Terms of address: Batari
Type: God
Origin: Java
Description in the Javanese wayang retellings: From the time she was little, she was very close to her brother Sadana. Once, [Kalandaru], from the Medang Kumwung kingdom requested her hand in marriage on behalf of King [Pulagra]. Sri's father accepted the request but she herself rejected it. Sri_Mahapunggung then banished her from his kingdom. In other versions, she exited the kingdom of her own will after her brother was banished for refusing to marry. In any case, Dewi Sri became a nomad and wandered into the Medang Tamtu settlement. There she saw an old man, Buyut_Wankeng and his wife working in the fields. Dewi Sri wanted to help them but [Buyut_Wangkeng] said that it was not befitting of a guest to take on such heavy work. [Kalandaru] found Dewi Sri in this place and attempted to capture her for King [Pulagra]. [Kalandaru] tied [Buyut_Wangkeng] to a tree and almost succeeded in capturing Dewi Sri. But Sadana was able to rescue her and [Buyut_Wangkeng], and kill [Kalandaru]. Eventually Sadana built the Medang Agung kingdom for him and his sister. She is known as a symbol of prosperity and was venerated as a deity of fertility. She is the incarnation of [Sri_Widowati], a consort of Wisnu who emerged out of a chalice made by Sang Hyang Antaboga.
Notes on the Indian retellings: Not mentioned in the Indian Mahabharata.
Takes the shape of: RaraTemon
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