Antareja

Antareja (Anantareja)  is a knight of Pendawa who is the son of Raden Werkudara (Bima) and Dewi Nagagini (Sang Hyang Anantaboga’s daughter in the heaven of Saptapratala). Antareja has a wife named Dewi Ganggi Ganggapranawa who is the daughter of the King Takshaka (the serpent king in Tawingnarmada). This marriage has a son named Aryan Danurwenda who became the duke of Astina Kingdom in the reign of King Parikshit. Antareja lived in the Jangkarbumi kingdom with a title Nagabaginda.

The apearence of Antareja is facing downward with Thelengan (widely open) eyes, Bentulan nose and Gethetan mouth. Furthermore, he has a Gelung Sapiturang crown with Jarot Asem; a Sumping (ears ornament) with Pandhan Binethot, Praba, Dibya and a twisted Nagapasa ornaments; and a jangkahan (feet form) of Raton with Konca Bayu. He also used a Candrakirana bracelet and wearing cloth with Poleng pattern (like his father Bima). Generally, Antareja is shown with blue face and his body is as snake scales, or with dark face and Gembleng body.

Antareja was born in the time of the occurrence of a major war in Suralaya, the battle between the gods and the King Nagabaginda of Jangkarbumi kingdom who wanted to marry an angel Sukerti. In that battle, the gods were lost, so he looked for assistance to Nagaraja and Antareja king. Antareja, that has been greased by Nagaraja’s saliva all over his body will not be penetrated by any weapon, was confronted with the King Nagabaginda. There was a fierce struggle, but eventually the immune of Antareja can destroy his enemies. The success of Antareja had been praised by the gods. He was crowned as Jangkarbumi king with a title Nagabaginda.

In the play Sembadra larung, there is told that Antareja left Saptapratala to find her father Werkudara, he appeared on the earth and found Goddess Sembadra had been dead and floated on a board. Therefore, on that occurance Antareja can meet Gatutkaca and his father Werkudara.