Chant of Night (6)
Tradition "JUMENENGAN" Part one
News emergence of an elephant busy discussed. Many of the subjects came to Kasatrian Panggombakan, to see the appalling elephant. Various questions came out of their mouths. Where does the elephant? Whose? Why does he treat Puntadewa and Harjuna....
like a king?
As seen by many people, that the elephant was very obedient to Semar, it can be ascertained that Semar know the origin and history. And that's why it is on the next day, Semar specifically told the people gathered in the hall of fairy about the origin of that elephant. "One night, when Palasara hermitage in the Gajahoya woods, he dreamed of meeting an old man crowned, so Semar up the story. That crowned old man was calling himself King Hasti which means elephant. He showed a black wood landed glow. With a smile he said. "I'm going to help you to be king landed occupy this" Palasara stunned by the dream. As a hermit, the image became king far from his mind. Am I going to be a king, sitting on a black landed in shine as my dream, brother Semar?
"I feel that the dream will become reality Sir, though only an instant." "Where can I get it landed?" "The dampar is in this forest.
Because of his dream, Raden Palasara agree when some of his followers and Semar try to open some of the Gajahoya forest to build the palace. By the time construction is almost finished, they found a black tree. It’s said black tree, because the stems and leaves are colored black. "Is this it landed?" I nodded slowly. When we were going to cut down the black trees, there is a big elephant suddenly appeared and deter us. Palasara instructed his followers to retreat, he himself is close to the Elephant. Palasara respectfully beg. "Can we cut down trees to make dhampar?" It's strange, the elephant nodded respectfully. He knew what he meant Raden Palasara. Then the black tree felling began. Without orders, the Elephant had helped knock it down. Just as the development of court had been finished, even dhampar be. The followers of Raden Palasara rejoice. Life Palasara! Live the King! The day of crowned had been selected. The coronation of the king place decorated lively. no exception where the King landed. When everything was ready and determined the time comes, Raden Palasara wearing greatness clothing or king’s clothes accompanied by his followers walked slowly toward the landed heritage. The atmosphere was quiet. The subjects who are from the beginning helping the process of making the palace look forward to this moment. They do not give up the slightest eye blinking, because it will miss the seconds rare event, the coronation of a king. At the moment everything was quiet, the universe was silent for a moment, suddenly broke the very hard sound, which comes from a long ivory big elephant. All eyes were directed to him. He calmly walked over Palasara. and surprisingly sturdy trunk grabbed, lifted and carried to the landed heritage. Subjects gasped. Instant blood in their bodies like a stop flowing. Moments later they realized that the new king's coronation is complete. Palasara sits above landed with a glorious heritage. Black wood landed glow filled the room. The subjects gratefully applauded. The new king has been crowned with the title of King Dipakiswara. He named the country's king Hastinapura.
To be continued ….
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