Antareja
| Title | Antareja - (Raden) - Javanese poets |
|---|---|
| Other names | Anantareja - Antasena - Senaputra - Wasianantareja |
| Size | 65 cm |
| Personal data | Antareja is the son of Raden Bima/Werkundara, one of the five Pandava warriors, with Dewi Nagagini, daughter of Hyang Anantaboga and Dewi Supreti from Heaven Saptapratala. Antareja has 2 (two) brothers from other mothers, named: Raden Gatotkaca, son of Bima with Dewi Arimbi, and Arya Anantasena, son of Bima with Dewi Urangayu. He married Dewi Ganggi, daughter of Prabu Gangkatranawa, king of snakes/taksaka in Tawingnarmada, and had a son, Arya Danurwenda. |
| Appearance | |
| Collection | Private collection |
Antareja - (Raden) - Javanese poets
Anantararaja, or more often abbreviated as Antareja, is a puppet character who is not found in the Mahabharata because
he was originally created by Javanese poets. In other versions such as the Surakarta version of the classic wayang , Antareja is another name for Antasena , but in the Yogyakarta version , Antareja is the mother's other sister, Antasena.
Bima and Nagagini's marriage occurred after the Sigala-Gala Hall fire incident where the Kauravas tried to kill the Pandavas as if by accident. Bima then left Nagagini while pregnant. Antareja was born and raised by Nagagini and grandfather in Saptapratala (foundation of the earth) until when he grew up he decided to look for his biological father. Anatareja has napakawaca skin, given by Hyang Anantaboga, making him immune to weapons. His tongue is very powerful, any creature that licks the soles of his feet will die. He also has the Mustikabumi ring, a gift from his mother Nagagini, which has supernatural powers, keeps death away as long as it touches the earth or the ground, and can be used to revive death outside of destiny. Another supernatural power is that Anantareja can live and walk inside the earth. With this special weapons Antareja departed for the Amarta Kingdom. Antareja has the Upasanta Ajian given by Hyang Anantaboga. His saliva can destroy his opponent in an instant. His skin has Napakawaca scales which are able to withstand weapon attacks. He also has the Mustikabumi ring given to him by Dewi Nagagini, his mother, which can be used to revive people who die outside of fate. He can also live and walk in the ground (submerged in the earth). In Subadra Larung's play, the ring was shown to Arya Werkudara's father, so that Bima recognized him as his son. At that time, he was surprised to see the corpse of a woman who was none other than Wara Subhadra, Janaka's (Arjuna) wife . Antareja then brought Subadra back to life, who Burisrawa had accidentally killed with the Mustikabumi ring. When he was an adult, Anantareja became king in the country of ANGKArbumi with the title Prabu Nagabaginda. Antareja is domiciled in kasatriyan Randuwatang or Jangkarbumi . At the time of Antareja's birth, Kahyangan Suralaya was at that time under attack from the king of the ANGKArbumi State , namely Prabu Nagabaginda who wanted to ask Dewi Supreti, Sanghyang Antaboga's wife, to be his queen. Batara Antaboga then brought his baby grandson to face Prabu Nagabaginda. Before being fought, Antareja's baby was coated in Antaboga's saliva so that it became immune to all weapons. Antareja's baby did not die but grew older when hit by a weapon. Finally, the king of ANGKArbumi was destroyed by Antareja, and the land of ANGKArbumi was handed over to him. In the middle of the road Antareja found the body of a woman loaded in a boat without a driver. Using Napakawaca, Antareja brought the woman to life, who was none other than Subadra, Arjuna's wife. Suddenly Gatotkaca appeared and attacked Antareja. Gatotkaca is indeed being assigned to watch over Subadra's body in order to catch the perpetrator of her aunt's murder. Subadra, who had come back to life, separated her two nephews and introduced them to each other. Antareja and Gatotkaca were happy about the meeting. Bima's two sons worked together and finally managed to catch the real perpetrator of Subadra's murder, namely Burisrawa. Antareja has the Upasanta Ajian given by Hyang Anantaboga. His tongue is very powerful, any creature that licks the soles of his feet will die. Gatotkaca , who was assigned to watch over his aunt's body, became suspicious and accused Antareja of killing Wara Subadra. A fight between the two could not be avoided, but Sri Krishna immediately prevented it and told both of them that they were still brothers. Meanwhile, Subadra himself also admitted that the person who killed him was the Madyapura satriya Raden Burusrawa , the son of Prabu Salya , king of Mandaraka . Antareja married Dewi Ganggi , daughter of Prabu Gangkatranawa, king of snakes in the Tawingnarmada kingdom . From this marriage, they were blessed with a son named Arya Danurwenda who was appointed as foreign governor of the Yawastina State, Prabu Parikesit . At the end of its history, Antareja became the sacrifice of the Pandavas' victory in the Bharatayudha war . The Kurawas were not willing to sacrifice any of their family, but instead killed Ijrada, Traka and Sarka , while on the Pandava side, Antareja and Wisanggeni were willing to sacrifice themselves for the Pandavas' victory. He licked the soles of his own feet and received the gift of occupying Sri Krishna 's ninth level of heaven . Antareja died before the Bharatayuda war of his own accord by licking the soles of his feet as a tawur (sacrifice for victory) for the Pandava family in the Bharatayuda war.
Source: History of Wayang Purwa - Hardjowirogo - PN Balai Pustaka – 1982 Blog: Hadisukirno - Yogyakarta - 2011
