The Bajang Child Swinging the Moon (52)

Sukrosono becomes a child playing with the moon. The moon becomes a very light ball. Sukrosono feels he has rediscovered his lost childhood. He is so happy, when he can easily swing on the moon.

So they prepared themselves to help the gods, uprooted Mount Mandara and carried it together into the ocean of milk, Ksiranarwa. The moon mountain was placed in the middle of the ocean. Sang Hyang Akupa, the god of tortoises and turtles, was used as its support. Sang Hyang Basuki, the demon dragon provided his tail and head as a handle for the gods and demons to turn Mount Mandara as they stirred the ocean of milk. In order to prevent Mount Mandara from swaying to the right and to the left, Lord Indra sat on top of the mountain. For a long time, the gods and demons stirred the ocean of Ksiranarwa, but could not find tirta amerta (water of life, for immortality). They were exhausted. Fortunately, the demons summoned the moon. Moonlight emerged, reflecting off the ocean of milk. Its light radiated, making the surroundings beautiful. In this beautiful gleam, Sang Hyang Laksmi was unable to remain silent anymore. The Goddess of Beauty suddenly emerged, adding to the charm of the nature that had been filled with the glow of the moonlight. "Don't stir the Ksiranarwa ocean with force, stir it with the beauty of the moon," said Sang Hyang Laksmi.

The gods and demons obeyed her order. They no longer relied on their own strength, but depended on the beauty of the moon. At that moment, the heads of the demons transformed into the moon. Thousands of moons circled in the ocean of milk. Everything became light, as though strength was no longer needed, only the willingness to believe in the beauty of the moon. The ocean of milk slowly melted, and its liquid gathered into one. The gods quickly put the liquid into the cupu (small ceramic jar). They had succeeded in finding and obtaining tirta amerta, the water of life. But they took it and controlled it themselves, unwilling to share it with the demons.