The Origin of Nyi Roro Kidul (Putri Kandita) mistis
Nyi Roro Kidul or commonly known as the Queen of the South Coast Sea, was originally a princess from the kingdom of Pakuan Pajajaran. He is Putri Kandita, a daughter of the king Pakuan Pajajaran named. How can the story of a royal princess Pakuan Pajajaran being the Queen of the South Coast Sea? Here's the story:
Once upon a time, a long time ago stood a kingdom called kingdom Pakuan Pajajaran which is located in the Pakuan area or the city of Bogor now. The Kingdom of Pakuan Pajajaran is led by Sri Baduga Maharaja or also known as Prabu Siliwangi. The Empress of Prabu Siliwangi is a very beautiful woman. Besides the queen, Prabu Siliwangi also has several beautiful concubines.
From the empress, Prabu Siliwangi was blessed with a daughter who was prettier than his mother. Princess Kandita's name. When growing up, Princess Kandita showed an adult, wise and wise nature like her father. So it is not surprising if Kandita's daughter becomes King Siliwangi's favorite daughter.
Based on consideration of the good qualities of Princess Kandita, Prabu Siliwangi intends to make her as a substitute for her later. The king's plan made his concubines and children from the concubines feel jealous. Therefore, they conspired to expel Kandita Princess and Empress from Pakuan Palace.
Until finally one day, concubines of Prabu Siliwangi and their sons and daughters held a secret meeting to get rid of Princess Kandita. After holding talks, they finally agreed to hire a black magician to enchant Princess Kandita and her mother. They then told a court lady to meet a black magician in a hut in the middle of the forest, quite far from the Pakuan palace.
The lady immediately went to the house of the black magician. After explaining the purpose of his arrival, the lady in hand then handed over a number of gold coins to the shaman. Without thinking, the shaman immediately agreed to the concubines' evil request.
After the lady returned to Pakuan palace, the shaman immediately carried out his duties. With the black magic he had, the dukun bewitched Princess Kandita and her mother with leprosy so that their whole bodies that were originally smooth and clean, had ulcer wounds and gave off an unpleasant smell.
Leprosy that befell Princess Kandita and empress's mother made a palace uproar. Prabu Siliwangi ordered the doctors to cure them both. But none of the doctors could treat them. The pain of these ulcers made the queen's mother's body weak, until finally the empress let out her last breath. This incident made Princess Kandita and Prabu Siliwangi very sad.
Princess Kandita Expelled from the Palace
This situation is not wasted by concubines and their sons and daughters. They agreed to incite King Siliwangi to immediately expel Princess Kandita from the palace on the grounds that Putri Kandita would have a bad influence on the Pakuan palace.
Of course Prabu Siliwangi could not accept the suggestion because he was so sad to Princess Kandita. But because the concubines continued to press him, the king was reluctantly forced to expel Princess Kandita from the palace. Prabu Siliwangi then summoned Princess Kandita and asked her to leave the palace, Pakuan Pajajaran, so that the kingdom of Pakuan would avoid havoc.
Putri Kandita accepted Prabu Siliwangi's decision. With a broken heart, Princess Kandita left the palace Pakuan. He walked according to where his feet stepped without a definite direction and purpose. After days of walking, Putri Kandita arrived on the south coast. Poor King Siliwingi's daughter was confused where to go again. In front of him was a wide and deep ocean. Nor could he return to the palace. Feeling tired, Princess Kandita finally fell asleep.
In her sleep, Princess Kandita heard a magical whisper that said she had to throw herself into the open sea so that her illness would heal. Believing that voice as a wangsit, Putri Kandita threw herself into the sea. Miraculously, after plunging himself into the sea, his entire body which was afflicted by leprosy gradually disappeared until finally it returned to being smooth and clean as before. Not only that, Prabu Siliwingi's beloved daughter is also a powerful princess.
Once upon a time, a long time ago stood a kingdom called kingdom Pakuan Pajajaran which is located in the Pakuan area or the city of Bogor now. The Kingdom of Pakuan Pajajaran is led by Sri Baduga Maharaja or also known as Prabu Siliwangi. The Empress of Prabu Siliwangi is a very beautiful woman. Besides the queen, Prabu Siliwangi also has several beautiful concubines.
From the empress, Prabu Siliwangi was blessed with a daughter who was prettier than his mother. Princess Kandita's name. When growing up, Princess Kandita showed an adult, wise and wise nature like her father. So it is not surprising if Kandita's daughter becomes King Siliwangi's favorite daughter.
Based on consideration of the good qualities of Princess Kandita, Prabu Siliwangi intends to make her as a substitute for her later. The king's plan made his concubines and children from the concubines feel jealous. Therefore, they conspired to expel Kandita Princess and Empress from Pakuan Palace.
Until finally one day, concubines of Prabu Siliwangi and their sons and daughters held a secret meeting to get rid of Princess Kandita. After holding talks, they finally agreed to hire a black magician to enchant Princess Kandita and her mother. They then told a court lady to meet a black magician in a hut in the middle of the forest, quite far from the Pakuan palace.
The lady immediately went to the house of the black magician. After explaining the purpose of his arrival, the lady in hand then handed over a number of gold coins to the shaman. Without thinking, the shaman immediately agreed to the concubines' evil request.
After the lady returned to Pakuan palace, the shaman immediately carried out his duties. With the black magic he had, the dukun bewitched Princess Kandita and her mother with leprosy so that their whole bodies that were originally smooth and clean, had ulcer wounds and gave off an unpleasant smell.
Leprosy that befell Princess Kandita and empress's mother made a palace uproar. Prabu Siliwangi ordered the doctors to cure them both. But none of the doctors could treat them. The pain of these ulcers made the queen's mother's body weak, until finally the empress let out her last breath. This incident made Princess Kandita and Prabu Siliwangi very sad.
Princess Kandita Expelled from the Palace
This situation is not wasted by concubines and their sons and daughters. They agreed to incite King Siliwangi to immediately expel Princess Kandita from the palace on the grounds that Putri Kandita would have a bad influence on the Pakuan palace.
Of course Prabu Siliwangi could not accept the suggestion because he was so sad to Princess Kandita. But because the concubines continued to press him, the king was reluctantly forced to expel Princess Kandita from the palace. Prabu Siliwangi then summoned Princess Kandita and asked her to leave the palace, Pakuan Pajajaran, so that the kingdom of Pakuan would avoid havoc.
Putri Kandita accepted Prabu Siliwangi's decision. With a broken heart, Princess Kandita left the palace Pakuan. He walked according to where his feet stepped without a definite direction and purpose. After days of walking, Putri Kandita arrived on the south coast. Poor King Siliwingi's daughter was confused where to go again. In front of him was a wide and deep ocean. Nor could he return to the palace. Feeling tired, Princess Kandita finally fell asleep.
In her sleep, Princess Kandita heard a magical whisper that said she had to throw herself into the open sea so that her illness would heal. Believing that voice as a wangsit, Putri Kandita threw herself into the sea. Miraculously, after plunging himself into the sea, his entire body which was afflicted by leprosy gradually disappeared until finally it returned to being smooth and clean as before. Not only that, Prabu Siliwingi's beloved daughter is also a powerful princess.
Nyi Roro Kidul
Even though his skin ailment had healed and he had supernatural powers, Princess Kandita was reluctant to return to the Pakuan Pajajaran palace. He prefers to settle on the beach south of the Pakuan Pajajaran area. Since then, Putri Kandita is widely known to various kingdoms in Java as a beautiful and powerful princess with the name of the Queen of the South Coast Sea or Nyi Roro Kidul.
Interested in the beauty of Princess Kandita, princes from various kingdoms came to propose to her. Putri Kandita was willing to accept their application provided they were able to defeat her supernatural powers, including fighting over the ocean waves in the south of Java. However, if the princes lose, they must become followers of Nyi Roro Kidul. And indeed, none of the princes managed to match the magic of Princess Kandita until finally many of them were now followers of Princess Kandita. Thus the West Javanese folklore concerning the origin of Nyi Roro Kidul.
Referensi:
- Agni, Danu. 2013. Cerita Anak Seribu Pulau.Yogyakarta: Buku Pintar.
- Komandoko, Gamal. 2013. Koleksi Terbaik 100 plus Dongeng Rakyat Nusantara, PT.Buku Seru.
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