Sood Hua Jai Jao Chai Tewada

King Kurepan, a monarch of the celestial lineage (Wong Thewa) and the eldest brother among three other kings—King Daha, King Kalang, and King Singhasari—was blessed with a son from his chief queen (Pramaisuree). The newborn prince was a boy of such immense merit and exalted destiny that the supreme deity, Lord Asandaewa, descended from heaven to bestow upon him a magical kris (dagger) inscribed with the name "Inao." Meanwhile, King Daha also had a daughter with his chief queen, named Bussaba. To preserve their divine bloodline and prevent it from mixing with outsiders, the two kings agreed to betroth their children to each other while they were still young.
However, as Inao grew into a handsome young man, his grandmother in the city of Manya (his mother's birthplace) passed away. Because his mother was pregnant, Inao had to attend the royal funeral in his parents' stead. There, he met Princess Jintara, the daughter of the King of Manya, and fell deeply in love with her at first sight. Jintara reciprocated his feelings. When news of this reached Kurepan, Inao's mother used the birth of her new daughter as an excuse to summon Inao back to the city, announcing the imminent royal wedding between Inao and Bussaba.
Desperate to return to Jintara, Inao devised a trick, claiming he wanted to go on a forest expedition. Along the way, he playfully disguised himself as a bandit chief and conquered various small kingdoms. The defeated rulers (Ratu) pledged their loyalty, offering their sons and daughters as tribute. Among them, Inao gained Sangkamarata, the son of one of the rulers, as his most trusted confidant and right-hand man. Upon arriving in Manya, Inao took Princess Jintara as his consort and officially called off his betrothal to Bussaba. This deeply angered King Daha. To spite Inao, when Joraka—a small-town ruler who was dark-skinned and unattractive—came to ask for Bussaba's hand in marriage, King Daha spitefully agreed.
When the supreme deity Lord Asandaewa learned of this, he decided to teach Inao a lesson. He magically caused Prince Wiyosakam, the son of King Kamangkuning, to find a portrait of Princess Bussaba. Wiyosakam became so obsessed with her that he relentlessly pleaded with his father to march their army to seize Bussaba from Joraka. Under orders from his father, Inao was forced to leave Jintara and lead his army to fight Wiyosakam. Inao emerged victorious, killing both King Kamangkuning and Prince Wiyosakam.
After the battle, Inao was granted an audience with King Daha, where he met Bussaba for the first time. He was completely mesmerized and fell hopelessly in love with her. However, Bussaba, harboring deep resentment towards him, refused to speak to him or have anything to do with him. Consumed by anxiety and terrified of losing Bussaba to Joraka, Inao concocted a drastic and wicked plan: he set fire to the theater during Bussaba and Joraka's wedding ceremony and kidnapped Bussaba, hiding her in a golden cave.
Lord Asandaewa was furious at Inao's actions. He conjured a massive storm that swept Bussaba and her nannies away, dropping them at the border of the kingdom of Pramotan. The deity then disguised Bussaba as a young man named Unakan and gave her a magical kris. Unakan performed great deeds and was adopted as the son of King Pramotan. Meanwhile, Inao disguised himself as a forest bandit named Panji and set out with his trusted nanny Prasanta, his confidant Sangkamarata, and his younger sister Wiyada. They wandered aimlessly and faced great hardships in their desperate search for Bussaba.
Years passed, and Inao grew weary and despondent. Upon meeting a hermit, he decided to ordain as a monk, devoting himself to meditation. Lord Asandaewa, taking pity on him, appeared before Bussaba and cryptically told her to march her army eastward to find Inao. Still disguised as the young man Unakan, Bussaba asked King Pramotan for permission to leave the city, claiming she was going out to find a bride. Along the way, various city rulers offered her their daughters, including the exceptionally beautiful Kusuma, whom Unakan reluctantly had to accept.
Eventually, Unakan encountered Inao, who was still disguised as an ascetic. Neither recognized the other, and they immediately clashed, as Inao had heard of Unakan's formidable reputation. When Inao learned that Unakan was heading to the city of Kalang—and that King Kalang was so pleased with Unakan that he planned to marry his daughter, Sakanuengrat, to him—Inao was displeased, as Unakan was not of the celestial lineage. Inao and his followers left the monkhood and followed them to Kalang. Under the guise of the bandit Panji, he presented himself to King Kalang and pledged his loyalty. King Kalang accepted him.
Inao’s flirtatious nature had not faded; upon meeting Sakanuengrat, he took a liking to her. This upset Unakan, who feared the celestial bloodline would be tainted, leading the two disguised figures to constantly test and guard against each other. During this time, Sangkamarata began to suspect that Unakan might actually be a woman. He secretly spied on Unakan while she was bathing. Startled and panicked, Unakan fled the city of Kalang and ordained as a nun named Aenung. She studied the art of prophecy under a hermit until she became a master.
Meanwhile, Siyatra, Bussaba's younger brother, missed his sister and Inao dearly. He left his city to search for them, disguising himself as a forest dweller named Yaran. Yaran arrived in Kalang, and King Kalang, taking pity on him, took him into the palace. Yaran became smitten with Wiyada and tried to sneak in to see her, leading to a fight with Panji. During the struggle, their magical krises clashed, producing sparks of fire—a sign that they were relatives. Overjoyed to be reunited with Siyatra, Inao (Panji) finally allowed Siyatra and Wiyada to be together.
Elsewhere, the ruler of Mangada wanted to find a bride for his younger brother. Desiring King Kalang's daughter as his sister-in-law, he plotted to have his men sneak into the city, kidnap Panji, and hold him hostage so he could march an army to seize Sakanuengrat. However, the kidnappers took the wrong person, abducting Siyatra instead. Shocked by Siyatra's disappearance, Inao and Wiyada sent Prasanta to search for him. Prasanta eventually found Bussaba, who was still disguised as the nun Aenung. Using her prophetic skills, Bussaba revealed that Siyatra was in Mangada, allowing Prasanta to successfully rescue him.
Curious about the nun Aenung, Panji went to see her. She looked incredibly familiar to Bussaba, but when he secretly stole her kris and saw the name "Unakan" inscribed on it, he mistakenly thought she was Unakan's wife. Discovering her kris was missing, Bussaba wept bitterly, terrified that she would be taken as a wife by the disguised Inao and thus disgrace the celestial lineage. Prasanta, eavesdropping on her, finally confirmed that Aenung was indeed Bussaba.
To reveal the truth, Prasanta organized a grand shadow puppet performance depicting the life and tragic love story of Inao and Bussaba. Watching the play, Aenung broke down in tears, confirming to Inao that the nun was truly his beloved Bussaba. He then revealed his true identity as Inao.
After overcoming countless obstacles over seven long years, Inao and Bussaba were finally reunited. They returned to rule together, with Jintara and the other rulers' daughters serving as Inao's secondary consorts.
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