Sinta - (Wayang Kulit)
| Title | Sinta - (Dewi) - Ramayana |
|---|---|
| Other names | Sita, Maitili |
| Size | 45 cm |
| Personal data | Sinta is the daughter of Prabu Janaka of Wideha. She is born from the earth, from a furrow in the field that Janaka was ploughing, and is an incarnation of the nymph Widowati. She is married to Rama. |
| Appearance | Sita was the ideal example of the Javanese woman, noble, beautiful, modest and controlled. The contemporary self-confident Javanese woman no longer finds these characteristics modern. They prefer to identify with the combative Srikandi. She has these characteristics because she is the incarnation of the heavenly nymph Widawati. |
| Collection | Private collection |
Sinta - (Dewi) - Ramayana
Sita or Shinta is one of the protagonists in the epic Ramayana. She is the wife of Sri Rama who is the main character in the story. In Sanskrit, the word Sita means "wrinkle", "wrinkle" is a poetic term in Ancient India, which describes the aroma of fertility. Apart from Sita, she also had many names, including, As the daughter of king Janaka, she was called Janaki. As the daughter of Mithila, she was called Mathili, and as the wife of Rama, she was called Ramaa. Sita is also known as Waidehi, this is because she comes from the Wideha kingdom. According to the Hindu view, Sita or Shinta is the reincarnation of Lakshmi , the goddess of luck, wifeLord Vishnu.
In the Ramayana, Sita is the daughter of Janaka , king of the Wideha Kingdom. It is said that once the Wideha kingdom was hit by famine. As king, Janaka then carried out a ceremony or yadnya in a field area, including by plowing the land. Suddenly King Janaka's plowshare hit a chest and it turned out to contain a baby girl. He then picked up the baby and adopted her as his daughter. Sita was raised in the palace of Mithila , the capital of Wideha by Janaka and Sunayana, his queens.
After Sita reached adulthood, Janaka held a competition to find the right partner for his daughter. Whoever succeeds in unfurling the heirloom bow of Lord Shiva's gift, which is very heavy, is the one who has the right to get his daughter. The competition was finally won by Sri Rama, a prince from Ayodhya . After marriage, Sita was taken by her husband to Ayodhya and lived there.
Dasaratha is old and wants to appoint Sri Rama as his successor. But the king's wishes were opposed by his second wife, Kaikeyi who wanted Bathara, her son who became the king of Ayodhya to succeed his father. Kaikeyi also asked Dasaratha to throw Rama into the forest for 14 years. Dasaratha had to obey his wife's wishes, because he was bound by an oath. As a dutiful son, Rama accepted and followed his father's decision sincerely. Finally he went to travel to the forest, Sita faithfully accompanied her husband. Likewise with Laksmana, Sri Rama's younger brother.
While living in the forest, they socialized a lot with priests and brahmins, thus increasing their knowledge and knowledge. But they also often met giant troops from Lanka who served in Janastana. Rama and Lakshmana did not hesitate to kill the giants because they often disturbed the Brahmins. One moment, they also met a rexation who disguised herself as a beautiful princess. The monster was named Surpanaka, she wanted to make Rama her husband. But Rama refused, the monster then appealed to Lakshmana, but Lakshmana also refused. For continuing to bother, finally Laksmana got upset and pointed his sword at Surpanaka which caused Surpanaka's nose to hurt. Surpanaka shamefacedly complained to his brother, Ravana , king of the Raksasa race from the kingdom of Alengka. Ravana was angry and wanted to take revenge on Rama. With Marica's help, he launched his revenge plan.
Marica disguised herself as a deer with golden fur and appeared around Rama's hut. Sita was interested in the deer and wanted to own it. So he asked Rama to arrest him. At first Rama didn't want to, because he knew that it was not an ordinary deer, but because his wife kept pressing him, he chased and tried to catch the reincarnated deer. Rama chased the deer into the middle of the forest, he then shot it, but suddenly the deer changed form into Marica. When Marica was dying, she groaned loudly, imitating Rama's voice. Hearing that voice, Goddess Sita felt that something bad had happened to her husband, so she asked Laksmana to follow Rama.
At first Laksmana refused, because he believed that the deer was the incarnation of a giant who also imitated the sound of Rama's scream. Sita was angry at Laksmana's answer and accused her brother-in-law of betrayal and having bad intentions. Laksmana was offended by his brother-in-law's accusation, so he was forced to obey Sita's orders. But before Laksmana left, he created a protective circle so that no evil person could kidnap Sita.
Meanwhile, Ravana disguised himself as an old Brahmin who was thirsty and asked for a drink. He tried to enter the hut to approach Sita, but he couldn't because it was blocked by Laksmana's magical fence. Sita , feeling sorry, stretched out her hand to give the old Brahmin a drink. However, suddenly the brahmin grabbed Sita's arm and took her away. The old Brahmin then changed into his original form, namely Ravana, and carried Sita flying in the air. The sound of Sita's cries was heard by an old bird named Jatayu, he was a good friend of Dasharatha, Rama's father. Jatayu tried to save Sita but he lost and was seriously injured. Sita was taken away by Ravana, but Sita dropped her jewelry on the ground as a clue to Rama.
Arriving at the Alengka royal palace, Sita was held captive in a very beautiful garden, called Taman Asoka . Actually, while she was captive, Sita always received good treatment from Ravana. However, as a loyal wife, Sita always prayed and hoped that Rama would soon come to help her. One day, a vanara appeared to meet Sita in Ashoka Park. The Vanara was named Hanoman , he claimed to be Rama's messenger. At first Sita didn't believe it, but Hanoman then handed over Sita's ring which she had thrown away when Ravana kidnapped her. Rama found the ring. At that time, Hanoman also invited Sita to leave Alengka with him. However, Sita refused, because she wanted Rama to come to Lanka himself to take her from Ravana's hands bravely. Hanuman couldn't force Sita, he returned and conveyed this to Rama.
With the help of Sugriwa, king of the Vanara nation in Kiskenda, and Wibisana, Ravana's younger brother, Rama succeeded in defeating the Alengka kingdom. After Ravana's death, Rama ordered Hanuman to enter the palace to pick up Sita. This made Sita disappointed because she actually hoped that Rama would come to pick her up himself. After bathing and purifying herself, Sita finally met Rama. It turned out that Rama felt doubtful about Sita's chastity, because his wife had lived in the enemy's palace for quite a long time. Realizing this, Sita ordered Laksmana to collect as much firewood as possible and make a bonfire. Sita then jumped into the fire. From within the fire suddenly appeared God Brahma and God Agni lifting Sita's body alive. This proved that Sita was still pure, so Rama was relieved to accept Sita back.
Rama, Sita and Lakshmana then returned to Ayodhya, they were welcomed by Bharata with a grand ceremony. Bharata then handed over the throne to Rama, his elder brother, as king. During his reign, there were rumors among the people who doubted Sita's purity. Rama felt depressed hearing the news, so he decided to throw the pregnant Sita into the forest. During exile, Sita was helped by a sage named Walmiki and she was given a place to live. After she was pregnant enough, Sita gave birth to a pair of twins and were named Lawa Kusa. Both were brought up in the dormitory of the sage Walmiki and were taught to sing in praise of the name of Ramacandra, their father. One time, Rama held an Aswamedha ceremony . He saw two young twins who appeared and sang a beautiful song that told the story of his former journey. Rama finally realized that the two young men were Lawa and Kusa, his own sons. Rama also asked Lawa and Kusa to bring their mother, Sita , back to Ayodhya.
In Javanese wayang, Sita is called Rakyan Wara Sinta , and she is better known as Sinta. She is said to be Ravana's biological daughter.
It is said that Ravana fell in love with a priest named Widawati. However, Widawati rejected his love and chose to commit suicide. Ravana was determined to find and marry Widawati's reincarnation.
On the instructions of his teacher, Resi Maruta, Ravana knew that Widawati would become his own daughter. However, when his wife, Dewi Kanung, gave birth, Rahwama left to expand his territory. Finally, the baby girl that Kanung gave birth to was taken by Wibisana and thrown into the river in a chest. Wibisana then created a baby boy from the mega in the sky. So the baby was then given the name Megananda or known as Indrajit.
Meanwhile, the baby girl who was thrown away by Wibisana was carried away by the river and reached the territory of the Mantili kingdom. The baby was then found and adopted by Janaka, king of the Mantili kingdom, and given the name Sinta . Sita married Rama, the prince of the Ayodhya kingdom.
In Javanese wayang, after successfully defeating Ravana and saving Sita, Rama does not become king in Ayodhya, but he builds a new kingdom called Pancawati.
From her marriage with Rama, Sinta gave birth to two sons named Ramabatwala and Ramakusiya. Ramabatlawa brought down the kings of the Mandura kingdom, among others Basudewa and Krishna.
The Javanese version of Krishna is called the reincarnation of Rama, while his sister, Subadra, is called the reincarnation of Sinta .
Blog: Hadisukirno – Yogyakarta - 2011
