TRANSFORMASI BAGAWADGITA DAIAM LAKON BISMA DAN DURNA GUGUR PADA PEWAYANGAN JAWA SURAKARTA (Bagawadgita Tranformation in the episude Death of Bisma and Durna on J avaness Surakarta puppetry )

Subandi, Subandi (2007) TRANSFORMASI BAGAWADGITA DAIAM LAKON BISMA DAN DURNA GUGUR PADA PEWAYANGAN JAWA SURAKARTA (Bagawadgita Tranformation in the episude Death of Bisma and Durna on J avaness Surakarta puppetry ). Jurnal Gelar, 5 (1). pp. 146-167. ISSN 1410-9700

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Bagawadgita is a literary work of India which has been adapted into old Javanese language with the title Gitaning Bagawan meaning Kidungan Gusti. Bagawadgita has been adapted into many International languages among others English, Dutch, French, and regional languages such as old Javanese language which later was transformed into pedalangan literature. Bagawadgita constitutes philosophy and art. Bagawadgita contains Kresna's teaching to Arjuna when the war Baratayuda was in progress. Arjuna being one of commanders-in-chief of Amarta was doubtful after having known that his enemies were pepunden / parents he respected very much, teachers who had taught him and his own relatives. As a nobleman, Arjuna actually had not been capable for differentiating duty, task and service. Arjuna still needed Kresna's advice when he was facing his enemies. In the war of Baratayuda, pepunden, teachers, relatives were not taken into consideration. The opponents faced were the enemies who had evil characters and belonged 10 Kurawa. There was no choice in the war, to kill or being killed Life or death is the same. In Baratayuda, those who won led to the honorable why in the world that is power, country and richness; those who died were believed to go into Heaven. As God's messenger for justice, a nobleman had to destroy greed existing in the enemy. As the enemies were those who had provided great merit to him, a nobleman had to carry out his duty and differentiate right and duty exactly. The wise Kresna had many accurate ways in giving advices so Arjuna had strong enthusiasm to destroy his enemies. In the episode of the death of Bisma and Durna, Arjuna was given much advice how to lead to glory. Keywords: Bagawadgita, teaching, a nobleman's duty

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