The story of "Dewa Ruci" describes a Disciple's obedience to the Teacher, and hard struggle to achieve something. This Story from Epic "Mahabharta" महाभारत is immortalized and well depicted in the form of Statues. A Marvelous piece of Sculpture.
Patung Dewa Ruci at Nusa Dua , Denpasar , Indonesia
The Statue of "Dewa Ruci" recounts the journey of Bimasena भीम when "Rishi Drona" ऋषि द्रोण asked him to fetch "Tirtha Amertha" अमृत from the Ocean. Bima भीम dived in to the bottom of the ocean, where he met Nemburwana Dragon ( Naga) नाग . There was a fierce battle between the two. During the fight the Naga wrapped around Bima's body and Bima choked the Naga's neck and drove his Nails (Gada गदा ) to the Naga neck. Naga was killed with nail piercing by 'Pancanaka' Bima. Due to exhaustion the Naga was almost dead and from the body of Naga , Dewa Ruci appeared in the form of "Sang Hyang Acintya" giving Life Philosophy discourse to Bima. Honest and Tough and Ksatriya Bima accepted Amertha's Tirta from Dewa Ruci.
Hyang in Kawi, Javanese, Sundanese, and Balinese is an unseen Spiritual Entity that has Supernatural Power in Ancient Indonesian Mythology.
Acintya also Atintya (Sanskrit: "the unthinkable", "the Inconceivable", "He who cannot be imagined"), also Tunggal (Balinese: "Unity") is the Supreme God of Indonesian Hinduism , especially on the island of Bali )
This story of the Sculpture inspired from Epic Mahabharta महाभारत , the parts of the Statue includes -
1. The top God Ruci is " Sang Hyang Acintya" (Dewa Ruci figure)
2. The human statue is Bima
3. The Naga Baruna in angry form
4. At the bottom the wave of Water (Ocean) surrounded by water pool Fountains that symbolize the sound of the Ocean during the battle between Naga and Bima.
1. The Top God Ruci is " Sang Hyang Acintya" (Dewa Ruci figure)
2. The human statue is Bima भीम
3. The Naga Baruna in angry form , Pierced by Bheema with his Nail गदा
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4. At the bottom the wave of Water (Ocean) surrounded by water pool
Fountains that symbolize the sound of the Ocean during the battle between Naga and Bima.
The statue of Dewa Ruci is made by the great Balinese Sculptor named I Wayan Winten , who inherited this expertise from his father . I Wayan Winten began to pursue the world of sculpture since the age of 7 years. He produced many famous concrete base material Statues.
The statue of Dewa Ruci was built in 1996. The name of Dewa Ruci is very famous in Indonesia and Indonesian Navy Ship TNI is named after Dewa Ruci.
This statue tells the journey of Bima (Werkudara) when he went to fetch the Amertha Tirta. The statue is also referred as the statue of Bima. As per Indonesian version , Bima is an honest, innocent, brave, loyal and innocent person and his innocence and loyal friendship is misused by Kurawa कौरव through Rishi Drona (Teacher of Bima) to look for the Tirthas Amertha (Tirta life) situated on the seabed and impossible to find. After his struggle into the Southern Ocean which was occupied by the Neburwana Naga (Naga Baruna) , the Naga was defeated.
The Statue of Dewa Ruci is located at the crossing of Nusa Dua - 1. Airport to Denpasar, 2. Nusa Dua, 3. Airport to Tanah Lot and 4. Sanur to Kuta .
