Sunday, May 22, 2011, I was with some of my classmates, Dito, Elvira, Arief, Faradita, Dhinda, Resty, Puthi, Homie, and Maitri, visited the National Museum is located at Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat. At 9 am I had arrived at the venue. I immediately entered the museum.National Museum I have ever been to before, so I know the ins and outs and the contents of the museum. However, it has been five years have passed, and there is a new part of the National Museum belom I have ever visited, and therefore I was interested to explore new parts of this museum. My eyes were immediately attracted to the large statue located in front of the museum, but I chose to explore the small statue next to it, namely Ardhanishvara.
Ardhanarishvara (Sanskrit: अर्धनारीश्वर, Ardhanārīśvara), is a form of amalgamation of Hindu god Shiva, the god of the Trimurti Destroyer and Parvati as the queen (also known as Devi, Shakti and Uma on this icon). Ardhanarishvara described as the male half female, bordered by a split in the middle of the body. The right side of the body Ardhanarishvara usually gods Shiva (or the male side), describes the traditional attributes.Ardhanarishvara origins lie in the hermaphrodite figure in Hindu religion and culture of ancient Greece. Ardhanarishvara initial source image at the calendar for the Kushan period, starting from the first century AD. Iconography that evolved and perfected in the Gupta era. Puranas and various classic treatise written about mythology and iconography Ardhanarishvara. While Ardhanarishvara remained popular classical form found in most Shiva temples throughout India, very few temples dedicated to this god. Pets or vehicles belonging to Ardhanishvara is Nandi (sacred bull), or concurrent with the regular lion.Ardhanarishvara described as a merging of masculine and feminine energy of the universe (Purusha and Prakriti) and describes how the Shakti, the female principle of God in Hinduism, can not be separated from (or the same, according to some interpretations) of Shiva, the male principle of God in religion Hinduism. Unity principles are elevated as the root of all creation. The other view says that Ardhanarishvara as a natural symbol of Shiva permeates many aspects of life.Ardhanarishvara name means "God is half-woman." Ardhanarishvara also known by other names such as Ardhanaranari ("half-man half-woman man"), Ardhanarisha ("God is half women half men"), Ardhanarinateshvara ("Gods of the half-woman dancer"), Parangada, Naranari ( "man-woman"), Ammiappan (name of the Tamil language which means "Mother-Father"), and Ardhayuvatishvara (in Assam, "a half-god young woman or girl"). Pushpadanta the author of the Mahimnastava Gupta in his book refers to this form as dehardhaghatana ("You and He are each half of the one body"). Utpala, commenting on the Brihat Samhita, calls this form of Ardha-gaurishvara ("The Lord of the half was the most prudent"; the wise, Gauri - is part of Parvati). Purana Vishnudharmottara just call this Ardhanarishvara Gaurishvara form ("Lord / husband of Gauri).
Works of the 16th century iconographic Shilparatna, Matsya Purana and texts like Amshumadbhedagama Agamic, Kamikagama, Supredagama and Karanagama - most of them are from South India - describes the iconography Ardhanarishvara. The right side of the body usually Shiva (male) superior, and the left side is Parvati (female); in the depiction of cultural property endangered Shakti, Parvati or the women's side holds the dominant right side. Icons are usually described as having four, three, or two hands, but rarely depicted with eight arms. In the case of three-arm, hand Parvati has only one arm, showed a lower roles on the icon.Half the men wearing guns-mukuta (hat formed from a pile of tangled hair) on his head, adorned with a crescent moon. Sometimes the guns-mukuta is decorated with a snake and the river goddess Ganga that flows through the hair. Right ear wearing-kundala nakra, sarpa-kundala ("snake-rings") or regular kundala ("ring"). Sometimes, the eyes of the man depicted is smaller than the females and half the mustache is also seen on the side of men. Half of the third eye (trinetra) depicted on the male side of the forehead. Eyes can also be described fully in the middle of the forehead are separated by both sides or eyes half can be displayed above or below the point round on the side of Parvati's forehead. A halo (prabhamandala / prabhavali) can be described at the back of the head;. sometimes the halo forms that may be different on both sides.In this form there are four hands, right hand holding parashu (ax) and others make Abhaya mudra (stance convincing). In some other opinions of his right hand slightly bent and resting on the head of a bull vehicle of Shiva, Nandi, while others made in the Abhaya mudra movement. There are also opinions that say that the right hand holding trishula (trident) and another made a motion varada mudra (blessing mark). Other scriptures describe that trishula and akshamala (rosary) which dipegangdi two good hands. In the form of two hands, right hand holding the Kapala (skull cup) or movement in the mudra varada. He also holds the skull. At Badami reliefs, four-armed Ardhanarishvara plays Veena (lute), using the left and right hand, while the other arm of the male and one female parashu holding a lotus.Half a side of Shiva has a flat masculine chest, straight vertical chest, shoulders broader, wider waist and muscular thighs. Shiva wearing yagnopavita (sacred thread) on the chest, which is sometimes represented as yagnopavita-dragon (serpent used as yagnopavita), or a string of pearls or gems. Yagnopavita can also divide the body into parts that men and women. He wears the characteristic ornament of Shiva iconography, including snake ornaments.In several pictures of North Indian culture, half-naked men and may also ithyphallic (urdhavlinga or urdhavreta: with erect phallus), or with full or half phallus and one testicle. However, imaging is never found in the cultural image of South India; groin is usually covered by clothing (dhoti sometimes of silk or cotton, or a tiger or deer skin), usually down to the knees, and propped up by a sarpa-mekhala, snake corset or snake jewelry. Right foot may be slightly curved or straight, and often resting on the bed of lotus (padma-pitha). Right half section entirely described as horrific and smeared with ash-colored or gold or coral red in appearance, however, this feature is rarely described.Half the women had karanda-mukuta (a crown-shaped basket) on her head or matted hair combed either or both. Left ear wearing-kundala valika (a type of earrings). A tilaka or bindu (red dots round) adorn the forehead, matched with the third eye of Shiva. Left eye was painted with black eyeliner. While the man's neck sometimes adorned with jewels hooded snake, neck Parvati has a blue lotus that fits well with the necklace Shiva.In the form of four arms, one of the left hand resting on Nandi's head, while the other is bent and holding the pose kataka nilotpala (blue lotus) that hangs loosely at his side. In the representation of a three arm, left hand holding a flower, a mirror or parrot. In the case of two icons arm, left hand resting on the head of Nandi, relying either loose or holding flowers, a mirror or parrot. Parrot may also perched on the wrist Parvati. His hands were decorated with ornaments like keyura (ankle bracelet) or Kankana (bracelet).Parvati had breasts, rounded and well-developed feminine narrow waist adorned with a variety of horse-breeding enterprise (religious bangle) and other ornaments, made of diamonds and other gems. He has more complete and thighs and hips curvier body than the male icon torso, hips and pelvis of women is exaggerated to emphasize the anatomical differences between the parts. Although the private parts of men can be described, female genital and groin never described always draped. He was dressed in colorful silk or white to the ankle and one or three belts. Left half wearing an ankle bracelet and feet are painted red with henna. The left foot may be slightly curved or straight, resting on a lotus pedestal. Unlike the half Shiva, half Parvati - smeared with saffron - described as quiet and gentle, a parrot-green or dark colors. He may be wrapped sari covering her body and legs.Impression of my message in visiting this museum is, this museum features a collection of interesting and fairly well maintained. However it should be renovated over the existing old buildings. We also got upset because we came together with a group of tourists from outside the State, so we can not get a chance to tour guides. As a result we're just trying to find your own information we need. Supposed excess should be provided by our tour guide that day. Although it was Sunday, there's no reason we can not get a tour guide. I was annoyed, but I could do nothing. I just enjoy the journey of this museum.
I deeply apologize before that there was no pictures on this post, the file that was supposed to be the picture was corrupted, and therefore i cannot proceed with the pictures about the trip.
So my explanation about the statue Ardhanarishvara and my trip to the National Museum, may be used as reference material. Thank you.
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