Resi Gotama, the son of Dewatama was a respected and sakti (having strong supernatural power) hermit from an abode (Padepokan) in the mountain of Sukendra. He dedicated his ascetic life to preserve the world for the welfare of mankind (Mamayu Hayuning Buwono). He had done a lot of things as assigned by heaven. His works were highly appreciated by Betara Guru and other responsible gods.
In the lonesome pictoresque Padepokan, he lived with his
beautiful wife, a goddess Dewi Windradi. They had three healthy and
good-looking children. The eldest was Dewi Anjani, a beautiful sexy lady. She
had a smooth light color of skin. The second and the third were strong and
handsome sons: Guwarsi (Subali) and Guwarsa (Sugriwa).
The tranquile life of the hermit in Mt. Sukendra
was disturbed by Betara/god Surya, who had a reputation to play around with
beautiful women. He made a love affairs with the attractive Windradi. He gave a
wonderful toy, called Cupumanik Astagina. Through it, all wonders of the world
and what was happening in the world, could be seen clearly.
Windradi gave the toy to her daughter, Anjani. But her
brothers wanted also to have it. They were quarreling noisely for the toy. Resi
Gotama saw the toy and he knew what had been happened. He could not control his
anger, he cursed his wife to be a stone statue. His two sons became monkeys and
also Anjani’s face, hands and feet. Her sexy body remained intact. (see
Ramayana).
Resi Gotama did not want to live anymore in this dirty
world. With Guru’s consent, he was transformed to be a god and permitted to
live in the abode of gods. Windradi, as a punishment had to remain stone statue
for several years.
Dewi Anjani’s sexy body had tempted Betara Guru himself and
a son in the form of a white monkey (Ketek Putih), Anoman was born.
In Javanese mystics, Ketek Putih was a name of a powerful
Aji-Aji/mantra. It was said that Ketek Putih could be the fastest messenger in
the world, doing any task, instructed by the owner. Anjani, after the birth of
Anoman, as the wife of Guru, lived in the abode of gods. Resi Subali, was
killed by Rama’s arrow, Guwa Wijaya.
Prabu Sugriwa, became the king of Gua Kiskenda, the kingdom
of the monkeys. He and the whole army of monkeys served faithfully to Rama to
free Sinta from Alengka. He married to Dewi Tara and had a son Anggada, who
became the chief-warrior of the kingdom.
Another famous figure was Anila, a warrior and Prime
Minister of Gua Kiskenda. He killed Patih Prahasta of Alengka, by hitting Prahasta’s
head with the stone statue of Windradi. The statue was broken into pieces, it
ended the punishment of Windradi. She returned to live with other gods.
Anila was the son of Betara Narada. Narada was mocking Guru,
who due to his uncontrolable desire to Anjani, had a white monkey son. Guru was
angry, with his spiritual strenght, he created a blue monkey on the back of
Narada. Narada recognized Anila as his son.
Suryo S. Negoro
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