Panakawan

In story pewayangan especially yogyakarta and surakarta known figure existence panakawan. pana mean to detect, realize troubleshoot that faced and can to give solusi-solusi. while friend or conjugate besides mean to number four, also can memaknai as friend or friend. they are semar along with third the child, that is; gareng, child oldest, petruk second child and the youngest in the family nameds bagong.
Principal task panakawan menghantar and memomong knight figure in look for and achieve the alive aim. connection between panakawan and knight figure connection very bent. sometimes their connection likes slave and bendara, serve and served. sometimes their connection likes within reason king and the people, the and subject, worshipped and worshipped but correcter connection between panakawan and knight likes second friend mutual communicating, interacted, discuss with the idea to finish and remove problems that get in the way in the effort achieves a aim. they are mutual grind (to sharpen mind and idea), asih (compassionate and love), bring up (to watch over and take care).

Knight figure success in achieve the aim very base on panakawan. if the knight poseds low heart can to build harmonic connection with panakawan, want to open heart to listen and carry out suggestion from figure panakawan, and poor alive willing, undoubtedly success reached. but if happen on the contrary, failure that got. because so the dominant character panakawan in determine success the knight, so then appear a question siapakah actually figure panakawan? symbolize to what them? why number four?

By dozens article and opinion that elaborate figure panakawan. mengantaranya that figure panakawan god or nature universal administrator ngejawantah is poor human to cooperates and help human effort so that can achieve noble aim. there also that have a notion that figure appearance panakawan this concurrent with a low class movement that want to demo people strength sesunguh. king and nobles (knight) that, will not ever success deliver the country towards welfare and welfare otherwise supported and at emong by people. such as those which described in leather puppet story that is a success and win in a wrestling gets ‘wahyu’ figure always followed by panakawan.

Meanwhile there that elaborate that to four panakawan be simbol from create, taste, karsa and work. semar has characteristic juts that is white tuft. white tuft at head as simbol from idea, clear brainchild or create, . gareng has characteristic that jut that is knotty kero, bertangan cekot and berkaki lame. to three physical defect symbolizes taste. eye kero, vigilance taste. hand cekot accuracy taste. lame foot carefulness taste. petruk simbol from wish, willing, karsa that described in second his arms. hand in front of looped with the index finger, hind hand in position holds. if moved, second hand like second one who cooperate well. hand in front of indicate, choose what mengehendaki, hind hand has held tight what chosen. while work is symbolized bagong with two hands fifth wide opened the finger, mean hard worker. create, taste, karsa and work be one unitary inseparable. create, taste, karsa and karsa stay in one area that named individual or man innermost, symbolized knight figure. ideal human description is human individual description intact, where create, taste, karsa and work can occupied the function masin-masing harmonicly to then walk along aim noble aim. thereby be clear that between knight and panakawan has connection significant. knight figure success in the alive and achieve ideal aim if is provided a clear idea (create)s, honest heart (taste), wish, round determination (karsa) and want to strive (work).

Allegorized a coachman (human spirit) drive a carriage that pulled four horses (creates, taste, karsa and work). how does that carriage walk to achieve aim very depend on ably coachman in restrain and optimize the eazel. if the skilled coachman undoubtedly to four the horses compact berderap will face to aim target. hindrance that intercept at road will not make carriage will fall and not can to get up to return. most carriage will decrease speed a moment to then will face to return.