Citrarata

Terms of address: Prabu

Type: Human

Origin: India

Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: Dewi Renuka falls in love with him, even though she was already married to Maharesi Jamadagni. He is finally killed by Rama Bargawa.

Notes on the Indian retellings: Renuka Devi admired a gandharva who passed her by while she was fetching water from the river. As a result, she lost the powers she had gained by being a chaste wife.

Found in the follwing stories (lakon)


  1. Sudamala

Family relationships


Mother: Wiyati

Father: Indra

Siblings: Citrasena

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More information


Takes the shape of: Kalantaka

Sources


Sudibyoprono, R.R., Suwandono, Dhanisworo, Mujiyono, 1991. Ensiklopedi Wayang Purwa. Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, p. 143.

Characters in the same scene (adegan) as Citrarata


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