see the gunungan
Gunungan Gapuran means a triumphal arch ( of kingdom , village and a priest's place ).

Gunungan 2 , gunungan hakekat

2008-09-25T07:11:00.000-07:00

There is an image named "gunungan Hakekat" see the gunungan
Gunungan hakekat means that it is about spiritual values. Hakekat is meant to divine truth -in java/Indonesia spirit-.

Parikesit

2008-09-25T02:36:00.000-07:00

Above is image of Parikesit.
Parikesit is the next generation king of Astina after Puntadewa-his grandfather-.
Parikesit is a son of Abimanyu with dewi Utari a son of Prabhu Matswapati with dewi Yustinawati from the Wiratha kingdom.
Because his father ( Abimanyu ) dead in bharatayudha so he is an orphan. And after king Puntadewa dead, he become a king in Astina.

Drupadi

2008-09-25T02:21:00.000-07:00

Above is an image of dewi Drupadi. In java's wayang story dewi Drupadi is the prabhu Puntadewa/Yudhistira's wife.
Biography of Drupadi
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name : Drupadi
from : Amarta
husband : Puntadewa/Yudhistira
grup : pandawa
title : queen of amarta
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Living of Drupadi
Dewi Drupadi is an angel that married with Puntadewa. She is a queen in Amarta.

Wisanggeni

2008-09-24T07:52:00.000-07:00

Wisanggeni or bambang Wisanggeni is only in java's wayang story (pedhalangan), Wisanggeni is not mentioned in mahabharata or ramayana epic. Pedhalangan was entered Wisanggeni in mahabharata epic, that Wisanggeni as Arjuna's son with bethari (angel) Dresanala.
Biography of Wisanggeni
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name : Wisanggeni
father & mother : Arjuna and dewi Dresanala
tittle : bambang / raden
alliance :pandawa
hairloom : sword-fire
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Krepa, Astina's Priest

2008-09-24T07:38:00.000-07:00

Resi Krepa or Krepa is one of three priests in Astina ( Bhisma and Durna/Kumbayana ), He is a son of a priest, resi bharadwaja. Krepa is a big guru (begawan) teach boths of pandawa and kurawa, that he and Durna are as guru of pandawa and Kurawa.
When a day Karna entering the passing test between pandawa and kurawa, Krepa asked to Karna where Karna came from. see the Karna.
Left is Krepa in young time. Right is Krepa as a priest in Astina's king Duryudana.

Krepa on other story

Krepa is the second son of king Purungaji with dewi Uruwaci, on Tempuru kingdom.

his older sister, Krepi, become wife of Durna.

Because of his expert on philosophy, king Duryudana has gave him as kingdom priest both with Bisma.

In Bharatayudha he is still alive, together with Kartamarma and Aswatama. While Kartamarma and Aswatama have been killed by a baby named Parikesit, Krepa still alive.

Krepa get the position as a biggest priest in Indraprasta ( Astina after bharatayudha) of king Parikesit.

Parasara

2008-09-23T10:49:00.000-07:00

Biography :
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name : Parasara or Pulasara
title : Priest
wife : Setyawati or Durgandini or Gandawati
has son : Abiasa or Abhyasa
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Setyaki

2008-09-23T10:47:00.001-07:00

Harya Setyaki is a senopati (army's general) of Dwarawati's king Kresna. In bharatayudha he is into pandawa grup fighting against to kurawa.
In java's pedhalangan Setyaki is always fights to Aswatama (army's general of Astina's king Duryudana).

Aswatama, the Durna's son

2008-09-23T10:44:00.000-07:00

Above is image of Aswatama (bambang Aswatama )
Biography
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name : Aswatama
from : Astina
title : Bambang ( a priest's son )
father : Durna
Mother : Krepi ( daughter of Krepa )
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living of Aswatama
Aswatama is a son of Durna.
He is as a chief general army in Astina's king Duryudana so he always takes a part in every time while kurawa have have enemies. Then in bharatayudha he just still alive because of he goes to running out of the battle.

Kresna, the peacemaker

2008-09-23T10:27:00.000-07:00

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name : Kresna
from : Dwarawati kingdom
title : king of Dwarawati
hairloom : Chakra
father : Basudewa
other names : Kakrasana
wifes ( 3 ) :Dewi Jembawati , dewi Rukmini and the last dewi setyaboma
has sons ( 3 ) :Bomanarakasura, Samba and the last is dewi Sundari
alliance : Pandawa
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living
Kresna is reincarnation of dewa /bathara Wisnu-a happiness gods-.
In java's wayang leather puppet Kresna is the brother of boths Baladewa and Sumbadra then to be told that Kresna is a king in Dwaraka kingdom or Dwarawati kingdom. He is a son of a king to named prabhu Basudewa in Mandura kingdom ( the next king is Baladewa, Basudewa's first son).
Kresna is known as a reincarnation Wisnu, gods of happiness, as anyone knows that in mahabharata and ramayana epics there were several wayang characters as the reincarnation of Wisnu such as : Ramawijaya/Rama ( in ramayana ), Kresna ( in mahabharata) and Arjunasasra (in gathotkacasraya). But in Java's wayang story (pedhalangan) there is some changing from the original of boths ramayana and mahabharata epics. All of Wisnu's reincarnation are have divine hairloom, 'Chakra' arrow.

Drestadyumna,

2008-09-23T10:19:00.000-07:00

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name : Drestadyumna
from : Pancala kingdom
title : raden (lord)
father : Drupadi
mother : dewi Gandawati
allianced to : Pandawa
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Drestadyumna is a son of prabhu (king) Drupada of Pancala or Pancalawati kingdom and he is as brother of Srikandi ( Arjuna's wife) and Drupadi ( Puntadewa's wife ).

Dursilawati, kurawa's daughter

2008-09-23T10:01:00.000-07:00

above is image of Dursilawati.
Biography :
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name : Dursilawati
from : Astina
father : Drestarasta
mother: Gendari
grup : kurawa brother ( female )
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living
Dursilawati is the last kurawa brother and she is one female than others of kurawa.
In java wayang she always be known as dewi Dursilawati.
She is the last prabhu Drestarasta's son.
In bharatayudha Dursilawati fight against to Pandawa then Dursilawati dead.

Salya, Mandaraka's king

2008-09-22T06:22:00.000-07:00

Biography :
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name       : Salya or Narasoma
from        : Mandaraka kingdom
wife         : dewi Setyawati
hairloom : arrow
alliance of : Kurawa
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Srikandi, the great woman

2008-09-22T06:13:00.000-07:00

Biography :
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name        : Srikandi
from         : Pancala kingdom
husband : Arjuna
father      : king Drupada ( a king of Pancala kingdom )
mother   :
grup       : Pandawa
hairloom : arrow named Hrusankali

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Abimanyu, the Arjuna's son

2008-09-22T06:08:00.000-07:00

Biography :
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name   :   Abimanyu
from    :   Amarta kingdom
father :    Arjuna
mother : dewi Sumbadra
grup : Pandawa
title   : raden ( lord )
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Jayadrata, the mysterious

2008-09-22T05:41:00.000-07:00

Biography :
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name     : Jayadrata
from      : Sindu country
wife       : Dursala
hairloom: 'gada' ( iron cudgel )
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living
Jayadrata is a king in Sindu state. He is a mysterious wayang perform because was not known where was he came from exactly.
In bharatayudha battle he against to Abimanyu, an Arjuna's son, then he killed Abimanyu.
Arjuna was angry and sad because of his son, Abimanyu, had been killed by Jayadrata a king of Sindu state. Then Arjuna fighted against to Jayadrata. Jayadrata had been killed by Arjuna , Jayadrata's head fall down apart from its body. Arjuna's pasopati arrow got a victim from kurawa's alliance.

Ramaparasu

2008-09-22T05:16:00.000-07:00

Biography of Ramaparasu
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name : Ramaparasu
title : Resi / a priest
father : Jawandagni or Suwandagni
other names : Parasurama ; RamaBhargawa
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living of Ramaparasu

Ramaparasu or Ramabhargawa is the most violent priest that has screamy face.
And many of ksatriya (lords) and many of priests are fear to Ramaparasu.
He is a son of resi (priest) Jamadagni that Jamadagni teached his son attentively and so deeply of the knowledge of misticism, spiritualism and others , because Jamadagni saw there was many of the evil lords made the unhappiness to peoples.
Ramaparasu become a horribly and screamy youth went to everywhere to making peace.
His face is screamy, his hair is long till to his foot. Ramaparasu has the hairloom and gun.
He has long age equally 800 years old , since Ramayana era till the last-mahabharata era.
Since his life he just has 3 students only, they are Bhisma, Durna and Karna , because he doesn't wellcome to knights ( lord and king ) became his student that depending on his opinion cause all of knights make war everywhere.

Sengkuni, Astina second people

2008-09-11T05:51:00.000-07:00

Biography
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name : Sengkuni
from : Astina in "kasatryan Plosojenar"
title : patih ( Prime minister )
grup : kurawa
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Living
Patih Sengkuni or Haryo Suman is the prime minister in Astina of Prabhu Duryudana. He is the brother of dewi Gendari ( dewi Gendari is kurawa's mother).
So patih Sengkuni is uncle of all kurawa brothers.

He famously talkerchief that he have bad thought to make how pandawa and kurawa become to be destroyed. It is happening because of he hate to see his sister, dewi Gendari, become Drestarasta's wife- a blind man.

Dursasana, Kurawa brother

2008-09-09T06:20:00.000-07:00

Biography
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name : Dursasana
from : Astina kingdom
grup : Kurawa

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The living
Dursasana is one of the kurawa brother that he is the second son of Drestarasta and he is after Duryudana.
He is in Astina kingdom in "kasatriyan Banjarjumbut".

nostalgia with wayang

2008-09-09T06:01:00.000-07:00

When i watched wayang kulit purwa ( in TV or live show ) i am very glad. Because wayang kulit purwa told about the human own in power, wisdom , spiritual, and several positive value. as example, in the story "Karna tanding" ( Karna have been against to ) it is described that before bharatayudha battle began, Karna had talked to his mother,dewi Kunthi, that he avoided to rejoin into pandawa. The dramatic talking that have touched our deepest heart.
In the glad story brings us to the happiness. It is like in the story "Petruk dadi Ratu" ( Petruk become king ). Petruk is a performance of the ordinary people that don't have power too much ( violent, power , lord , knowledge etc ) but Petruk can get the high level in a kingdom. This story is full with fun and joke that many children like it.

I will try to arrange the 'pedalangan'

2008-09-03T09:45:00.000-07:00

But, it is not great if i don't make and posted the story text of wayangkulit purwa. I just have been trying to arrange the story in 'pedalangan'. What is meant 'pedalangan'? Pedalangan is the story of wayangkulit purwa that is played by dalang, or in the short it's called what dalang talk.
Every story of wayangkulit purwa that have been played by dalang is called 'lakon'.

This is an image of Karna.

At saturday midnight i listened wayang in my city's radio

2008-09-03T03:04:00.000-07:00

Yeap. In every saturday night, at midnight, i hear in FM local radio a wayangkulitshow that make me happy. Later the radio had been heard a lakon "Sumantri ngenger". This was a story about bambang Sumantri a begawan Suwandagni's son that had been fighted himself against to prabhu Arjunasasra a king in Maespati for a giving dewi Citrawati to prabhu Arjunasasra. Sumantri had got dewi Citrawati a magadha's angle with the high difficulty that Sumantri had to loose a thousand lord and king that they would got dewi Citrawati too.

After all.In the front of triumphal arch or Maespati Kingdom that seen Sumantri had brought dewi Citrawati and eight hundreds woman as "putri domas" that had needed as dewi Citrawati want. Sumantri stopped himself and all the dewi Citrawati and his Domases. Why ?

Patih Kertanadi, as prime minister of prabhu Arjunasasra, came then said why Sumantri didn't go to the prabhu Arjunasasra ? Sumantri would gave dewi Citrawati with the condition that Prabhu Arjunasasra have to fight againts to him.

The music and the story that had been played by dalang was too dramatically and different to other stories of wayangkulitpurwa show. Because of boths, bambang Sumantri and prabhu Arjunasasra, were known had the highest violent ( Sakti Maharana ), Sumantri had lose thousand of lords and kings and prabhu Arjunasasra had lose Dasamuka/Rahwana a king in Alengka, with easy.

at 4.00 a.m. the wayangkulit show was the end. I have an idea that you have to get it , the enjoying of wayangkulit purwa show.

Gunungan

2008-09-02T05:45:00.000-07:00

Gunungan

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Gunungan is the most important in the wayangkulit show when it is played because of that gunungan meant something 'talk' deeply as cultural-spiritual languages descripted about discipline and regardless of human communication to God , human and human and human to universe.

Most of Java'ancestor had created it just no for accessory. The gunungan had been created by them was for to morality massage, how? Gunungan is always seen in :

The earliest start of playing of wayangkulit show
The end of playing
As limitation between the bad and the well of wayangkulit character. The bad characters always be taken in left side and the well characters always be taken in right side of the main stage
In the middle of playing while dalang is showing 'goro-goro' subscene

Gunungan is the one character that have several variaties. They are gunungan as 'triumphal arch' of kingdom of wayangkulit , gunungan as the forest , gunungan as the 'suryalaya'(the divine's universe )'s triumphal arch , and the last gunungan as the 'padepokan' ( the guru's home ) and the 'kasatriyan'(the lord's home ).

The gunungan image above is gunungan as a triumphal arch.

Gathotkaca, the Bima's son

2008-09-01T21:10:00.001-07:00

The biography :
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Name : Gathotkaca

Title : raden ( lord )

country : Pringgadani

father : Bima

mother : Arimbi

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The living
Gathotkaca is raden Bima's son that Bima had married to dewi Arimbi a royal queen of Pringgadani kingdom. The baby of Gathotkaca was not like other babies because of the baby Gathotkaca had had the powerful mighty ( Kasekten. java ), the baby Gathotkaca was called 'Tetuka'. Tetuka had something thing in his body that could not to be cutted. Therefore, Tetuka would have to be placed in a crater named 'kawah Condrodimuka'.

Wayang kulit show in my town

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Wayang kulit show in wedding party is usually different in other ceremonies. The difference is what the 'lakon' ( scene / story ) to be played because 'lakon' could suggested that party or ceremony will be as same as the tragedy in the 'lakon' was choosen by. In wedding party, the lakon usually to be played is like : 'Sumbadra larung ' , this lakon told about desire and love between raden Arjuna to dewi Sumbadra. Or another story have been took from ramayana epic as kind lakon 'Shinta boyong', this lakon told about how difficult Rama to got back his wife,dewi Shinta, from Rahwana the king at Alengkadiraja.

While the mothers is getting to born their children, wayangkulit show have played too. in this ceremony the lakon that usually to be played is like : lakon 'Gathotkaca lahir' or lakon 'Bima lahir' , boths of those lakons told about the birth of Gathotkaca and Bima.

In ceremonies ( 'bersih desa' or an opening new office etc.) lakon have been played is free except for 'lakon wingit'. Lakon 'wingit' ( wingit is scream or horribly ) might made earhtquake or another horribly of the nature.

Sahadewa

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Sadewa or Sahadewa is a son of king Pandu with dewi Madrim. He twins to his brother, Nakula.

Sadewa means tangsen ( in java pedhalangan ) tangsen is a medicine plant.
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Name : Sadewa
From : Amarta kingdom
Father : Pandu
Mother: Madrim
wife :
son :
grup : Pandawa

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The living
Sahadewa or Sadewa is the last Pandu's son ( Pandu with his second wife, Madrim ). Nakula and Sadewa are twins. As his brothers, all of pandawa , Sadewa is the guru Durna's student too. Guru Durna teachs him the knowledge of how to using 'candrasa' ( legendary sword ).

Nakula

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Biography :

Name : Nakula

From : Amarta

Tittle : Lord

Father : Pandu

Mother : Madrim

Son :

Grup : Pandawa

Wife :

Living of Nakula
Nakula is son of Pandu and dewi Kunthi.

Drestarasta, Kurawa's father

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Biography :

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Name : Drestarasta

From : Astina

Tittle : King

Father : Abhyasa

Mother : ?

Son : Kurawa ( a hundred son )

Wife : Gendari
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The living
Drestarasta is a king in Astina for a time that when the Pandu's son (pandawa) was in adult , Drestarasta would had to giving back .
Drestarasta is the older brother of Pandu, because of Drestarasta was blind so Pandu had gotten as a king.
Drestarasta gave it before to his son,Duryudana, then when at the time Duryudana would give back to Pandawa.

After bharatayudha battle, Drestarasta invited the winner, pandawa, to gave a saying that he was so respecting to Pandawa.
The most that he hated of pandawa was Bima because of Bima had killed his son, Duryudana, Drestarasta would give gracefull and praying to Bima with touched Bima's head. But Kresna said to Bima that Drestarasta had a hairloom and violent power in his hand that everything could to be broken by his touching of his hand. The true was Drestarasta would to revenged for the dead of Duryudana. Bima was very angry then Bima hit Drestarasta's head with Bima's hairloom gun named 'Godo rujak polo'.
Drestarasta dead.

Durna, guru of pandawa and kurawa

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Biography :

Name : Durna

From : Astina kingdom

Tittle : Priest and guru in Astina

son : Aswatama

Durna or Kumbayana is in the mahabharata epic only. There is image of Durna in java's wayang kulit performance. Durna is one of the many violent resi, he is as guru ( teacher ) of all pandawa and kurawa. When Durna was young, he is a son of a king. Durna young didn't want to be a king as same as his father then he went out from the country and he became 'brahmana' ( holy man ). And Durna learned to RamaParasu ( Rama Parasu is the most violent guru that has long age. Ramaparasu live since ramayana era till mahabarata era- +/- 700 years old ).
Durna become guru for Pandawa and Kurawa

One upon a day, pandawa and kurawa ( still child ) was playing together and then they had trouble because of their toys had felt into deep hole.Several from boths pandawa and kurawa child tried to take their toys back but the hole was too deep then Durna came to and showing how to take a thing from the deep hole without entering hole, the toys suddenly was on hand. Pandawa and Kurawa talked to King Drestarasta about this, then they prefered Durna as their guru. Pandawa and Kurawa learned to Durna together.

Werkudara

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Werkudara is the son of Pandu ( the second son of Pandu ) so Werkudara is in the pandawa grup. The image above is Werkudara in the Java's wayang kulit . Like as Bhisma, Werkudara is the famously character that was interested by wayang kulit hobbies. More wayang kulit hobbies describe theirselves to the Werkudara performance. Werkudara means scream.
In Java wayang story Werkudara or Bhima is the second son of Pandu and Kunthi. Werkudara married three times they are : Dewi Nagagini ( son of Bathara Antaboga - the dragon gods- ); Dewi Arimbi than the last is dewi Urangayu ( Shrimp gods'son ).Werkudara and dewi Nagagini have son- Antasena. Werkudara and dewi Arimbi have son - Gathotkaca-. Werkudara and dewi Urangayu have son - Wisanggeni-.
Werkudara was a pivotal figure in the great battle in Kurusetra ( Bharatayudha ), he fighting against to Kurawa : Dursasana and the last, Duryudana, Werkudara won from them.
Werkudara has a hairloom that's kind a Gada ( bigger steel cudgel ) is named 'Gada Rujak Polo'.

There is much story about Werkudara in Java's wayang story one of the most famous story is "dewa Ruci" that describe how Werkudara to looking for the other spiritual knowledge then he went to the sea till he met the gods of sea named dewa Ruci. Werkudara learned a lot from dewa Ruci about spiritual of ownself.
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Arjuna

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Biography :

Name : Janaka

From : Amarta kingdom

Tittle : Lord ( Raden )

Father : Pandu

Mother : Kunthi

Wife : Sumbadra ; Srikandi

Grup : Pandawa

Living

That is Janaka or Arjuna in java's wayang kulit performance. Janaka is the son of Pandu ( he is the third son of Pandu ) so Janaka is in the Pandawa grup. Janaka is the violent lord that he has much hairloom.

The 'dasanama' of Janaka are : Janaka; Arjuna; Dananjaya; Permadi.

Bhisma, the most violent

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Biography :

Name : Bhisma

From : Astina kingdom

Tittle : Priest in Astina

Son :

Wife :

Bhisma is in mahabharata epic only. In java's wayang kulit performance Bhisma famously and interested to the most wayang kulit hobbies after Karna performance.

Bhisma is a 'resi' ( holy ) that has the violent power as same as Durna and

Ramaparasu ( Ramaparasu is the biggest guru had teached many lord and resi ).

Duryudana, the kurawa's leader

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Biography :
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name : Duryudana

title : Prabhu ( king )

kingdom : Astina / Astinapura / Gajahoya

wife : dewi Banowati

grup : kurawa.

other names : Suyudhana ; Kurupati ; Gendariputra

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the living

Duryudana or called prabhu Suyudhana is a king in Astinapura. He is into kurawa grup because Suyudhana is son of prabhu Drestarasta, as known that all of the Drestarasta's son was called kurawa ( kuru blood ), Suyudhana as the kurawa's leader because he was first son of Drestarasta.

He was called Kurupati because he was the kurawa's leader.

Suyudhana was meant that Duryudana had became king while he is young old.

Gendariputra was meant that Duryudana was dewi Gendari's son.

Astina is the very rich and wealth country then several of countries became to apart to Astina, as Awangga and Magadha.

In Bharatayudha battle, Duryudana fight against to Bima/Werkudara from pandawa. In the 18th day of bharatayudha, Duryudana had killed by Bima.

Puntadewa, the leader of Pandawa

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Biography :
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Name : Puntadewa
From : Amarta
tittle : king ( prabhu )
wife : Drupadi
other names : Yudhistira, Pandawa (Pandu's son or pandawa leader ),Samiaji ( gives regard to someone like to himself ).

grup : Pandawa ( first )
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Above is Puntadewa and below is all of pandawa, ( from left: Bhima, Janaka, Puntadewa, Nakula and Sadewa ).
Puntadewa is a king in Amarta as the leader of pandawa. He is the first son of Pandu.He has the 'dasanama' ( other names - in java culture and prespiritual it is meaning that the man is the big people-, Yudhistira; Panduputra. Puntadewa has a hairloom namely 'jamus kalimasada'.
In wayang Indonesia Puntadewa known like a priest that has gold heart meaning Puntadewa is very 'sakti' if he had been compared to other wayang character.

Kunthi, pandawa's mother

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Biography:
Name : Kunthi

From : Surasena Kingdom

husband : Pandu

Other name : Pritha

title : Queen

have son : Karna ; Yudhistira ( Puntadewa ); Werkudara ( Bima ); Janaka

The living
When she was young ( virgin ) she had been given a powerless 'mantra' that could coming in the gods and goddes, the mantra had given by resi Druwasa. Then she tried that mantra to call the gods so bathara Surya had came in. With him ( Bathara Surya ) Kunthi became pregnant then Karna borned ( see Karna ).

Pandu, the pandawa's father

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Above is Pandu or Pandudewanata. Pandu is on the mahabharata epic only.
Pandu or Pandudewanata is a son of prabhu ( king ) Abhyasa in Astina before the pandawa generation. Prabhu Abhyasa has 3 sons :

Drestarasta
Yamawidura
Pandu

Since young, Pandu hobbie was to looking for the knowledge everywhere then he joining himself to several 'resi' that they had theached him about everything.
After king Abhyasa had loses Astina, then he gave Astina to Pandu. Pandu became a king in Astina.

Karna, son of the sun

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Biography :
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Name : Karna

From : Awangga ( a province of Astina kingdom )

Tittle : Governor ( Adipati )

Father : Bathara Surya

Mother : Kunthi

Wife : Surtikanti

Other name : Basukarna; Basusena; Suryaatmaja; Suryaseputra.

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Living

Above is Karna image on indonesia's java puppet show.
Karna is the dewi Kunthi's son with bathara Surya ( gods of sun ), Karna borned from dewi Kunthi's ear, so the meaning of karna is ear ( on Java's puppet-show is seen in "Karna Lahir" ).
Unfortunatelly, the birth of Karna had made dewi Kunthi ashamed because she hadn't married yet then she floated her baby on Gangga river, with the sad and tiny of the heart.
Karna began his life on the flow of Gangga river till one day someone had founded and took him home. He had been founded a horse-driver of Astina named Adirata ( kusir Adirata ). Adirata and his wife,Randha, was very happy got the baby they had been praying for a long time.
After young Karna had a job in Astinapura kingdom that was lead by prabhu Suyudhana ( Duryudana ) a king from kurawa group.
Who is Karna ?
Karna is the first son of dewi Kunthi with Bathara Surya before dewi Kunthi had been married by prabhu Pandu ( a king of Astinapura before Suyudhana ).
Prabhu Pandu had two wifes ( dewi Kunthi and Dewi Madrim ) then he had five sons , all of Pandu's son is called pandawa group.
Prabhu Pandhu and dewi Kunthi had 3 sons :
- first is Yudhistira or Puntadewa
- second is Werkudara or Bima
- third is Janaka or Arjuna
Prabhu Pandu and dewi Madrim had 2 sons ( Twins ) :
- as fourth is Nakula
- as fiveth is Sadewa or Sahadewa
So, Prabhu Pandu has five sons that is called pandawa.
But with Karna the truth of pandawa is six !! if Karna didn't joined to kurawa then the pandawa group became five members.
While Karna join to kurawa, the kurawa leader named prabhu Suyudhana and all of kurawa had been glad because they know that kurawa couldn't win in the bharatayudha war. ( bharatayudha war is battle between pandawa and kurawa to winning a country named Astinaraya ).
Karna become king in Awangga
One day in the colossium of Astinapura there were seen a meeting that been opened by prabhu (king) Duryudana- as kurawa leader-. There were all of kurawa and pandawa grup.
Then Durna or known as begawan(guru) Kumbayana. Beside him was seen Resi Bhisma and Resi Krepa.
Kurawa soldiers was leaded by a senapati namely Aswatama.
What's happened there ?
There was a sniping competition. The competition is an idea of guru Durna that theaced all of them-pandawa and kurawa. Durna wanted to know who had studied hard, Pandawa or Kurawa ?
Everyone knows that pandawa have the best arrow-sniper, Janaka.
It's a matter for Kurawa because of kurawa didn't have.
At this crisis, suddenly a violent youth namely Karna moving in front of the colossium to permissed to king Duryudana that Karna positioned himself into an arow-sniper for Kurawa.
The colossium became noisy.
Karna was known as non-lord people. All of kurawa supported to Karna but didn't Pandawa.
Bima ( from Pandawa ) snarl to Karna that karna couldn't entering the competition because of Karna as a non lord people.
Bima said : "He, Karna. You are just a low level man a son of horse-car driver . You cannot continuing in this competition. It is only owned by the man has lord levelity. go out !".
Karna : "I'm Karna. A son of kusir ( horse-car driver ) Adirata and mother Randha that had founded me on the flow of river Gangga. If you know, i'm better than all of you, pandawa ".
Bima : " Oh that. You're just go out from my face !"
Karna: " And dewi Drupadi ( Puntadewa's wife ) is the bad wife i have ever seen. She perhap came from the left-side of this city".
Prabhu Duryudana stopped the mouth-war of boths Bima and Karna.
Competition was continuing.
A 300 metres flower called "cindepuspita" hanging as a target must to be felt down by an arrow.
Raden Janaka (pandawa) to be the earlier, he snip the arrow to target. Great !!. The blue red Cindepuspita flower was felt down.
next was Karna. He snip the arrow to target. Great !!. The blue red Cindepuspita flower was felt down, too.
Cindepuspita flower could to be felt down by boths- Janaka and Karna.
The day hadn't seen the winner.
At the end, prabhu Duryudana pleased guru Durna to set up a ceremony.
The ceremony be lead by pandhita Durna and Resi Bhisma as assistant.
Karna became a king on Awangga, a part of Astina country.Karna had a privilage in Astina a gift from prabhu Duryudhana.
Duryudhana and all of Kurawa very glad to saw a violent power man namely Karna joining to kurawa. Duryudhana thought that Karna as their asset for the future of kurawa.
Karna in Bharatayudha war
Karna in bharatayudha war, with his hairloom namely 'panah kyai Kuntawijayandanu' he win from Gathotkaca. Gathotkaca had been dead by Karna. The second part, Karna must against to Janaka that unfortunatelly Karna didn't have the hairloom because it have been used when against Gathotkaca. Karna have been dead by Janaka.

Wayang biography, the introduction

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Above is the image of Resi Bhisma.
Wayang is the javanese's puppet show that always to be played in party or other ceremonies. This site contain about the biography of wayang character based from the java's puppet show ( wayang kulit purwa ) adopted from epics that wrote India's philosophers. The epics are 1. Mahabharata epic ; 2. Ramayana epic ; 3. Gathotkacasraya epic.

Mahabharata epic telling about the battle of two groups, pandawa and kurawa, to winning a kingdom Astinaraya.

Ramayana epic telling about the power of love between raden Rama and his wife, dewi Shinta.

Gathotkacasraya epic telling about the power of human, it figure a biggest king named prabhu Arjuna sasra and some apologize of a non-lord named bambang Sumantri.

Mahabharata wayang characters are :
- Prabhu Pandu / Pandudewanata
- Prabhu Drestarasta
- Raden Yamawidura
- Dewi Kunthi
- Dewi Madrim
- Prabhu Kresna
- Prabhu Baladewa
- Prabhu Salya
- Adipati Karna / Basukarna
- Begawan Durna
- Resi Bhisma
- Resi Krepa
- Raden Janaka /Arjuna
- Prabhu Yudhistira / Puntadewa
- Raden Werkudara / Bima
- Raden Nakula
- Raden Sadewa
- Prabhu Suyudana / Duryudana
- Raden Dursasana
- Raden Lesmana
- Raden Kartamarma
- Raden Abimanyu
- Raden Gathotkaca
- Raden Antasena
- Dewi Drupadi
- Aswatama
- Setyaki
- Patih Sengkuni

Ramayana epic wayang characters are :
- Raden Ramawijaya
- Dewi shinta
- Lesmana
- Raden Wibisana
- Hanuman
- Anggada
- Sugriwa
- Subali
- Dewi Trijatha
- Dewi Anjani
- Raden Indrajit
- Prabhu Dasamuka
- Raden Kumbakarna
- Sarpakenaka
- Begawan Wisrawa
- Patih Prahasta

Gathotkacasraya epic wayang characters are :
- Bambang Sumantri
- Begawan Suwandagni
- Prabhu Arjunasasrabahu
- Bambang Sukrasana
- Dewi Citrawati
- Prabhu Citradharma
- Prabhu Dasamuka
- Raden Citragada

Gods of wayang characters are :
- Bathara Guru
- Bathara Narada
- Bathara Yamadipati
- Bathara Indra
- Bathara Wisnu
- Bathara Ismaya
- Bathari Uma
- Bathari Supraba

Punakawan ( the friends ) wayang characters are :
- Semar
- Gareng
- Petruk
- Bagong
- Togog
- Sarawita

The next step is the story of wayang based on mahabharata, ramayana and gathotkacasraya. Like in java wayang show is usually very original on itself.
Then about 'dalang talk' is about what dalang acted in wayang kulit show.

INDEX

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1.Biography :

Karna
Bima
Kunthi
Pandu
Drestarasta
Durna
Janaka/Arjuna
Sengkuni
Bhisma
Duryudana
Yudhistira/Puntadewa

2. I said

every saturday night i listen wayang in local radio
i try to arrange wayang story