14. BAGONG
Bagong tercipta dari bayangan Sanghyang lsmaya atas sabda Sanghyang Tunggal. Ketika Sanghyang lsmaya akan turun ke Marcapada, ia mohon kepada ayahnya, agar ditemani seorang kawan. Maka pada saat itu juga permohonannya dikabulkan dan diciptalah bayangan lsmaya menjadi Bagong. Menurut riwayat pedalangan pada jaman Mataram, ada seorang dalang bernama Panjangmas yang keturunannya mengembara di Jawa Timur yang memainkan wayang tanpa menghadirkan tokoh Bagong, oleh sebab itu tokoh Bagong dalam pedalangan Jawa Timur sampai sekarang tidak begitu dipentingkan. Bagong beristrikan Endang Batnawati putri Prabu Balyaraja Gandarwa di Pucang Sewu. Sifat dan gaya bicara Bagong kekanak-kanakan, lucu, suaranya serak, tindakannya seperti orang bodoh tetapi dalam perbuatannya selalu benar.
14. BAGONG
Bagong was brought into being from the shadow of Sanghyang lsmaya at the utterance of Sanghyang Tunggal. Before coming to the Marcapada, Sanghyang Ismaya asked his father for a companion. His father granted his wish and created Bagong from Sangh yang lsmaya's shadow.
According to the history of wayang, during the Matararn period there was a dalang (puppet master) named Panjangmas, whose descendant made a trip to East Java and played shadow puppet without using the Bagong figure. T hat is why Bagong is not popular in East Java up to the present.
Bagong is married to Endang Batnawati, daughter of Prabu Balyaraja Gandarwa in Purang Sewu. Bagong is childish both in his characteristics and his way of speaking. He is humorous and has a hoarse voice. He acts like a foolish person but
always do the right things.
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