Jatukarmas
Chapter 46
The guest that King Jayengrana had been waiting for finally arrived.
The magnificent Panjalu royal retinue, with luxurious carriages, elephant troops and cavalry, entered Jenggala.
Bagus Saksena led the girls and young men of Jenggala to hold a welcoming event in the square .
The sparks of cold mountain water soaked in fragrant flowers soothe tired guests.
Fresh thirst-quenching food and drinks are served immediately, while a welcoming dance is performed by a group of energetic young girls.
After the festive welcoming event, guests are welcome to rest .
Goddess Sekarwangi was welcomed by King Jayengrana. With teary eyes, the King begged to be forgiven all his past mistakes.
Performed a foot washing ritual by the servants, while King Jayengrana splashed holy water on his wife's forehead.
"Sekarwangi Dinda.. Kanda is very sorry. There are so many mistakes I have made to you... It's all kanda's fault. Therefore, I ask you to forgive from the bottom of your heart." said King Jayengrana in a stammer.
He was moved to see the wife he had abandoned more than twenty years ago. A once young and beautiful wife, who accompanied him for decades faithfully. People who have loved and loved him unconditionally.
His wife was now old, but the romance of his face seemed noble and regal, publishing respect and liking.
King Jayengrana was so moved that no tears were shed on his wrinkled cheeks.
Dewi Sekarwangi received an apology from her husband.
The woman's ascetic reached out, grabbed her husband's hand and put it on his head.
"Hamba swore from a sincere heart Iklhas, lascarya, I have forgiven all the stories of our lives long ago. In the heart of the servant all that remains is the hope of seeing happiness for kanda and our children." said the old woman in a trembling voice.
King Jayengrana pulls a hand from his wife's head.
He clasped his wife's hand, while looking into the eyes of Goddess Sekarwangi he made a request.
"Dinda Sekarwangi, go back to the kanda side. Let us live side by side in the werda palace, having handed over the throne to our children" he said expectantly.
"Hamba did not promise to live in the palace forever, Kanda. Because the serene life in the village and mountains has filled the hearts of servants, "Remember the subtle Goddess Sekarwangi.
He had long decided to live a life as a hermit, accompanying his father.
"Then let kanda follow you to become a hermit, after the children have taken over the reins of government" King Jayengrana broke up.
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The next day, after enough rest and hospitality, the group of Panjalu expressed the intention to establish an arranged marriage between the son of Panjalu and the daughter of Jenggala.
"So our arrival is none other than to re-establish brotherly relations between the two kingdoms that have long been tenuous" said Bagawan Wistara as the governor of the Panjalu family.
"We hereby propose a proposal against the long-lost crown princess Jenggala, for the first son of Panjalu, who will soon be crowned crown prince, Raden Surya Kencana."
In the back row of the king, Siluh Candrani who sat with Bagus Saksena, lowered her head timidly.
From the beginning of meeting in the hermitage Bagawan Lalitywara, he had fallen in love with Raden Surya Kencana.
As if struck by the moon, all luck sided with him in order.
Meeting his biological father and half-brother, he suddenly becomes the king's honorable daughter.
And now, the marriage proposal from the prince that he dreamed of day and night, was in front of his eyes.
The handsome prince sat behind the king of Panjalu, with his shadow guards.
What a handsome young man the nobleman looked like, his body towering high, with sturdy shoulders and posture.
Siluh Candrani smiled wryly and remained shy.
Nice Saksena glanced at Siluh Candrani who was smiling.
The young man realized, this younger brother had fallen for Raden Surya Kencana since first glance.
"For the matter of matchmaking, we leave it to our daughter to decide for herself" said King Jayengrana .
"Siluh Candrani's sister, try to tell the father and to the audience, is the sister willing to marry Raden Surya Kencana?" tanya Bagus Saksena to Siluh Candrani.
The audience's eyes were focused on the girl.
Candrani raised her face. His face was as red as a boiled crab.
Just now Siluh Candrani was about to answer, suddenly Dewi Sekarwangi said in a rather loud voice.
"My son, Siluh Candrani. Please listen to what Eyang Bagawan Lalitywara will say..."
So the audience consisting of the noble families of Panjalu and Jenggala fell silent.
The sound of Bagawan Lalitywara was heavy and deep.
"We apologize, in which case there has been a misunderstanding due to a lack of heart-to-heart talk. For this reason, we apologize once again to King Jayengrana.
The true daughter of Jenggala is not the Devil of Candrani. The one who had been nurtured by Dewi Sekarwangi was the daughter of a pair of healers, from which Dewi Sekarwangi learned the science of medicine. Siluh Candrani's parents died as heroes, while treating a plague in an area.
Candrani Siluh is eighteen years old. He was treated and considered a biological child, and his origins have not been informed as he waited for him to mature enough.
As for the misunderstanding that occurred, so Siluh Candrani was carried away by Raden Bagus Saksena and was suspected as the daughter of Jenggala, it was purely our negligence . It is not the responsibility of Candrani.
Daughter of King Jayengrana with Goddess Sekarwangi, born with the name Galuh Kalyana Candradewi, has been raised by the Duke of Daha, under the name Galuh Citrawani Diah Paramhita."
Siluh Candrani and Bagus Saksena pale. The shock they experienced, could not be expressed in words.
Candrani's spirit even lost consciousness due to embarrassment and shock.
Good Saksena who could still control herself, handed the fainted girl over to the servants to be cared for in the inner room.
The young man then went through a difficult time listening to all of those talks.
Everything he heard was like a nest of wasps that were stirred, buzzing with an indistinct hum.
Hearts rebelled.
Of all the girls in this world. Why should he, Galuh Citrawani who became his biological sister?
Why should the girl he loves the most, who he could never get out of the recesses of his heart?
His heart was like being squeezed, chopped, smeared with poison.
Until the conversation was over, Bagus Saksena was only able to look down, hiding her flushed eyes.
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O Lord Batara the Great, O great ancestors.
Where are the sins and faults of the servant in the past birth, so that the servant must have such a destiny?
Why should she, the girl whom I love with all of her body, be someone else's ration?