Basudewa - (Wayang Kulit)
| Title | Basudewa - (Prabu) - Mahabharata |
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| Size | 50 cm |
| Personal data | Prabu Basudewa is the eldest son of Prabu Basukunti, king of Mandura, with his consort Dewi Dayita, daughter of Prabu Kunti, king of Boja. Basudewa has three siblings, each named: Dewi Prita/Dewi Kunti, Arya Prabu Rukma and Arya Ugrasena. Prabu Basudewa has three wives/consorts and 4 (four) sons. With his wife Dewi Mahira/Maerah (Java) he had a son Kangsa. Kangsa is actually the son of Prabu Gorawangsa, the giant king of the Gowabarong country who changed his appearance to become a fake Prabu Basudewa and managed to have a romantic relationship with Dewi Mahira. With consort Dewi Mahindra / Maerah (Java), Prabu Basudewa had two sons named; Kakrasana and Narayana. While with his consort Dewi Badrahini, she gave birth to Dewi Wara Sumbadra / Dewi Lara Ireng. Unofficially, Prabu Basudewa also married Ken Sagupi, the queen of Mandura Palace, and had a son named Arya Udawa. Prabu Basudewa had a sister named Dewi Kunti, the mother of Yudistira, Bima (Wrekodara) and Arjuna, the three eldest members of the Pendawa family. |
| Appearance | Prabu Basudewa is quite short-tempered, has big eyes, a full nose and face, mustache and beard. Crowned, decorated with three rows of backward-facing eagles, berpraba. Turn, turn and turn. Rattan bottom towel. |
| Collection | Private collection |
Basudewa - (Prabu) - Mahabharata[edit | edit source]
Before Prabu Basudewa ascended the throne as king in Madura, he was in a relationship with a preacher's daughter, Begawan Kawita, named Dewi Maerah. His marriage was happy until he became king. But his consort also caused the destruction of the kingdom of Madura, that is, when this kingdom had an enemy, a gigantic king named Prabu Gorawangsa. Gorawangsa was able to disguise himself as Prabu Basudewa and got along well with Dewi Maerah, so this goddess had a child, named Raden Kangsa. Prabu Basudewa is skilled in martial arts and skilled in the use of arrows and spears. He adores his family and succeeds his father as King of Mandura.
It was Raden Kangsa who subsequently destroyed the state of Madura, driving out the sons of Prabu Basudewa. But after Kangsa died, the land of Madura was safe again. After his old age, he handed over the kingdom of Mandura to his son, Kakrasana, and lived as a priest at the Randugumbala Monastery. Prabu Basudewa died when Mandura was attacked by Prabu Sitija/Bomanarakasura, the king of Surateleng.
