Wednesday, March 2, 2011

What It's DAKSINA MEANING

What It's .. Daksina .?
Daksina Meaning and types

For the Balinese term / word Daksina is a common thing one needs known to the ceremony.
Daksina derived from the Sanskrit word. Daksina be meaningful wages, Daksina can also mean the south or the name of the offerings. Supplies Daksina namely coconut, duck eggs, whole grains. In Lontar Siwagama, coconuts as a symbol of ananda - of the universe created by God.
Daksina made of palm leaves that resemble a place like the basket is in place is made up language called Daksina bali. in place / This place is made up of the contents of various kinds of objects that are fixtures of these Daksina. If we look at the contents inside the place is made up daksina always covered with a leaf that strung together to form a plus sign (+) which called Tread Dara, then a row above it filled grains of rice and coconut, and coconut filled with kojong above, each filled with eggs, peselan, gantusan, banana, slight hit tingkih and pangi base, above the coconut filled with yarn tatebus white. And above daksina added with canang payasan which often also called pasucian / pangresikan. Daksina also filled sasari / money. Daksina intact in its use is usually coupled with other types of upakara such as: squeeze, ajuman and others. However daksina also can stand alone if it serves as a daksina daksina Linggih. But usually this Linggih daksina ditambahka with chilli was significant as a symbol of the face.

Daksina also many kinds. Among daksina alit if the amount of each single seed. Daksina pakakalan, containing two times daksina alit. Daksina krepa, when it tripled from daksina alit. Daksina big, four-fold if the contents of daksina alit. Daksina galahan pemogpog or, if the contents five times the daksina alit.

The types Daksina
1. Daksina multiples of 1: daksina alit.
2. Daksina multiples of 2: daksina pakala-kalaan (Manusa Yajna).
3. Daksina multiples of 3: daksina krepa (Rsi Yajna).
4. Daksina multiples of 4: daksina gede / pamogpog (big ceremony).
5. Daksina multiples of 5: daksina galahan.

Any supplementary material in this daksina have symbolic meanings:

1. Tread Dara (+) which is shaped like a plus sign, is the foundation of Hindu religion that is slow Swastika. Where is the symbol of vinca is a symbol of a harmonious relationship in a vertical and horizontal. That is a harmonious relationship between man and creator / Ida Sang Hyang Widhi Wasa / God Almighty and the harmonious relationship between man and fellow human beings and the natural surroundings. Due to the harmonious relations which are then able to walk with a balanced life.

2. Rice is a staple source of life, and as a symbol of seeds that the seeds of life.

3. Coconut mashed a versatile fruit disimbulkan as the earth and also as the head.

4. Eggs used in daksina attempted use of duck eggs. Why not just use chicken eggs to Daksina?. If we see from the properties owned by the duck, the duck can be grouped in species belonging satwam properties. While the chicken can be grouped into types of creatures that have the nature of rajas. Ducks have properties listed for satwam because, ducks can sort out the food. Although the food was there in the mud. So the duck is always on identikkan with animals that have properties satwam thanks ability. While chicken is said to have properties rajas, because this chicken is active and is often used as a cockfighting arena that is cockfighting chicken. Not cockfighting ducks. That's why duck eggs used in daksina. Duck eggs here deliver the holy souls, because ducks are able to choose foods that can or can not eat, ducks are also very harmonious with each other and to adjust his life both on land, water and air

5. Peselan. Pesela consists of five types of leaves that represent the five colors namely: 1). Mango leaf-green color represents black, 2). Durian leaf representing white color, 3). Leaves yellow represents complexioned, 4). Mangosteen leaves represent the color red, and 5). Leaf color represents Brumbun barked. The five kinds of color of the leaves is used as a symbol of the Panca Dewata the black color is the color of the god Vishnu, white is the Iswara, yellow is a Mahadeva, Brahma and the red is Brumbun (Five colors) is Shiva. However, there are still many who use other types of leaves to represent the fifth leaf as leaf rambutan, endongan and so without reducing the symbolic meaning contained therein. Because in addition based on the tattwa each ceremony has always been based on the village (the place), kala (time), and Patra (Conditions).

6. Gantusan that is wrapped in banana leaves (2 packs). Each filled with all kinds of fish, spices (which represents the contents of the land and sea) and grains (5 kinds) that has color (black, white, red, yellow and mix).

7. Raw banana, in terms of its color is green / black. In the game symbolizes the finger.

8. Tingkih in terms of its color is white which symbolizes purity.

9. Pangi, from the color is red, it symbolizes the counterculture pangi chin.

10. Base / betel slight hit symbolize people who were praying.

11. The use of yarn in every execution of religious ceremony has a symbolic meaning as a liaison between the rope and a revered worship, our spirituality as a binder and also on certain upakara upakara-thread symbolizes the gut. *




Informed by mybaliinfo.blogspot.com

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