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- The Origin Of The Merapi Volcano
Posted by : Unknown
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Mount Merapi is located in Sleman, Yogyakarta special region province and in several districts of Central Java Province such as Magelang, Boyolali and Klaten. According to local people, formerly an area now occupied by Mount Merapi is still in the form of flat land. Because of a situation that is urgent, the gods in heaven, agree to move the mountain of Jamurdipa in the southern sea to the area. However, after the move, Mount Jamurdipa which was originally just a normal mount (not active) turned into a volcano. What caused Mount Jamurdipa turn into a volcano after the area was transferred to? Follow her story in the story of the origin of the following Mount Merapi!
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Once upon a time, the island of Java is one of the five largest island in Indonesia. Allegedly, the island in the past it is uneven or sloping. Therefore, the gods in heaven intends to make the island doesn't tilt. In a meeting, they then decided to found a great and high mountain in Central Java as a counterbalance. Then disepakatilah to move the mountain of Jamurdipa in the southern sea to an area of flat land that lies on the border of Sleman Regency Yogyakarta special region province, and Magelang, Boyolali, Klaten of Central Java province.
Meanwhile, in areas where the mountain Jamurdipa will be placed there two masters who were making keris sakti. They are the masters of Rama and Pamadi Masters who have supernatural powers. Therefore, the gods first will advise both the masters in order to immediately move to another place so it's not a mountain by the littlest toe will be placed in that area. King of the gods, Bathala soon sent Batara Narada and Penyarikan along with a number of Gods of the Heaven Palace guards to persuade both the masters.
Once in place, the Messenger of the gods directly approached both the masters who are busy forging iron mixed with an assortment of metal. What a surprise and the God Batara Narada Penyarikan while witnessing how masters of Rama and Pamadi Masters make Kris. Both of these masters of forging ingot iron smoldering without using hammer and anvil for metal, but with their hands and thighs. They are like a Hammer fist very hard steel. Every time their fist in an iron ingot pukulkan furnace was seen a spark of light that shines forth.
"Excuse Me, Master! We are messengers of the gods want to speak to two Masters, "said the God Penyarikan.
The masters of both soon put a stop to his job and then the second messengers of the gods allow it to sit.
"What the hell, Pukulun?[1] there are that can help your servant? "asked Master Rama.
"Our Coming hither to convey the request of the gods to the Masters," said Batara Narada.
"Whether that request?" asked Master Pamadi curious, "Hopefully we can fill that demand."
Batara Narada also explains the gods demand to both masters. After hearing the explanation, both were just stunned. They felt that the gods demand it is extremely heavy.
"Excuse my servant, Pukulun! The servant instead intends to refuse the request of the gods. But, need Pukulun know that make Milky Kris should not be done haphazardly, including moving the venue, "explained Master Rama.
"But Master, this State has been very urgent. If both Masters were not immediately moved from here Java this will increase the longer the skewed, "said the God Penyarikan.
"True Gods Word Penyarikan. Master, we are willing to find a better place for you both, " Said Masters of Narada.
Although it had been promised a better place, both the masters remains unwilling to move away from that place.
"Sorry, Pukulun! We have not been able to meet the demand. If we move, while this work is not yet finished, the keris is we made it not as good as expected. Anyway, there is still much nicer flat ground to put Mount Jamurdipa it, "said Master Pamadi.
Look at the masters of both steadiness, Narada masters of the filtering and the gods began to lose patience. Therefore, carrying out the mandate of Batara Guru, they were forced to threaten a second masters in order to immediately move away from the place.
"O, Rama and Pamadi masters of Masters! Don't force us to expel you from this place, "said Batara Narada.
Both of these masters are not afraid because they feel it acaman also is a task to be completed. Therefore, both sides remained firm on the establishment respectively, finally there was a dispute between them. Both the masters remains unperturbed even though they face is the Messenger of the gods. With supernatural powers, they are ready to fight for the sake of maintaining the place. Surefire, a fierce battle was inevitable. Though attacked by the two gods, along with his hosts, the two masters were successful winning battles.
Batara Narada and Lord Penyarikan who lost the fight was immediately flown to Heaven to report to Bathala.
The "Geez, Batara Guru! We have failed to persuade the two masters. They are very Milky mandraguna, "Batara report Narada.
Hear reports it Batara Guru became angry.
"The Foundation is indeed stubborn second masters. They should be given lessons, "said Batara Guru.
"The God vayu, inflatable Mountain Jamurdipa you emptied it!" exclaimed Bathala.
With his divine, the God Vayu immediately blew the mountain. The blowing Of the Wind is like the hurricanes managed to fly Jamurdipa to hover in the sky and then falling right in the fireplace both the masters. The two masters who are in that place was part of Mount Jamurdipa by the littlest toe to death instantly. According to the story, the spirit of the masters became the second watchman mountain. Meanwhile, a fireplace where both make keris Milky turned into a crater. Because it was a crater in the beginning was a fireplace, then the gods changed the name of the mountain being Mount Merapi.