Batara Kala (Javanese Kanda)
Javanese · deity · perennial in wayang · Recorded classification
Born during Guru’s pursuit of Uma. Guru denies that he is his child while acknowledging bodily origin. He guards the bridge between earth and heaven.
Relations
- manifested from: Batara Guru (Javanese)Guru acknowledges bodily origin but denies ordinary child status in this account.Thomas Stamford Raffles, The History of Java, second edition (1830), vol.I pp.418–428: synopsis of the Kanda (secondary)
- child of: Uma (Javanese Kanda)Thomas Stamford Raffles, The History of Java, second edition (1830), vol.I pp.418–428: synopsis of the Kanda (secondary)
- consort in account: Uma (Javanese Kanda)Manek Maya makes transformed Uma/Durga Kala’s consort; the Kanda instead describes her as his mother.Thomas Stamford Raffles, The History of Java (1830), vol.II Appendix H, chapters I–III, pp.cxii–cxix: Manek Maya (secondary)
Sources
- Born during Guru’s pursuit of Uma. Guru denies that he is his child while acknowledging bodily origin. He guards the bridge between earth and heaven.: Thomas Stamford Raffles, The History of Java, second edition (1830), vol.I pp.418–428: synopsis of the Kanda (secondary)