Once upon a time, Raja Simangolong led an empire in the Teluk Dalam area, North Sumatra. The king has a beautiful, beautiful daughter named Sri Pandan. Besides being beautiful, Sri Pandan is also known for being very kind and skilled at working. He is skilled at weaving mats as well as pounding rice.
The beauty of Sri Pandan has been known throughout the country. Many young people want to propose Sri Pandan. However, Raja Simangolong hoped that Sri Pandan would later marry a prince of another country in order to establish good relations with the country.
Prince Aceh Proposes Sri Pandan
The beauty of Sri Pandan's daughter was heard in the kingdom of Aceh. Prince Aceh was very eager to propose to Sri Pandan's daughter. The king of Aceh then sent an envoy to the kingdom of Teluk Dalam to inform him about the application of Prince Aceh to Princess Sri Pandan. Raja Simagolong was pleased with the arrival of envoys from the kingdom of Aceh. He strongly agreed if the daughter of Sri Pandan was married to Prince Aceh. However, he did not necessarily accept the application. He handed this decision over to his daughter, Sri Pandan.
"I will send a messenger to the Kingdom of Aceh if my daughter accepts the prince's application." said Raja Simangolong to the emissary of the Kingdom of Aceh.
After the messenger of the Kingdom of Aceh left, Raja Simangolong called his daughter. "My daughter, would you accept the proposal from the Prince of Aceh? My father hopes that you will become Prince Aceh's wife so that the relations between the two kingdoms can be established. " said Raja Simagolong to Sri Pandan.
Sri Pandan was silent but did not answer. He bowed his head then cried.
"What's wrong my child? Why are you crying? " asked King Simangolong.
"Sorry father, it's not that I don't want to serve my parents, but I've long established love with other youths. I love him. Once again sorry father. " said Sri Pandan haltingly.
"Who is the young man you are referring to?" King Simangolong is starting to get angry.
"Father's treatment." answered Sri Pandan.
"What? For our loyal servant? King Simangolong was startled.
"That's right, father." said Sri Pandan.
King Simangolong was angry to find that his daughter had formed love with Hobat, the royal servant. "Listen carefully, my child, forget the Remedy. Please accept Prince Aceh's proposal. If you do not want to break your relationship with the Medicine, surely the father will expel the Medicine. " said King Simangolong firmly.
Hobat refused Sri Pandan's request
Sri Pandan felt powerless to hear his father's orders. He immediately met Hobat, asking him to leave together to leave the royal palace. "For goodness, for the sake of our love, we should both leave this kingdom." said Sri Pandan.
"What's wrong? Why does Adinda want us to leave the palace? What about Adinda's parents? " Asked the Medicine.
"The Kingdom of Aceh sent messengers to propose to me. Father hopes that I accept the proposal of Prince Aceh so that good relations can be established between the two countries. We have loved each other for a long time so we should just leave the kingdom of Teluk Dalam. " said Sri Pandan.
Unexpectedly, Hobat rejected Sri Pandan's invitation. Hobat suggested that Sri Pandan accept Prince Aceh's proposal. "You should accept the proposal of Prince Aceh. That would be better for you too for the kingdom of the Deep Gulf. You will become a consort. " said the Medicine.
Sri Pandan was very disappointed with the answer of Hobat, the man he loved. "Alright Medicine, if that is your wish. I would go deeper instead of being the wife of a man I did not love. I will be loyal to my love for you! I will wait for you down! " said Sri Pandan as he hurried away.
"Adinda wait? Do not be rash Adinda! " shouted H panic. But Sri Pandan did not care about Medicine. "What should I do now? I really love him But who am I who is only a maid in the kingdom. I better tell the king even though I willreceive severe punishment. " Grief feels restless.
Sri Pandan Jumps Into Lubuk
Sri Pandan then ran into his room to pack. He brought several pieces of clothing as well as all his gold jewelry. He then left the royal palace to the bottom of the river Asahan. Arriving at the bottom of the Asahan river, Sri Pandan threw all of his luggage into the deep pit. He threw the following clothes and all his gold jewelry while saying "There will be no more beautiful women in this country." Sri Pandan then jumped into the bottom of the Asahan river. He brought his love of medicine deep down.
King Simangolong Regrets His Actions
Not long after, in the royal palace there was a stir. The King and the Empress did not find Sri Pandan, their daughter. King Simangolong then summoned Hobat to find out.
"My wife, where is Sri Pandan? How come it's not been seen? " asked King Simangolong to his wife.
"I don't know where Sri Pandan is. Even in his room Hurry and tell the soldiers to look for him. I'm afraid something bad will happen to him. " said the empress.
"Maybe it has something to do with the problem of the Aceh prince's proposal and Hobat. Guardsman! Call Hajj here! " said the king.
Penitential was facing King Simangolong with feelings of extreme fear.
"O my friend! You are a loyal servant in this kingdom. Don't you dare betray us. " the king shouted.
"Forgive Your Majesty. I will not dare to betray this kingdom. " answer the Medicine.
"Where is Sri Pandan now? Answer honestly! I already know your relationship with my daughter. " said the king.
"Forgive Your Majesty. Servant and daughter of Sri Pandan indeed love each other. He invited me to leave this kingdom. But I reject His Majesty. I asked him to accept applications from the Prince of Aceh. But he refused and threatened to jump into the bottom of the Asahan river. " said the Medicine.
In front of Raja Simangolong, Hobat recounted his conversation with Sri Pandan. He said that Sri Pandan was about to jump into the bottom of the Asahan river because he was disappointed with him. Hobat admitted that he had encouraged Sri Pandan to accept Prince Aceh's proposal.
"What? So my daughter wants to commit suicide by jumping into the bottom of the Asahan river? O our soldiers quickly go to the bottom of the river Asahan to save my daughter! ” the king shouted in surprise.
Hearing the confession of Medicine, immediately King Simangolong and the royal soldiers went to the bottom of the river Asahan. The king ordered his soldiers to dive deep inside to look for Sri Pandan. But after a while, they couldn't find the princess. King Simangolong is very sad to have lost his beloved daughter. He was very sorry that he had insisted on Sri Pandan.
"I really love my daughter. He is a good child and obedient to parents. I'm sorry I forced him to accept the proposal of Prince Aceh. " the king burst into tears.
Since that incident, the lubuk was called Lubuk Emas because Sri Pandan's daughter jumped in with a lot of gold jewelry.
Asahan River is the largest river in North Sumatra Province. The upper reaches of the Asahan river are on Lake Toba, flowing through the Sigura-gura Dam gate and ending up at Nibung Bay in the Malacca Strait. Asahan River is 147 km long with 6 main tributaries. The cities traversed by the Asahan river include Parapat, Porsea, Balige, Kisaran, and Tanjung Balai. Asahan River is very famous for its swift rocky currents plus the beauty of the forest along the river so that in tourism, the Asahan river is used as rafting.
There is a folklore related to the Asahan river, Lubuk Emas. This legend tells the love story of Sri Pandan princess of the Teluk Dalam kingdom with a loyal royal servant named Hobat. Sri Pandan finally chose to plunge into the bottom of the Asahan river to maintain love for her lover.
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