PEARLS OF ADVICE IN THE MADURA SALOKA (Saloka 191 – 200)

SALOKA 191

DHÂGHING BÂRÂS FOOD

It means :
Gnawing healthy meat

Contents of advice:
Problems that spread have negative consequences for people who have nothing to do with the real problem.

Problems that were initially considered small matters, if they involve people who are not wise and without scientific insight, often move wildly and spread in a direction that is out of context. This could target other parties who are not involved in the problem and become victims.

SALOKA 192

AḌÂNTÈ' NYÈLLEMMA GHÂBHUS

It means:
It's like waiting for a cork to sink

Contents of advice:
Waiting for something you don't necessarily get.

This parable is addressed to someone who always hopes for something that he cannot necessarily obtain. Apart from being difficult to come true, such waiting is very useless, because it wastes energy, costs time and thought. An uncertain hope that usually ends in vain.

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SALOKA 193

AJHÂGHÂI TIGER TÈḌUNG

It means :
Wake up the sleeping tiger

Contents of advice:
An example of someone's behavior
heated up brave and influential people who were silent.

Even a coward, when aroused by anger, will rise up to fight.
Small animals that are considered to have the lowest intelligence, such as insects (for example, an ant), if their existence is threatened, will put up a fight. Moreover, a brave person who feels offended, challenged and disturbed will definitely get angry and will definitely put up brutal resistance. The act of challenging a brave person will not bring any benefit at all, but will invite disaster.

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SALOKA 194

AḌIGÂNG AḌIGUNG AḌIGUNA

It means:
Relying on intelligence, strength and power.

Contents of advice:
If someone feels smart, feels strong and has power, feelings of arrogance usually arise.

Other people are considered unimportant while they feel they have the upper hand. With these three advantages, it is very difficult for someone not to become arrogant. With the intelligence he has, he assumes that other people are stupider than him. With the power he has, ordinary people are considered weak and easy to conquer.

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SALOKA 195

BHÂPA' BHÂBHU' GHURU RATO.

It means:
Father, mother, teacher and king.

Contents of advice:
There is a hierarchical order for people that we must respect and obey, namely starting from parents (father and mother), teachers then to the government.

We must respect our parents who brought us into the world, all the teachers who passed on knowledge that is useful for the world and the afterlife, as well as government officials who provide legal protection.
As long as their orders comply with religious norms, legal norms and etiquette, we must obey them.
Since ancient times, Madurese people have always called government leaders "ratu/rato" (a term from ancient Javanese) and not called "king" (a term from Indian language) for both male and female rulers.

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SALOKA 196

BHÂSA NANTOWAGHI BHÂNGSA

It means :
Language determines nation

Contents of advice:
From the language used, it can be determined which nation they come from

Language is one of the identities of a nation. God created humans into tribes and nations to know each other.
By learning the language we will easily get to know him and be able to get along with him
can even collaborate with each other.

SALOKA 197

BÂḌÂ PAKON BÂḌÂ FEED

It means :
There is an order that there must be food/wages

Content of advice:
Anyone who orders someone else should give a sign of thanks

Even though other people we ask for do not ask for something in return, we must know ourselves and be good at thanking someone who has given us services in the form of energy, thoughts and time. If the person we ask for help is indeed selfless, we should know to be grateful. This is where we can maintain a balance in social relations.

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SALOKA 198

BÂḌÂ CATOR MONGKOR

It means :
There is advice but turn your back on it

Contents of advice:
Doesn't want to hear good advice or advice.

An allusion to people who are reluctant to listen to advice from other people. Maybe they feel smarter, feel more experienced, feel more pious, feel they have higher education, or feel older. An arrogant attitude that is not worthy of being imitated.

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SALOKA 199

BECCÈ' KATÈTÈ SALA KATARA

It means :
Goodness will be seen, even wrong deeds will be clear

Contents of advice:
Good and bad actions do not escape observation and are always remembered by others.

No matter how small our good or bad behavior is, it cannot escape the observation of others. We should not be careless in introspecting ourselves, before and after doing something. Even despicable actions that we consider small can be the cause of lowering our self-esteem in the eyes of other people. Don't let a drop of tilapia spoil the pot of milk.

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SALOKA 200

CANGKÈR KATÈNḌIYÂN PÈRÈNG

It means:
Like a cup crushed by a plate

Contents of advice:
Losing power from those who are more senior.

Someone whose level of social strata is always inferior to those who have power. Loses in terms of influence,
material, social status, appearance, insight and so on. His position was still at the bottom as if he was always being crushed.

By R. Tg. Bustomi Irwan Kurniadi Jati Budoyo ,S,Pd.,M.Pd.,MM,C.NS