The Divine Blessing of Kingship

The story come from the epic tale of Mahabharata.

Wahyu: Spirit

Cakra: Wheel

Ningrat: Nobility 

Wahyu Cakraningrat

The divine blessing of kingship.

It is something that’s always moving, spinning with energy of nobility. It can exist in the universe under one condition: it must have a golden body that can contain it and is worthy of it.

It is always in search of the golden body that is pure physically and mentally, intelligent, able to resist temptations, resist accusations, have a good heart, honesty, integrity, patience, as well as compassion for others. 

The divine blessing was soon to descend to earth to be bestowed on the worthiest recipient. The recipient who could accept and hold the blessing within him would become the ruler and so would his descendants.

Three princes were competing for it.

First was Prince Lesmana Mondrakumara, a member of the Kurawas from Hastina. He was accompanied by the Kurawa brothers into Krendhayana forest where the Wahyu would descend. 

Next was Prince Somba from kingdom of Dwarawati, accompanied by Setyaki.

Then there was Prince Abimanyu, son of Arjuna, one of the five Pandawa brothers, accompanied by Semar, Gareng, Petruk and Bagong.

Prince Lesmana was pampered, unprepared and hence failed at the test. He then left the forest.

Prince Somba initially passed the test, received the Wahyu. Pride then grew in him, feeling that his father, Kresna, was wrong in his prediction that Abimanyu would be the one who could receive the Wahyu. Subsequently, he failed another test, the Wahyu left him and Setyaki had to carry an unconscious prince back to the kingdom.

Prince Abimanyu became the one who could pass the test to receive the Wahyu and to retain the Wahyu.

The Kurawas upon knowing that attacked Prince Abimanyu and wanted to take the Wahyu by force. Two Pandawa brothers, Arjuna and Bima, jointly repelled them. 

The moral of the story is that the right to rule had to be earned and subsequently treasured, maintained well. Those who don’t deserve cannot have a firm grip so cannot hold onto it or even if can, not for long.

Prince Abimanyu’s son, grandson of Arjuna, later on became the king in the period after the defeat of the Kurawas and the death of Prince Abimanyu in the Kurukshetra war commonly known as Bharatayuddha. 

He was known as King Parikshit and played a major role in consolidation of the Kuru state, arrangement of Vedic hymns into collections, among other things that transformed Kuru into dominant political and cultural center of northern Iron Age India. He was known as a great Kuru King whose realm flowed with milk and honey and people lived happily in his kingdom.

In today’s era the concept of Wahyu is still relevant, especially at the very high levels such as national leaderships, command of conglomerates, multinationals, international financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds and other large-scale groups that need leaderships with heart and wisdom.

In life, it is important to listen to our inner compass, be receptive to guidance and to do the best we can to deliver as much value as we possibly can in this lifetime. We do have the responsibility that is of wider scope than our own livelihood. We do have to care about others too and add value, be of value to others, and the more we do that the better.

Only then that we are among those who get chosen by the Divine, hence can obtain and sustain holding the Wahyu in the roles given to us.

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