Water discourse in Kakawin Purwaning Gunung Agung

Water is one of the abiotic elements that is widely discussed in the treasures of traditional Indonesian literature, one of which is Kakawin Purwaning Gunung Agung. This text is a kakawin created in modern Bali by Ida Pedanda Made Sidemen. Kakawin Purwaning Gunung Agung discourses on the water in various narratives to harmonize the universe and relate to the entities of the gods. Water is considered a medium whose presence depends on Lord Shiva as a superpower figure. With the reading of deconstruction as stated by Jacques Derrida, water can be interpreted as not just an element of God's creation that is completely subject to Lord Shiva. Water and its representatives fight against Shiva's domination. Readers will be offered new ideas that nature must be protected and used wisely with the principles of sustainability