Nyi Roro Kidul or also known as Ratu Laut Pantai Selatan, was originally a princess from the kingdom of Pakuan Pajajaran. She is Princess Kandita, a daughter of the king of Pakuan Pajajaran named. How does the story of a royal princess Pakuan Pajajaran become the Queen of the South Coast Sea? Here is the story:
Once upon a time, a long time ago stood a kingdom called the kingdom of Pakuan Pajajaran which was located in the Pakuan area or the city of Bogor, West Java now. The kingdom of Pakuan Pajajaran was led by Sri Baduga Maharaja or also known as Prabu Siliwangi. Empress Prabu Siliwangi is a very beautiful woman. Besides the empress, King Siliwangi also had several beautiful concubines.
From the empress, King Siliwangi was blessed with a daughter who was prettier than her mother. Putri Kandita's name. When growing up, Putri Kandita showed mature, wise and wise nature like her father. So do not be surprised if the daughter of Kandita became the favorite daughter of King Siliwangi.
Based on consideration of the good qualities of Putri Kandita, Prabu Siliwangi intended to make her a substitute for her in the future. The king's plan made his concubines and children from the concubines feel jealous. Therefore, they conspired to expel Princess Kandita and the empress from the palace of Pakuan.
Until finally one day, concubines King Siliwangi and their sons and daughters held a secret meeting to get rid of Princess Kandita. After holding the conversation, they finally agreed to hire a black magician to bewitch Princess Kandita and her mother. They then sent a court lady to see a black magician in a hut in the middle of the forest, quite far from the Pakuan palace.
The court lady immediately went to the house of the black magician. After explaining the purpose of his arrival, the court lady then handed over a number of gold coins to the shaman. Without thinking, the shaman immediately agreed to the evil requests of the concubines.
After the court lady returned to the Pakuan palace, the shaman immediately carried out his duties. With his black magic, the shaman conjured Putri Kandita and her mother with leprosy so that their bodies that were originally smooth and clean, developed ulcerated wounds and gave off an unpleasant odor.
The leprosy that befell Princess Kandita and the queen's mother caused an uproar in the palace. King Siliwangi ordered the doctors to heal them both. But no physician can treat them. The ulcers made the empress's body weak, until finally the empress breathed her last. This incident made Putri Kandita and Prabu Siliwangi very sad.
Putri Kandita Evicted from the Palace
This situation was not wasted by the concubines and their children. They agreed to incite King Siliwangi to immediately expel Princess Kandita from the palace on the grounds that Princess Kandita's illness would have a bad influence on the Pakuan palace.
Of course Prabu Siliwangi could not accept that suggestion because so unfortunately to Putri Kandita. But because the concubines continued to urge him, the king was reluctantly forced to drive Princess Kandita from the palace. Prabu Siliwangi then summoned Princess Kandita and asked her to leave the Pakuan Pajajaran palace so that the kingdom of Pakuan would avoid disaster.
Putri Kandita accepted King Siliwangi's decision. With a broken heart, Putri Kandita left the Pakuan palace. He walked according to where his feet stepped without a definite direction and purpose. After days of walking, Putri Kandita arrived at the south coast. Poor Prabu Siliwingi's daughter was confused where to go. Before him lay a vast and deep ocean. It is also impossible for him to return to the palace. Feeling tired, finally Putri Kandita fell asleep.
In her sleep, Putri Kandita heard an inscrutable whisper that said that she had to throw herself into the high seas for her pain to heal. Believing that voice as a wangsit, Putri Kandita threw herself into the sea. Miraculously, after throwing himself into the sea, his entire body which was afflicted by leprosy gradually disappeared until finally returning to become smooth and clean as before. Not only that, Prabu Siliwingi's favorite daughter also became a powerful princess.
Nyi Roro Kidul
Although his skin disease had healed plus he had supernatural powers, Putri Kandita was reluctant to return to the Pakuan Pajajaran palace. He prefers to stay on the south coast of Pakuan Pajajaran. Since then, Putri Kandita is widely known to various kingdoms in Java as a beautiful and powerful princess with the name Ratu Laut Pantai Selatan or Nyi Roro Kidul.
Attracted by the beauty of Princess Kandita, paraprinces from various kingdoms came to propose to her. Putri Kandita is willing to accept their application as long as they are able to defeat their supernatural powers, including fighting on the waves of the sea in the south of Java. However, if the princes lose, then they must become followers of Nyi Roro Kidul. And indeed, none of the princes who managed to match the magic of Princess Kandita until finally many of them are now followers of Princess Kandita. Thus the folklore of West Java about the origin of Nyi Roro Kidul.
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