Moral Values in “Serat Wulang Reh” A Work by “Pakubuwana IV”, the King of Surakarta Kasunanan Palace
AUTHORS
Sutarjo,UNS Surakarta, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
Pakubuwana IV in holding the wheels of government or kingdom always interact intensively with the scholars. Ingkang Sinuhun Pakubuwana IV considered that in building, fostering and shaping the character of his sons and daughters as the generation of the nation need to be equipped with moral, religion, literature and culture.He is very creative in writing works of literature, and works of seratpiwulang. The purpose of this paper is to reveals moral values in SeratWulangReh by Pakubuwana IV. The research location is in the city of Surakarta which until now still has and keeps old texts in 3 (three) libraries: Sanapustaka (Surakarta Palace), Reksapustaka (Mangkunegaran), andRadyapustaka (Sriwedari). The research data source is the manuscript and text of SeratWulangReh by Pakubuwana IV, in the form of traditional poetry or tembangmacapat. Data collection techniques by inventorying manuscripts through catalogs and checking directly to the location, transliteration also text translation.Data analysis used qualitative descriptive method. The data analyzed are the texts in SeratWulangReh by Pakubuwana IV about moral values (ethics or morals). The moral or ethical values contained in SeratWulangReh are: (a). The importance of the Al Quran, Al Hadist, Ijma and Qiyas in studying religion and as a guide of life, (b) Always maintain the heart cleanliness by always doing good, (c) Obedient and diligent in carrying out religion, and (d) coaching manners, by means of being humble, simple, careful, and always respectful to parents, older siblings and others.
KEYWORDS
Pakubuwana IV, Value, Moral, WulangReh, King, Poet
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