Kresna

Kresna was the king of Dwarawati, the wisest man in the world

Kresna was t he king of Dwarawati, the wisest man in the world, the incarnation of Wisnu, had been assigned by Batara Guru to become a referee in Baratayuda. (see Baratayuda and The Kingdom of Dwarawati).

The war had to be in accord with the script known as Jitapsara. The ksatrias with very strong supernatural power were not permitted to participate. Before the Baratayuda, a son of Bima, Antasena and son of Arjuna, Wisanggeni had disappeared mystically to guarantee the victory of Pendawa, upon the advice of Sang Hyang Wenang, the grand-father of Guru.

Another son of Bima, Antareja was killed after following Kresna’s advice (See The Kingdom of Amarta). He was too strong to every enemy, furthermore there was a prediction, if he took part in Baratayuda he should meet Baladewa, Kresna’s brother. Kresna knew that his brother could not match Antareja.

Baladewa was told by Kresna to meditate in a lonely place. When the war began, he should be informed. Baladewa stopped his meditation only after the Baratayuda. Kresna although an incarnation of Wisnu, wise and clever, probably he could make a mistake too. It was human, as the case of Antareja. He was trusted by Guru to act fairly and diplomatically. In fact, he was a great diplomat. .

Nakula & Sahadewa

Nakula & Sahadewa are the fourth and Fifth of Pendawas (They are twin brthers). Like their step-brothers, both of these warrior has supernatural power. Eventhough they have different mother, Nakula and Sadewa are always loyal to their three step-brothers.

Arjuna

Arjuna is the third Pendawa. He is a handsome warrior. He is also powerful. He practices meditation; therefore he has received lots of powerful weaponry. He is very skilled in the art of archery.

Bima

Bima or Werkodara is the second Pendawa . He has a large, strong body and has very sharp thumbnails. He never uses formal language to anyone (except to Dewaruci). He represents the power of Five Pendawas.

Puntadewanata or Yudistira

Puntadewanata or Yudistira is the oldest of Five Pendawas. He is so patient so that he is often called as having the white blood. He would never fight or go to war. He has a powerful amulet named Kalimasada.

pandawa

Pandawa adalah para keturunan Raden Pandu dari kedua istrinya yaitu Dewi Kunti dan Dewi Madri. Dimulai dengan para pandawa pada saat muda dimana pada saat itu mereka masih bernama (dimulai dari yang paling tua) :

• Raden Puntadewa, yang lebih dikenal dengan nama Yudistira
• Raden Bratasena, yang lebih di kenal Bima
• Raden Pamade, yang lebih di kenal dengan nama Arjuna
• Raden Nakula dan Raden Sadewa, karena kembar maka wayang yang digunakan juga sama