Java
The Javanese myth of Tantu Pagelaran explain the mythical origin of Java island. Batara Guru (Shiva) has ordered the god Brahma and Vishnu to fill the Java island with human beings. However at that time Java island was floating freely on the ocean. To make the island still, the gods decided to nailed the island upon the earth by moving the part of Mahameru in Jambudvipa (India) and attaching it upon Java. The god Vishnu transformed into a giant turtle and carried the part mount Meru upon his back, while the god Brahma transformed into a giant naga serpent and wrapped his body around the mountain and giant turtle's back, so the Meru mountain can be transported safely to Java. The mountain fragments scattered upon Java has created the volcanoes and mountainous regions spanned from west to east along Java. When the main part of the Meru mountain attached upon the eastern part of Java. Later the gods cut a small tip and become Mount Pawitra (Mount Penanggungan,) while the main part of Meru mountain became Semeru volcano and became the abode of Lord Shiva.
The myth of Aji Saka tell the story about the came of civilization to Java, brought by legendary first king of Java Aji Saka, and the mythical story of Javanese script. Soon after the gods created and nailed the island of Java, the island become habitable. However the first race that rule the island was the race of denawa (giant demon) that repressing all creatures and eating humans. The first kingdom in Java was Medang Kamulan, and the king was the Giant King Dewata Cengkar, the cruel King of the country who had a habit to eat human flesh of his own people.
One day came a young wise man, by the name of Aji Saka to fight Dewata Cengkar. Aji Saka himself he came from Bumi Majeti. Some source holds that his origin was Jambudwipa (India) from Shaka (Schytian) origin, that is why his name is Aji Saka (King Shaka). One day he told his two servants, by the name of Dora and Sembodo, that he was going to Java. He told them that while he was away, both of them have to guard his Heirloom (Pusoko). No one except Aji Saka himself allowed to take the Pusoko. After arriving in Java, Aji Saka moved inland to the kingdom of Medang Kamulan. In the big battle, Aji Saka could successfully push Dewata Cengkar to fall to the South Sea. Dewata Cengkar did not die, he became a Bajul Putih (White Crocodile). Aji Saka became a ruler of Medang Kamulan.
Meanwhile a woman of the village of Dadapan, found an egg. She put the egg in her Lumbung (Rice Barn). After a certain period the egg vanished, instead a snake found in the rice barn. The villagers would like to kill the snake, but the snake said : "I'm the son of Aji Saka, bring me to him". Aji Saka told the snake, that he would be recognized as his son, if he could kill the Bajul Putih in the South Sea. After a long stormy battle which both sides demonstrating physical strength and showing skillful ability of fighting, the snake could kill Bajul Putih.
As had been promised the snake was recognized as Aji Saka's son and he was given a name Jaka Linglung (a stupid boy). In the palace Jaka Linglung greedily ate domestic pets of the palace. He was punished by the King, expelling him to live in the Jungle of Pesanga. He was tightly roped until he could not move his head. He was instructed only to eat things which fall to his mouth.
One day, a group of nine village boys were playing around in that Jungle. Suddenly it was raining heavily. They had to find a shelter, luckily there was a cave. Only eight boys went inside the cave, the other one who was suffering from very bad skin disease, sting and dirty, he had to stay out of the cave. All of a sudden, the cave was falling apart, The eight boys vanished, only the one who stayed outside was safe. The cave in fact was the mouth of Jaka Linglung.
Meanwhile after rule the Medang Kamulan kingdom, Aji Saka sent a messenger back home to inform his faithful servants to bring the pusoko (heirloom) to Java and send them to Aji Saka. Then Dora come to Sembodo and told him that Aji Saka ask them to bring the pusoko to Java. Sembodo refuse since he clearly remember Aji Saka order: no one except Aji Saka himself not an allowed to take the pusoko. Dora and Sembodo each felt suspicious towards another, and suspecting each other tried to steal the pusoko. So they fight to death. Aji Saka that curious of why it is take soo long for the two to came to Java finally came home himself only to discover the body of his two faithful servants and the terrible misunderstanding among them. To remember the faithful acts of his two servants, Aji Saka composed a poem that later become the origin of hanacaraka Javanese script. The Javanese alphabet itself forms a poem, and a perfect pangram, of which the line-by-line translation is as follows.:
Hana caraka There (were) two messengers
data sawala (They) had animosity (among each other)
padha jayanya (They were) equally powerful (in fight)
maga bathanga Here are the corpses.
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