THE ORIGIN OF PATI PESANTENAN REGENCY

Once upon a time there was a region called Duchy Paranggaruda. The regent had a son named Raden Josari or more popular as Menak Josari. He was ugly and physically disabled. Menak Josari fell in love with Dewi Ruyung Wulan, a daughter of Puspo Handung Joyo from Duchy Carangsoko.

“Dad, I wanna marry Ruyungwulan….owh, she is the most beautiful girl in this world, don’t you think so daddy?”

“ Of course my dear…. Tomorrow we will propose that beautiful angel.”

Dewi Ruyung Wulan didn’t like Menak Josari, so she asked him a condition to find a set of Gamelan that can play by themselves without anyone playing them. Menak Josari was so upset with this request. He wasn’t used to Then his father asked Patih singopati and Yuyu Rumpung to find that kind of Gamelan.

“ Both of you must find the Gamelan. I don’t want to make my son disappointed. Never come back before you find them!” Yudhopati said.

Fortunately, after several months Patih Singopati found Ki Dalang Soponyono who can provide this kind of Gamelan. Even Ki Soponyono also agreed to perform puppet performance on the wedding day.

When marriage feast was about to be held, Dewi Ruyung Wulan wasgrieving. So she asked Ki Soponyono to perform her story,

Although Ki Dalang Soponyono felt so confused that Dewi Ruyung Wulanasked him personally to perform sad story which is unusual for a wedding party, he…. accompanied by his two beautiful sisters, Ambarsari and Ambarwati, tried hard to do his job well.

“ ooooooo…it was told that once upon a time there was a pretty lady who was so sad….. she can’t help to marry someone she never love….ooooooo.” (said like the Dalang in Puppet performance)

On the other hand, Menak Jaseri felt so happy be sitting with Dewi RuyungWulan. “ You are so beautiful… like an angel my darling.”

“You are beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, …. You’re really pretty my angel.” Hisnaughty hands tried to pinch her cheeks, thus making her feelinguncomfortable. In the middle of puppet performance suddenly Dewi Ruyung Wulan ran from her chair and threw herself into Soponyono’s lap.

“ I’m so lonely broken angels… I’m so lonely listen to my heart…what a lonely broken angels… come and save me before I fall apart…..” (  Broken Angel by Arash feat Helena) Dewi Ruyung Wulan sang a sad song.

She had been drifted by the story and fallen in love with Dalang Soponyono whose face is more handsome than Menak Jaseri.

“Please take me away Kakang Soponyono, I’d rather die than marry Menak Jaseri!”

Everyone was shocked and so were their parents. Ki Dalang Soponyono was also surprised and afraid………then he used his magical power to blow the lamps in Carangsoko Duchy.

In the darkness, Dalang Soponyono with his two sisters ran away taking Dewi Ruyung Wulan. The Carangsoko Regent, Puspo Handung Joyo was so angry. He ordered his vice regent, Singopadu to deal with the problem.

After the lamps turned on, Prince Josari was so upset knowing that his bride ran away with Soponyono.

“What can I do? Will I be getting through… now, that I must try … to leave it all behind…. Did you see? What you have done to me? So hard… to justify…. Slowly it’s passing by…. Forever and one I will miss you …. Tomorrow I will kiss you, yet again way down in Never land. So hard I was trying, tomorrow I’ll still be crying….how could you hide… your lie… your lie….. your lie……” ( Forever and One by Hellloween) Prince Josari sang sadly.

Owh…. I’m not going to lose her… I’ll never ever lose her! Now asked the troops to find her! No one will ever have her! Youuuuuu  youuuuu youuuu must find her! (from the Backyardigans)

Then, Singopadu prepared his soldiers assisted by Paranggarudo soldiers to search after Dewi Ruyung Wulan. However in searching for Dewi Ruyung Wulan, Paranggarudo soldiers broke into people’s house and drove them in shocked and terror. This attitude had made Handung Joyo feel so angry with Yudhopati, Paranggarudo Regent.

Meanwhile Ki Soponyono and Dewi Ruyung Wulan, accompanied by his two sisters ran away toward the forest, they walked along the river. Dewi Ruyung Wulan with her party had changed their clothes into peasant clothes to disguise their appearance.

They reached Bantengan village in Trangkil in the region of Panewon Majasemi. These four people were so tired and thirsty but they couldn’t find any water. It was in the dry season that the river was dry and they couldn’t go to the people’s house for the sake of their own safety.

Fortunately they found a plantation of cucumber and watermelon. They couldn’t help stealing these fruits. Not knowing that Panewu Sukmoyono’s brother named Raden Kembangjoyo and his people were spying them.  Ki Soponyono could beat all the men except for Kembang Joyo. R. Kembangjoyo defeated Ki Soponyono and took all of them before his brother,Penewu Sukmoyono.

Fortunately, having introduced the three girls and told their story completely,Soponyono and the party was accepted to stay in the house. Even Penewu Sukmayono willingly accommodated and protected them.

Feeling so grateful for their help, Dalang Soponyono presented his sisters to Penewu. As for Dewi Ruyung Wulan, she would be returned to her father, Puspo Handung Joyo, the regent of Carangsoko.

Meanwhile, there was a thief in Majasemi. Yuyu Rumpung from Kemaguhan{which belonged to Paranggarudo Regency) who had known that keris Rambut Pinutung with Kuluk Kanigoro were great heirlooms belonging to Sukmoyono ------ ordered his man, named Sondong Majeruk to take both heirlooms. Unfortunately, these two heirlooms could be saved by Sondong Makerti. Even Sondong Majeruk was killed by Sondong Makerti. Yuyu Rumpung was so angry and ordered his men to join Paranggarudo soldiers and attack Majasemi.

There was a very fierce battle. Many were killed in the battle, even Ki PenewuSukmoyono was killed in the fighting. Knowing that Penewu had been killed,Raden Kembangjoyo, holding keris Rambut Pinutung with Kuluk Kanigoro rampaged Paranggarudo. This time, troops of Carangsoko were helping Kembangjoyo. Patih Singopati and Patih Singopadu were also killed on the battlefield

Although fighting in Majasemi ended with a lot of victims, Kembangjoyo could beat Paranggarudo. Then Ki Saponyono escorted Dewi Ruyung Wulan together with Raden Kembangjoyo to Carangsoko. Finally, Dewi Ruyung Wulan was married to Raden Kembang Joyo.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do.

Love, love me do.
You know I love you,
I'll always be true,
So please, love me do.
Whoa, love me do. (Love Me Do by The Beatles)

Kembangjoyo stayed in Carangsoko and became the regent of Pati Peleburan, which was the unification of Paranggarudo, Carangsoko dan Majasemi.  

It was told that Kembangjoyo together with Dalang Soponyono had opened Kemiri forest to make a new capital city of Pati Pesantenan regency. The name Pati Pesantenan was inspired by an event happened during the forest clearance. Here is the story…

At that time, there was a man passing by near the forest. He was taking a barrel made of clay.

“Stop!’ said Kembangjoyo, “Please tell me who you are and what you are carrying in the barrel?”

“I’m Ki Sagola, and I’m carrying Dawet in this barrel. I am used to passing this forest.”

“Dawet? What is that? I’ve never heard about such thing.” Then Ki Sagolaexplained about Dawet.

Close your eyes and I'll make you,
a glass of my Dawet;
Remember I'll always be true.
And after you drink it,
you will know what the taste,
And you’ll ask me for more and for more.

All my dawet made of coco milk
All my dawet made of rice Starch           (sang as All My loving by The Beatles)

 Raden Kembang Joyo was so  impressed with the drink because it was so delicious. Being told that Dawet was made of starch (or Pati in Javanese) and coconut milk (Santen in Javanese), then Raden Kembang Joyo named the regency into Pati Pesantenan.

The end

The moral messages from this story are;

1.       If you can’t marry for love, you must marry for goodness

2.       In the end the truth will prevail

3.       Inspiration comes from anything,,,anywhere

Source : Sejarah Hari Jadi Kab. Pati, 1994