The Bali Folklore of Jaya Prana
The first time I heard the story of Jayaprana, I was still a teenager. My teacher told it like it was a movie—full of love, betrayal, and a tragic end. Years later, I found myself standing at Teluk Terima, the place where Jayaprana’s story ended—and somehow, it felt strangely familiar.
There’s a small temple in Teluk Terima where Balinese people still come to pay their respects to the spirits of Jayaprana and Layonsari. I’ve been there myself with my family. It’s quiet, surrounded by nature, and somehow the air feels heavy with memory. We didn’t say much while we were there—just prayed in silence, as if the story itself was still echoing in the wind.
Layonsari
Jayaprana was a loyal servant in the kingdom of Kalianget. He married his true love, Layonsari, but their happiness didn’t last long. The king, who was supposed to bless their union, fell for Layonsari and sent Jayaprana away to die. The poor man was killed in the forest under the king’s order. And Layonsari? She ended her life rather than belong to someone else.
the king
It’s funny how some stories refuse to fade, even when the people in them are long gone. Maybe it’s because we see bits of ourselves in them—our hopes, our heartbreaks, our choices. Or maybe it’s just that some love stories, even the sad ones, are worth retelling. Note pictures are generated with google image fx
The love story is tragedy and it proves that if you love someone you would stand by it at all cost. Selfish king, poor lovers ended killed in the battle and the wife ended her life.
Well, exactly. You are like Balinese, you know the story.
What a tragic story it is! 😔
I have been to Bali once, for maybe 5 days in Ubud, visiting a friend.
Great people, great and very mythical place! I will do a post on the photography from there later.
Also I know its a very intact, spiritual place, I pick up on those things easily and felt totally at home, in fact better than most of the years I remember... Getting a flower offering for good luck on my rental motorbike every morning, things like that actually matter a lot 🙂
Right. Thanks for sharing Bali experience. We are quite supertitio us and we have strong traditions.
A very sad love story. You aummarized the story with few words but I clearly understand what happened to the couple and I feel sadness, how much more on your side when you were actually in the place where it happened.
Wow... what n incredibly moving post. It's strange how some stories, when told just right like your teacher did, stick in our veins and hearts forever. How special it is that you had the opportunity to visit this place, as sad as the ending of the story is. Thank you so much for sharing!
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