Sadana

Terms of address: Batara

Type: God

Origin: Java

Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: He is a son of [Sri_Mahapunggung], who is in turn son of Batara Wisnu. When his father deemed him ready to succeed him in the throne, he had not yet found a wife. His inability to do so angered his father and Sadana was turned into a bird. Eventually [Resi] was able to return Sadana to his original form. He then married [Resi]'s daughter [Lasmitawati] and was acknowledged as heir by his father. Eventually he was turned into a God with the name Sang Hyang Sadana. In Java, Sadana and his sister Sri are venerated as deities connected to fertility.

Notes on the Indian retellings: Not mentioned in the Indian Mahabharata.

Found in the follwing stories (lakon)


  1. Semar_mBangun_Kayangan
  2. Semar_Mantu_Alternative_Version

Family relationships


Mother: Danawati

Father: Sri_Mahapunggung

Siblings: Sri, Wandu, Oya

Consorts: Laksmitawati

Offspring: Hartati

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More information


Lived in: Purwa_Carita

Takes the shape of: JakaPupon

Sources


Hardjowirogo, 1948. Sejarah Wayang Purwa. Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, p. 73
H. Solichin, Suyanto, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, Sri Purwanto, 2017. Ensiklopedi Wayang Indonesia. Mitra Sarana Edukasi, Jakarta, pp. 9-10 (Vol.VIII).
Heru S Sudjarwo, Sumari, Undung Wiyono, 2010. Rupa dan Karakter Wayang Purwa. Kakilangit Kencana, Jakarta, pp. 166-167.
Sudibyoprono, R.R., Suwandono, Dhanisworo, Mujiyono, 1991. Ensiklopedi Wayang Purwa. Balai Pustaka, Jakarta, p. 437.

Characters in the same scene (adegan) as Sadana


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