Sudhi Wadhani's Terms And Processions That Will Be Followed By Sukmawati Soekarnoputri Converts To Hinduism

Sukmawati Soekarnoputri (Source: Antara)

JAKARTA - The fourth child of the First President of the Republic of Indonesia Soekarno, Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, will soon undergo a religious conversion ritual. Sukmawati will change religion from Islam to Hinduism.

The departure of Sukmawati Soekarno Putri to Hinduism was carried out with the Sudhi Wadhani ceremony. This ritual will be performed at the Sukarno Center Heritage Area in Bale Agung Singaraja, Buleleng Regency, Bali, on Tuesday, October 26.

"Yes, that's right. The event will be in Bali on October 26, 2021, next week," said Arya Wedakarna, head of the Sukarno Center in Bali and the person in charge of the event, when contacted, Friday, October 22.

Sudhi Wadhani is an inauguration ceremony and ratification of the words or promises of someone who sincerely and has a pure heart declares that he adheres to Hinduism.

Sudhi Wadhani itself comes from Sanskrit. Sudhi means purification, while Wadhani is a noun which means to speak.

In carrying out this ceremony, there are several conditions that must be met by Sukmawati Soekarnoputri. This requirement is so that this ceremony can be said to be valid under Hindu law and positive law in Indonesia.

The administrative requirements that must be met by Megawati Soekarnoputri's sister, Sukmawati Soekarnoputri. Among others:

- Make a sincere and sincere statement of embracing Hinduism, without coercion or pressure from other parties in writing. - Written application to Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia or local institutions. - Photocopy of KTP - Two-page 3x4 black and white photo - Prepare witnesses in the Sudhi Wandhi ceremony.

Reporting from various sources, in general the Wadhi Wadhani ceremony that will be carried out by Sukmawati Soekarnoputri includes several stages. Among others:

Sukmawati asked for a form of Sudhi Wandhi's application to the local Parisada Hindu Dharma Indonesia and completed the requirements written above.

Then, Parisada as the person in charge of the ceremony, Sudhi Wadani appointed/recommended a clergyman to lead the ceremony, prepare the ceremony, and place the ceremony.

Next, Parisada called the candidate to be disuddhikan. As usual, the place for the ceremony is in a temple or holy place that is considered suitable for holding the event in question.

After that, the ceremonial leader first delivered the ceremony with a puja mantra before Hyang Widhi and His manifestations centered on the Padmasana sacred building.

In addition, candidates who will take part in pensuddhian are expected to be ready physically and mentally, preparing for birth by first taking a bath, shampooing and wearing clean and neat clothes. While the mental preparation that should be done is to establish devotion and surrender fully to Hyang Widhi as the great witness.

Before entering the courtyard of the holy place, the Byakala ceremony is carried out first, so that those who are worshiped are cleansed from the influence of Bhuta Kala that is entrenched on the body in question.

After carrying out the Byakala ceremony, the worshiped person is ushered into the holy place, then the prayascita ceremony is performed. This ceremony aims so that the person concerned can be cleaned and purified of dirt so that the Atma who resides in his personality can emit its light.

The next ceremony is an upakara offering in the form of Tataban or Ayaban as a statement of gratitude to Hyang Widhi.

After completing the ceremony, the leader of the ceremony reads a statement that has been written by the person who performed Sudhi Wadani, then imitates it carefully.

On this occasion, Arya Wedakarna admitted that he was appointed by Sukmawati to help organize the Sudhi Wadhani ceremony or the inauguration ceremony and ratification of the words or promises of someone who sincerely and with a pure heart declares that he adheres to Hinduism.

"So we help and the preparations are good and it's just a matter of implementation later. But in principle, we renamed the Sudhi Wadhani ceremony back to Hinduism. Mrs. Sukmawati returned to Hinduism based on ancestral instructions, based on a fairly high spiritual process that took a long time so that in the end," he said.

In addition, his party also conveyed that Sukmawati Soekarnoputri's conversion to Hinduism had gone through an approval process with her family.

"Both the families of his sons and daughters are the main ones and also his relatives. Mrs. Megawati, Mrs. Rachmawati, the late Mr. Guntur. Everything is in the process, so it's just an event like that," he said.

Arya Wedakarna said Sukmawati's move to Hinduism was her right to be able to return to her ancestral religion. Because, according to him, Sukmawati's grandmother, Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai Srimben, is from Singaraja, Buleleng Regency, Bali, and is Hindu.

"Because her grandmother Nyoman Rai Srimben from Singaraja is also a Hindu. So she (Sukmawati) also wants her place not in Jakarta but in Bali. But in Bali, the Great Hall is the place of her ancestor, Bung Karno's mother, Nyoman Rai Sirimben," he said.

Sukmawati's decision to embrace Hinduism is called Arya Wedakarna and has gone through a long process. So far, Sukmawati often discusses with priests, monks and stakeholders and likes to read Hindu scriptures.

"I'm a witness to his struggle. Seeing him, it seems like all this time I like Hinduism and Bali. Always asking to come to Pura, for decades and I like to read Hindu scriptures. Likes to discuss with monks, priests, our owners," he said.

"And he also prays daily using Hindu means. Maybe in 2021 he will only get spiritual instructions to return to Hinduism. I also had time to ask if Mrs. (Sukmawati) was ready, whether her family agreed and she said she was ready and I asked to prepare all events," said Wedakarna.