Indra 02

Batara Indra - son of Batara Guru (Siwa)

Title	Indra - (Batara) - All stories
Other names	Endra, Suradipa, Suranata, Surapati, Surendra, Batara Sakra
Size	60 cm
Personal data	Indra is a son of Batara Guru (Siwa) and Dewi Uma. He is the god of rain and thunder. Bathara Indra is also the ancestor of five Pandhawa Brothers (see the story of Bambang Bremani). Batara Indra is married to Dewi Wiyati and is blessed with five sons and three daughters. His five sons were named Batara Citrarata, Batara Citragna, Batara Citrasena, Batara Jayantaka, Batara Jayantara and Batara Arjunawangsa. He also has three daughters, Dewi Tara who later married Subali and then Prabu Sugriwa. Dewi Tari, the Goddess of Dance, who married Rahwana, the king of Alengka, and Dewi Supraba who married Arjuna. Indra is the father/begetter of Arjuna by Dewi Kunti.
Appearance	Quite short-tempered. The face is light green, the rest of the body is gilded. The eyes are large and have red irises. The nose is pointed and straight. The mouth is slightly open and shows white teeth. On the head the figure wears a gilded diadem and a wound headscarf in the colours red, white and light green. The gilded earrings run to the back. The dark pink shoulder cloth (slendang) is draped around the shoulders. The belt (sabuk) is black with a gilded middle edge. The skirt (beded) is dyed in a pattern of brown and white using the batik technique. Red and green double bracelets are worn on the arms.
Collection	Private collection

Indra - Batara - (All Stories)

Batara Indra has quite a lot of power, he is responsible for the order of heaven, leads the angels and takes care of various gifts/gifts from the gods for meritorious humans. His residence is Kahyangan Tenjamaya.
Batara Indra is also called Batara Sakra. However, he got this because Batara Indra came down to the world and became king in Medanggana with the title Prabu Sakra.

Batara Indra had a riding elephant named Airawata. His famous weapon is the Bajra, which when pointed at an enemy turns into lightning. This incredibly powerful weapon is the incarnation of Maharsi Datica's bones.

When Arjuna was meditating on Mount Indrakila and using the name Begawan Ciptaning, Batara Indra met him disguised as a brahmin named Resi Padya. In order to know Arjuna's tenacity in perfect knowledge, he challenged to a debate with Begawan Ciptaning, but in the end he lost. This debate is a test to ensure whether Arjuna is really a chosen human who deserves to be appointed as the champion of the goddesses to face Prabu Niwatakawaca who threatens the authority of heaven.
When Arjuna was about to face King Niwatakawaca, Batara Indra gave him a gift of Pasopati heirloom arrows. King Niwatakawaca was killed with that arrow.

Actually, Batara Indra is Arjuna's real father. Because Pandu Dewanata had been cursed to not be able to have sexual intercourse with his wife. So, to obtain offspring, Goddess Kunti, with Pandu's permission, uttered the Aji Adityarhedaya spell, which is a spell to summon a god to give him offspring. Goddess Kunti called God Indra and Arjuna was born.
Before Baratayudha, Batara Indra worried about the safety of his son, Arjuna. He knew that in the great war between the Kaurava and Pandava families, Arjuna would face Basukarna, the son of Batara Surya. Both are equally tough and equally powerful.
Batara Indra knew that Karna had several powerful heirlooms, including the Kerei Kaswargan clothes which made him invulnerable to all kinds of weapons and the Mustika Earrings which caused Karna to have a sharp feeling about all threatening dangers. These two magical heirlooms were gifts from Batara Surya when he was a baby.
Therefore, in order to help Arjuna, Batara Indra tried to take the heirlooms that became Basukarna's mainstay.
Batara Indra disguised himself as an old brahmin and begged Basukarna. Because he was known as a generous knight, he was willing to give anything to those in need. The Brahmin asked for Kerei Kaswargan's shirt and Mustika earrings that Karna was wearing. Actually Karna knew that it was Batara Indra in disguise and tried to deceive him. However, he pretended not to know and sincerely gave his inheritance to the Brahmin.

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Source: History of Wayang Purwa - Hardjowirogo - PN Balai Pustaka - 1982
Source: Blog - Hadisukirno - Yogyakarta – 2012