Pagerwesi: A Message to Stay Aware
Tuesday, April 17th, 2007 by Sidarta WijayaTomorrow, 4/18/2007, Balinese will celebrate a special holiday, Pagerwesi. The Pagerwesi occur every 210 days on Wednesday Kliwon Sinta (the first Wednesday in Balinese Pawukon calendar). The Pagerwesi mark the beginning of Balinese Pawukon cycle with important message to stay aware and surround oneself with a strong fortification against the forces of evil all the year to come, these pledges clearly stated in the meaning of the word “Pagerwesi”. The word “pager” means “fence” and the word “wesi” means “iron”, on this day Balinese have to erect a strong fence against all evil forces.
The celebration of Pagerwesi is based on the ancient scripture, Sundarigama, which stated that “Budha Kliwon Shinta Ngaran Pagerwesi payogan Sang Hyang Pramesti Guru kairing ring watek Dewata Nawa Sanga ngawerdhiaken sarwa tumitah sarwatumuwuh ring bhuana kabeh”, means “Wednesday Kliwon Shinta is known as Pagerwesi, when Sanghyang Pramesti Guru (God as Supreme Teacher) with Dewata Nawa Sanga (Gods that protect nine directions) meditate for the welfare of all being in the world”.
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