Burisrawa - (Wayang Kulit)
| Title | Burisrawa - (Raden) - Mahabharata |
|---|---|
| Other names | Somadantatanaya |
| Size | 55 cm |
| Personal data | Arya Burisrawa is the fourth son of Prabu Salya (Somadenta), king of Mandaraka state, with the consort Dewi Pujawati / Setyawati, the only daughter of Bagawan Bagaspati of the Argabel hermitage. He has four siblings, namely Dewi Erawati, Dewi Surtikanti, Dewi Banowati and Bambang Rukmarata. His three sisters each married Baladewa, Karna and Duryudana. Burisrawa is married to Dewi Kiswari, daughter of Prabu Kiswaka, king of the land of Cedisekar/Cindekembang, and has son Arya Kiswara. |
| Appearance | Among Salya's five children, only Burisrawa has an ugly face like a giant, while the others are beautiful and handsome. This is a curse because when he was young, Salya killed his giant father-in-law, Begawan Bagaspati, a giant priest, because he was disgusted. Burisrawa is arrogant, likes to follow his heart, vengeful, always wants to win alone, likes to cause trouble and make events full of violence. Burisrawa is also called Madyapura knight. |
| Collection | Private collection |
Burisrawa - (Raden) - Mahabharata
Burisrawa is very close to King Baladewa, King of Mandura, King Duryudana, King of Astina and Adipati Karna, King of Awangga because of his brother-in-law relationship.
Burisrawa was an ally of the Korawa in the Bharatayudha war. He was the prince of the Bahlika Kingdom. In Javanese wayang, Burisrawa is said to come from the Mandaraka Kingdom.
In the Mahabharata version, Burisrawa is the son of Somadatta, king of the Bahlika Kingdom. Somadatta was still a descendant of the Kuru Kingdom, and that means he was still related to the Korawa and Pandava. Somadata had four sons, namely Burisrawa, Buri, Sala and Saumadatti. However, in another version, it is stated that Saumadatti was the same as him. Somadatta and his sons died at the hands of Satyaki, in the Bharatayuha war, except Saumadatti who died at the hands of the Pancakumara.
In the Mahabharata, Arjuna competes with Doryudana for Subadra, but in Javanese wayang his rival is Burisrawa. It is said that Arjuna and Subhadra were betrothed when they were young. One day when Burisrawa met Dewi Wara Sumbadra, sister of Prabu Kresna, he fell in love with her and swore that he would not have a wife if he did not have Sumbadra. Until his death he never had a wife and was always in love with Sumbadra. He was so in love that he couldn't stop saying; "Mbok Badra", is an abbreviation of Embok Sumbadra. Duryudana asked Baladewa's help to marry Subadra to Burisrawa instead of Arjuna. Baladewa was also influenced by Doryudana's persuasion, he also put forward tough conditions to Arjuna if he wanted to marry his sister, Subadra. It turned out that Arjuna had succeeded in fulfilling all the conditions proposed by Baladewa, but Krishna, who was also Subadra's older brother, hoped that his older brother would be fair. Finally, Baladewa agreed to the marriage between Subadra and Arjuna.
Because he had a gigantic face, Burisrawa felt ashamed when he faced the king. That is why Burisrawa created a separate viewing area that was closed off with a curtain. While His Majesty Ramanda was present, Burisrawa hide behind the curtains. After the meeting time was over, his younger brother named Rukmarata came to him to tell him what had happened that day during his visit to the king.
In the Sumbadra larung play, Burisrawa is deceived by Wara Sumbadra. When the princess had just woken up from the dead, Burisrawa came to her. At the suggestion of Antareja and Gatotkaca, Sumbadra proposed to look for Burisrawa fleas, with the agreement that every time Sumbadra found a lice, he would pat Burisrawa's head. Burisrawa gladly agreed to the proposal, but it was not Sumbadra who knocked his head every time, but Antareja and Gatotkaca, so that Burisrawa's head became dizzy. After knowing what was causing his dizziness, he went to Burisrawa and complained to King Baladewa, causing a war.
In the Mahabharata, the Burisrawa family and the Satyaki family are mortal enemies. It is said that Ugrasena held a competition for his daughter Devaki. After going through several rounds, the two surviving participants were selected, namely Somadatta from the Kuru nation and Sini from the Wresni nation. Somadatta is Burisrawa's father, while Sini is Setyaki's grandfather. Sini managed to defeat Somadatta and managed to get Devaki. Sini actually proposed to Devaki to be offered to Vasudeva.
In the great war in Kurukhsetra, the Burisrawa family allied with the Korawa while the Satyaki allied with the Pandava. On the eighth day, Satyaki's ten children died at the hands of Burisrawa. And on the 14th day, Burisrawa died at the hands of Satyaki, followed by his brothers, namely Buri, Salad and his father Somadatta.
After Abimanyu's death on the 13th day, Arjuna vowed to kill Jayadrata, who he considered the cause of the death of his beloved son. On the 14th day, Arjuna was determined to find Jayadratha while Satyaki was assigned to protect Yudhistira from attacks by the Korawa, but Yudhistira actually sent Satyaki to help Arjuna.
On his way to follow Arjuna, Satyaki was ambushed by an enemy, but he managed to finish him off. And finally he faced Burisrawa. Because he was very tired when facing the enemy alone, he was easily beaten by Burisrawa until he fainted. He was ready to kill Satyaki with the sword in his hand.
Arjuna managed to find Jayadrata's hideout, but he was pressured by Krishna to turn to help Satyaki. Arjuna then released an arrow and cut off Burisrawa's arm which was holding the sword. Burisrawa was angry and accused Arjuna of cheating. Arjuna then answered that Burisrawa was more likely to be deceitful, because he wanted to kill Satyaki who was unconscious. He was also involved in beating Abhimanyu the previous day, which clearly violated the rules of war. Burisrawa was overwhelmed by Arjuna's answer, he then meditated and regretted all his cunning actions. Satyaki, who had come to his senses, suddenly picked up the piece of Burisrawa's arm that was still holding the sword, and with the sword, Satyaki cut off Burisrawa's head.
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