On Wednesday, October 14, balinese celebrated Galungan Holyday, a holyday to commemorate the victory of Dharma (virtue) over Adharma (evil). This holyday is considered the pinnacle of Balinese struggle to subdue the negative force of evil, and what is called evil here is the sad ripu (six internal enemies), they are kama (lust), loba (greed), krodha (anger), mada (drunkeness), moha (confusion) and matsarya (envy). It is an inward struggle, a stuggle to free our mind from the influence of negative force that at the end leads us to do various bad deeds.
Through this struggle is carried out everyday but the ultimate battle occur during three-day period before Galungan, when three personifications of negative force come to the world successively, they are known as Kala-tiganing Galungan – which are Bhuta Galungan, Bhuta Dungulan, and Bhuta Amangkurat.
The strunggle begins on Sunday, when the first personification of negative force Bhuta Galungan comes to the world. On this day, balinese celebrate the Penyekeban Galungan Holyday. The word “penyekeban” derived from the word “sekeb” which means “to cover up,” this word signifies the nature of enclosure or restraint. Sundarigama a sacred Balinese scripture describes this day as “den prayitna anjekung jnana nirmala, lamakane den kasurupan” which means “the day for self restrain in order not to be influenced by the evil force”. Penyekeban day for Balinese is always a day for culltivating self restraint (as the name of this day suggest) since it is an essential weapon for fighting the Adharma.
On Monday, the struggle is going to the higher level since the stronger personification of negative force, Bhuta Dungulan, now mingles with the human being. Balinese celebrate this day as Penyajaan galungan, some said that the word “penyajaan” is derived from the word “jaja” means cookies, but it the context of the struggle between Dharma and Adharma, the word “penyajaan” can also signify “activity to strengthen the determination.
News by International Bali Post
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