Kamajaya

Terms of address: Batara

Type: God

Origin: India

Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: In the Javanese version he is the son of Semar and Kanastren. Together with his consort [Kamaritih], they are the only Gods who can die. There are multiple versions of their death but they represent the ideal of marital love.

Notes on the Indian retellings: He is known as Kamadeva, the God of love. He is the son of Lakshmi and Vishnu. He is burned to ashes by Lord Shiva while being distracted by an arrow that Lord Shiva struck him with, to reunite him with his consort Parvati. He is reincarnated as Pradyumna, son of Lord Krishna and Rukmini.

Found in the follwing stories (lakon)


  1. Wisanggeni_Lahir

Family relationships


Mother: Kanastren

Father: Semar

Siblings: Wungkuam, Tambora, Wrahaspati, Siwah, Kuwera, Candra, Yamadipati, Surya, Darmanesti

Consorts: Kamaritih

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More information


Lived in: Cakrakembang

Amulets and hierlooms: Kyai Pancawisaya

Takes the shape of: Bagus

Wanda: Kinanti

Sources


Hardjowirogo, 1948. Sejarah Wayang Purwa. Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, pp. 59-60
H. Solichin, Suyanto, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, Sri Purwanto, 2017. Ensiklopedi Wayang Indonesia. Mitra Sarana Edukasi, Jakarta, pp. 195-196 (Vol. V).
Heru S Sudjarwo, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, 2010. Rupa dan Karakter Wayang Purwa. Kakilangit Kencana, Jakarta, p. 135.
Sudibyoprono, R.R., Suwandono, Dhanisworo, Mujiyono, 1991. Ensiklopedi Wayang Purwa. Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, pp. 273-278.

Characters in the same scene (adegan) as Kamajaya


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