Catur Muka
Statue
Walking along Gajah Mada Road
towards the Puputan Square, you will encounter a huge granite statue encircled by
beautiful landscaped garden on the crossroad near will feel as if the statue is staring
you. Magic? No, it is simply because the statue indeed has four heads, which faithfully
guards the crossing point of Surapati Street, Udayana Street,
Veteran Street, and Gajah Mada Street, is actually the depiction of God Brahma, the
manifestation of God as the Almighty Creator.
There is one amusing story regarding the fact why Brahma is sometimes
depicted as a four faced supernatural being. Once upon a time there was a beauty contest
held in heaven. All Gods, including Brahma, shamelessly fought for the most advantageous
spot from which they can view the contest best. The nymphs who joined the contest were
required to parade in a circle around the Gods to reveal their best heavenly beauty. The
participants were countless that the parade soon became a big and crowded circle. Brahma
wanted to enjoy the visual pleasure overland over again in order to be able to appreciate
the beauty of all of the ingenious solution, With his supernatural power, he transformed
himself and he had three extra heads.
A more serious explanation of why the statue has for heads shows their
meaning. It is said that the four heads represents God’s might. The first head
symbolizes the fact that God is infinitely big, the second head symbolizes that the God is
the King of the kings of both this world and the next, the third heads symbolizes the fact
that God is a tireless Worker who never quits working. |
