The Legend of Selat Bali
The
Legend Of Selat Bali
Once upon a time in
Daha kingdom there lived a Brahmin named Sidi Mantra who was very famous. Guru
Sanghyang Widya gave him gifts and presented him a beautiful wife. After many
years of marriage, they had a son who they named Manik Angkeran. Although Manik
Angkeran was handsome and intelligent young man but he had bed behavior, he
liked gambling. He often lost, so he had staked his parents’ wealth, even in
debt to someone else. Because they could not pay the debt, Manik Angkeran’s
father asking for help to do something.
Sidi Mantra prayed to the God. Suddenly
he heard a voice, “Hi, Sidi Mantra, in the crater of Mount Agung there is a
treasure guarded by a dragon, the Dragon named Basuki. Go there and ask that he
would give a little fortune”. Sidi Mantra went to Mount Agung to overcome all
of the problems. Arriving at the edge of Mount Agung, he sat cross-legged. As
he rang the genta and called the name of Naga Basuki. In a few moments
the Naga Basuki was out. After hearing the purpose of Sidi Mantra, Naga Basuki
gave him gold and diamonds. After saying thank you, Sidi Mantra went home. He
gave all of the gold and diamonds to Manik Angkeran in hopes he would not
gamble anymore. Of course not long after, the treasure was gone for a bet.
Manik Angkeran once again enlist the help of his father. Sidi Mantra of course
refused to help his son.
Manik Angkeran heard
from his friends that the gold and diamonds was obtained from Mount Agung.
Manik Angkeran knew to get there he had to cast a spell, but he never learned
about prayer and mantra. So, he just took the genta that was stolen from
his father while he slept. As he arrived at the crater of Mount Agung, Manik
Angkeran rang his “genta”. What a fright he saw Naga Basuki. Having heard the
purpose of Manik Angkeran, he said, “I will give you treasures that asked for,
but you must promise to change your behavior. Do not gamble anymore. Remember
the law of karma”. Manik Angkeran stunned to see the gold, diamonds, and jewels
in front of him. Suddenly there was malice in his heart that arised. Because he
want to get more possessions, he cut the nail of Naga Basuki when he returned
to the hive. Manik Angkeran immediately ran away and not overtaken by the
Dragon. But because the miracle of the Dragon, Manik Angkeran burned to ashes
during the dragon licked his tracks.
As he heard the death
of his son, Sidi Mantra was grief and speechless. Soon he visited Naga Basuki
and begged his son to be revived. The Dragon accepted it, otherwise, its tail
origin can return to normal. With his power, Sidi Mantra could restore the
dragon’s tail. After Manik Angkeran turned a life, he apologized and promised
to be a good person. Sidi Mantra knew that his son had repented, but he also
understood that they were no longer able to live together. “You have to start a
new life but not here,” he said. In the blink of an eye he was gone. In the
place where he stood there was a water source that grew larger that it became
the ocean. With his cane, Sidi Mantra made a line that separated him with his
son. Now the place is known as the line which is separating Java and Bali
islands.
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