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A story used in Javanese dance drama patterned after
the Mahabharata Hindu epic. First translated into Old
Javanese by Mpu Kanwa in 1035 A.D. during the famous
King Airlangga's reign. The story is an allegory of
Airlangga's own life, who himself was a great ascetic
living for many years in the wilderness of East Java,
meditating to gain strength and accumulate wisdom. A
demon king, Niwatakawaca, is bent on overthrowing all
the gods of Indra's heaven. Like Achilles, his invulnerability
is flawed by one secret spot. The gods appoint Ardjuna
to vanquish him. Ardjuna' is found in deep meditation
inside of a mountain in the Himalayas. In order to.test
his strength and to prove his steadfastness, Shiva sends
7 lovely heavenly nymphs to tempt him by dancing near
him, but his concentration doesn't fail him and Ardjuna
remains unaffected by their alluring gestures. Shiva
also visits him to test his ability and worthiness in
battle. Then Indra himself appears in the form of an
old weak holy man, to see if Ardjuna truly wants to
save the world or else cop out and go into nirvana.
Ardjuna satisfies them and the gods enlist his help
to destroy the demons who are ravaging the heavens.
Ardjuna travels to the titan's kingdom. A beautiful
nymph accomplice tricks the demon king into revealing
his one weak spot while Ardjuna watches invisibly. The
titan finds out and a great battle takes place between
all the monsters and giants and the gods. Ardjuna plays
dead. While the demon is laughing at him and mocking
him on the ground. Ardjuna shoots a magic arrow through
his tongue (the secret spot) while the laughing mouth
is open. As a reward for vanquishing the monster, Ardjuna
is allowed to spend 7 months in 7 golden pavilions with
the 7 nymphs who originally tried to tempt him during
his meditations. Finally, exhausted, he returns to earth
to his overjoyed people. the Panji cycle: These are
mythological love stories full of suspense, setbacks,
and the romances of a culture hero. This cycle developed
in East Java about 500 years ago, but could have derived
from an earlier sun and moon myth, woven into the recorded
history of East Java. Candra Kirono is the name of a
royal princess whom Panji is deeply in love with, but
loses her on their wedding night. He is like an East
Javanese Ardjuna, a great lover, superb warrior, the
ideal noble prince. According to East Javanese legend,
this prince forged the first kris. He always wore it
and the weapon was symbolic of his supernatural powers.
Panji was also an excellent game/an player and gongsmith.
This popular story appeared in Java in the 14th Century
(as a reaction against Indian influence?), spreading
widely throughout Indonesia and even on to Malaysia,
Thailand, and Cambodia, where its heroes go under different
names. the 7 fairies: A widespread tale in the Indonesian
archipelago is the legend of a number of fairies, usually
7, who descend from heaven to bathe, leaving their clothing
hidden nearby, returning to their abode every morning
before sunrise. Always one of the fairies, often the
youngest and most beautiful, is unable to find her clothing
and is thereby forced to remain on earth, marrying the
man who has hidden her clothes. After some years pass
and they have several children, she invariably finds
out that it was her husband who hid the clothes, forces
him to return them to her, and flies away. This legend
has been recorded in different versions in such places
as Madura, North Celebes, Sumatra, and Irian Jaya. It's
also found in European fairytales, and is thought to
have originated from the Thousand and One Nights.
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