Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a legendary character who is very popular among the people of the island of Java and Bali. This figure is generally often equated with Nyi Roro Kidul, although he both very different. Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is the Holy Spirit who has a noble nature and good-natured, she comes from a sky high level, never down in various places in the world with the identity of a local holy figures at different times also vary. In general, he appeared only to signal / warning of the arrival of an important event. In Javanese mythology, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is a creation of god Kaping telu. He filled nature of life as a goddess of rice (Dewi Sri) and davit another nature. While Nyi Rara Kidul originally was the daughter of the Kingdom of Sunda were expelled his father caused his stepmother. The stories related to the "Queen of the South" with "Rara Kidul" can be said to be different phases of life stages according to Javanese mythology.
Kanjeng Ratu Kidul has power over the harsh waves of the Indian Ocean palace located in the heart of the ocean. According to Javanese belief, it is a spiritual partner of the sultan of Mataram and Yogyakarta, starting from Senapati Panembahan until now. He also became the spiritual wife of His Majesty Surakarta. Its position is related to Merapi-Kraton-South Sea based in the Sultanate of Solo and Yogyakarta. Observers assume most of history, the belief Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is made to legitimize the power of the Mataram dynasty.
Names and forms.
Keraton Surakarta called it Kanjeng Ratu Sari Ayu Kencono. He is believed to be able to change form several times a day. Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX describe the experience of spiritual encounter with the Queen; he can change shape and appearance, as a young woman usually during the full moon, and as the old woman at another time. Babad Dipanegara tells the coming of Ratu Kidul is kept up preceded beam of light (emergency).Origin.
The legend of the mystical ruler of the southern ocean is not known for sure since when it started. However, this legend reached the top because of the influence of the ruling dynasty palace of Mataram Islam (Sultanate of Yogyakarta and Surakarta). In these beliefs, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is "spiritual wives" for the kings of both the palace. At a certain moment, the palace make offerings in Parangkusuma Beach, Bantul, and in Turkish Paranggupita, Wonogiri. Sanggabuwana stage in Surakarta palace complex is believed to be the place to mingle among Sunan (king) with Kanjeng Queen. That said, the Queen appeared as a beautiful young woman at the time of a new moon to full moon, a gradually aging therapy at the time of the month to the month of death.
Kanjeng Ratu Kidul and Nyi Roro Kidul.
In the belief of the Javanese, Kanjeng Ratu Kidul has a loyal servant named Nyai or Nyi Rara Kidul. Nyi Rara Kidul love the color green and believable love taking people wearing green clothes at the beach territory to be used as a waiter or troops. Therefore, visitors travel to the south coast of the island of Java, both in Pelabuhan Ratu, Pangandaran, Cilacap, beaches in the south of Yogyakarta, until Purwa peninsula at the eastern end, always reminded not to wear green.In the community of Sunda growing notion that the Queen of the South is the incarnation of a princess of Pajajaran who committed suicide in the southern ocean since expelled by his family because he suffers from a disease that causes shame of other family members. In Javanese belief, this figure is considered not a true Queen of the South Seas, but identified with Nyi Rara Kidul, loyal servant Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. It is based on the belief that the Queen of the South is much older and control of the South Seas much longer before the history of the kingdom Pajajaran
According to the experience of a spiritualist in 1998, he met with Kanjeng Ratu Kidul in Parang Tritis, Yogyakarta. At that time, Grandmother Ratu Kidul accompanied by Nyi Roro Kidul. Both are exactly but Grandmother Ratu Kidul olive skin, while Nyi Roro Kidul slightly brown. Additionally, grandparent queen of the South have a white aura clear and bright as a diamond, round around the entire body. While the aura Nyi Roro Kidul milky white as fluorescent light, thin white followed her posture. He briefed that Nyi Roro Kidul is the duke or chief bodyguard. Nyi Roro Kidul is spirits of jinn who served and learning from the grandparent queen. Nyi Roro Kidul assigned to control and dampen the anger of supernatural creatures and supernatural powers of jinn and witchcraft which are located along the southern coast of Java.
Ni Mas Queen Anginangin.
In Fiber Darmogandul, a New Javanese literary works that tell the fall of Majapahit as a result of the invasion of the kingdom of Demak, Ni Mas Anginangin queen is the queen of the spirits in the whole island of Java and had a kingdom in the southern ocean. Almost the entire contents Darmagandul Fiber is a form derived from the Chronicle story Kadhiri."Samuksane Majesty Jayabaya kang lan putrane daughter aran Ni Mas Queen Pagêdhongan, Buta Locaya lan chaplain Tunggulwulung uga padha muksa; Ni Mas Queen Pagêdhongan dadi Ratuning dhêmit homeland Java, kuthane ana Sagara Kidul sarta jêjuluk Ni Mas Queen Anginangin. Sakabehe lelembut kang ing ana oceans dharatan right sarta keringe land of Java, kabeh padha sumiwi marang Ni Mas Queen Anginangin. "
"When moksanya Jayabaya Majesty and her daughter named Ni Mas Queen Pagedhongan, Blind Locaya and stumps Kyai Wulung also equally redemption. Ni Mas Queen Pagedhongan become the queen of the spirits of the island of Java, the city is located in the southern ocean and nicknamed Ni Mas Queen Anginangin. The entire spirits were at sea as well as land either side of Java, all equally subject to Ni Mas Queen Anginangin. "
Fiber Centhini also named Queen Anginangin as the owner of the palace in the southern ocean. White alligator incarnation of King Dewatacengkar, king MEDANG KAMULAN before arrival Aji Saka, is his enemy. He gave the title Daze Jaka who was not yet have a name as Absentminded Tunggulwulung and set her up with Nyai Blorong. Fiber Centhini write willingness Ratu Aji Saka Anginangin became engaged to the intercession Jaka Daze.
Festive Fir Single.
A folklore of West Java about a man named Festive fir penerawang Single from Mount Kombang in Pajajaran Kingdom. Actually, she was a beautiful woman, great-aunt of Raden Jaka Suruh. He transformed himself into a shaman and tell Raden Jaka Have to go east of the island of Java and established a kingdom in the location of a tree maja fruit that only has one item. Because maja fruit taste bitter, which he founded named Majapahit kingdom. Single fir promised to marry the founder of Majapahit and any successor to the lineage elder to help them in every issue. Single Fir Spirit is considered to be a "queen-lelembut from the south" that controls the entire lelembut.Legend.
Legend of the Sultanate of Mataram.Javanese legend of the 16th century claimed Kanjeng Ratu Kidul as protectors and spiritual partner of the kings of Mataram Kingdom. Panembahan Senapati (1586-1601 AD), the founder of the Sultanate of Mataram, and his grandson Sultan Agung Hanyakrakusuma (1613-1645 AD) mentions Kanjeng Ratu Kidul as their bride. It is written in the Babad Tanah Jawi.
According to legend, the prince Panembahan Senopati plans to establish a new kingdom, the Sultanate of Mataram, to counter the power of the Sultanate Pajang. He did penance at Parang Kusumo located in the south of his home in Kota Gede. Meditation leads to supernatural phenomena that disrupt the kingdom in the South Seas. The Queen came to the beach to see who was causing disturbance in the kingdom. When viewing a handsome prince, he fell in love and asked Panembahan Senopati to stop tapanya. Instead, the Empress ruler of the spiritual nature in the southern ocean agreed to help in setting up a new kingdom. To be a spiritual patron of the kingdom, the Queen proposed by Panembahan Senopati to be a spiritual partner and all his replacement, which the kings of Mataram.
Babad Dipanegara.
Babad Dipanegara recounts a meeting between Queen of the South with Prince Diponegoro twice, ie in the year [1805] and in mid-July 1826. The first meeting took place in the cave, Parangtritis south of Yogyakarta, the Prince Diponegoro middle samadi so Ratu Kidul not berkeingnan to disturb. The second meeting took place at the time of Diponegoro War (1825-1830). At the second meeting, Ratu Kidul who was accompanied by two patihnya -that is Nyi Roro Kidul and Raden Dewi- offer assistance in the war but with the condition of Prince Diponegoro willing to ask God ingkang Rabulngalimin that of Ratu Kidul allowed back into a human. But Prince Diponegoro reject subtly arguing that aid only come from Hyang Agung so that he would not ally with supernatural beings. This is consistent with the primary purpose to fight, which is to promote Islam in Java.
Rituals and beliefs.
Ketawang Bedaya dance.The oldest manuscript mention of this mystic is Babad Tanah Jawi. Panembahan Senopati was the first person referred to as the King who edited the Queen of South. From this belief created dance Bedaya Ketawang of Kraton Surakarta (at the time of Sunan Pakubuwana I), which is held every year, which is believed to be an offering to Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. Sunan sitting next to an empty seat reserved for the Queen of South.
Pelabuhan Ratu and other coastal towns.
Pelabuhan Ratu is a fishing town in West Java. The local community held a special holy day for Ratu Kidul Kanjeng every April 6. Today is a day of remembrance for the local population and they give a lot of offerings to please the Queen. Local fishermen also organizes sea alms ritual each year, leave offerings such as rice, vegetables, and other agricultural products, until chicken, woven batik, and cosmetics. The Daunting offerings into the sea as offerings to the Queen. Local fishermen believe their offerings will please the Queen of the South Sea so that he would bless them with abundant catches and providing great weather, not too many storms and waves.In the vicinity of the seaside location Palabuhanratu, precisely in Karang Hawu, there petilasan (stopover) Queen of the South Coast can be visited to perform certain rituals or just look around. In this sacred complex there are at least two large room in which there are some graves that are believed to be the tomb population Manggala Sanca grandparent, grandparent Eye magazine Makuta, and Grandmother Sheikh Ali Husni. In some of the rooms also displayed image of the ruler of the South Sea.
Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is also associated with Parangtritis, Parangkusumo, Pangandaran, Karang Bolong, Ngliyep, Puger, Banyuwangi, and various places along the southern coast of Java such as Tulungagung.
Parangkusumo and Parangtritis in Yogyakarta is closely connected with the legend Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. Parangkusumo is where Panembahan Senapati meet Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. When Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX died on October 3, 1988, the magazine Tempo wrote that the servants of the palace to see the appearance Kanjeng Queen of the South to deliver a final tribute to sri sultan.
Alms sea.
Java's southern coastal fishing communities each year donate the sea as offerings to the queen in order to maintain the safety of the fishermen and help improve earnings. The ceremony was carried out fishing on the beach Pelabuhan Ratu, Edge Tile, Pangandaran, Cilacap, Sakawayana and so forth. Most of the tourists who visit both the local and overseas come to Pelabuhan Ratu view of beauty as well as the tradition of this ritual. Many times when certain rituals are often held the local population as their gratitude towards the south sea power.A special room in the hotel.
The hotel owners were located on the south coast of Java and Bali provides a special room for the Queen. Is the famous Room 327 and 2401 at the Grand Bali Beach. Room 327 is the only room that does not burn in the event of a major fire in January 1993. After the restoration, rooms 327 and 2401 are always treated, ornate room with green color, given treats (offerings) every day, not to live and specially dedicated to the Queen South. The same was done in Samudra Beach Hotel in Pelabuhan Ratu. Room 308 was reserved for the Queen of South. In Yogyakarta, Hotel Queen of the South in the near Parangtritis reserve 33 rooms for the Kanjeng Queen.Hotel Samudra Beach Hotel, Pelabuhan Ratu, West Java, providing 308 rooms are painted green to Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. At least at the beginning of 1966, Indonesia's first president, Sukarno, was involved in determining the location as well as the idea of Hotel Samudra Beach Hotel. In front of the 308 rooms are Ketapang tree where Sukarno gain spiritual inspiration. In the room is also fitted famous painting "Nyai Rara Kidul" by Basuki Abdullah.
Kejawen confidence.
In the Java community trust, the figure of Queen of the South is the great figure of the venerable and respected. Java community recognize the term "telu-teluning atunggal" ( "three beings into one force"), ie grandparent Resi Projopati, Panembahan Senopati, and Ratu Kidul. Panembahan Senopati was the founder of the Islamic Mataram kingdom which met with Queen of the South when appropriate referrals bertiwikrama Sunan Kalijaga to obtain wangsit. At that time, he intends to build a palace in a place that was formerly a forest named "pedestal Mentaok" (now Kota Gede in Yogyakarta). When he was imprisoned, all nature becomes chaotic, large waves, rain storms, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Queen of the South agreed to help and protect the kingdom of Mataram, and even believed to be the "spiritual wife" for the kings of Mataram Islam breeds.
Confucian religion.
Respect and breeding to Kanjeng Ratu Kidul is also available on a temple located in the numbers Pekojan, West Jakarta, namely in the Shrine Kalyana Mitta. There is a belief that the myth recognize Nyi Roro Kidul (in this case, the name of Nyai Roro Kidul only became popular call Kanjeng Queen of the South) is derived from the belief Siwa-Buddha in Indonesia, namely the belief in Tara (Bodhisattva).The cave is located at the foot of the cliff Parangtritis is a famous health resort, though in the vicinity are also many similar areas, such as caves Tapan, Sendang Beji, or cave Demon. In his books, Dr. Hermanus Johannes de Graaf, the Dutch scientist who specializes in the assessment of the land of Java, called the cave as Gua Kanjeng Ratu Kidul. Therefore, this cave is a place frequented by reraja Mataram. In this cave is said to have meditated also Sheikh Siti jenar and Sunan Kalijaga.
Climb up to the cave Langse.
Many people who visited this cave, especially on a Tuesday or Friday night Kliwon and Suro. "When the month of Suro could be hundreds of visitors each day," said Sunardi Susilo aka Loso, one of the guards to the cave that accompany Digest when visiting there. Even one of the badminton players are already famous has ever been there. "Selamatannya by slaughtering buffalo," said Loso.From the beach Parangtritis for leading to the cave still have to walk about 3 km to the east. If lazy to walk there taxis are ready to take you to the tariff ± Rp 4.000,-. These taxis are not yet reached the edge of the cliff so they have to walk about 750 m along the path between the grove fields. Before heading to the cave, you will be asked to sign the guest book and gave donations for the care of the caves. From here, you are escorted by one of the guards, went straight to the cave.
Do not be surprised or cringe when you've been on the edge of the cliff. With the height of the cliff, according to Loso, ± 400 m and almost perpendicular, the journey to the cave is a challenge. The road leading to the foot of the cliff where the cave was a mixture between the stairs (there are 4 pieces in a separate place), roots, and rock outcrops.
The cave as the resort holds many mysteries. "Once there were falling, but fortunately temangsang in the shade of the trees. Having regained consciousness he felt there were carrying when dropped," said one resident. Loso added, in stone Semar located in front of the mouth of the cave that Pragolapati Ragin, a writer and lecturer, has unexpectedly disappeared while practicing meditation with his students. Not yet clear whether his body had been found.
Spring to the cave.
Arriving at the cave, visitors can bathe in one of the cubicles. Bath water used comes from the springs coming out of the cave. The water is cool and fresh and contains a high lime content can eliminate the fatigue caused by the journey to the cave.Out of the shower, then you are welcome to meditate. The silence in the cave is very helpful to concentrate the mind. The only sound was the waves south coast.
Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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