The Story Behind the Meaning of Mount Padang: 'Enlightenment in the End Times'

.Liputan6.com, Cianjur - The key interpreter or trainer of Gunung Padang, Nanang, is willing to tell the historical side of the megalithic site located in Karyamukti Village, Campaka District, Cianjur Regency, West Java. As a native and appointed by the government as a Caregiver, Nanang has an obligation to do so. Although they still had to serve other visitors who were still arriving at night, Nanang took the time to meet us. The time was even though it was 22.00 WIB, the cold air was piercing the skin. The atmosphere of Gunung Padang Hamlet has also begun to be quiet. The inhabitants have started falling asleep in their respective homes. Nanang's all-black outfit with a Sundanese batik patterned headband. There are 2 things like brooch in the shape of a small golden cleaver attached to the costume. One on the left headband, the other on the right side of the chest. Accompanied by kretek cigarettes, he began to tell the history of Mount Padang which he received through oral folklore from old people. "Previously the name was not Gunung Padang. My grandfather said from my grandfather his name was Nagara Siang Padang," said Nanang without sipping black coffee served on the grounds that he had indigestion related to coffee. From the oral story, Nanang believes that Gunung Padang is not just a hill. Not just a historical heritage site. The skinny man born in 1975 believed that Gunung Padang was not just any place. Because this place has been sanctified since hundreds of years ago.

From his mouth came the words that he also believed that Gunung Padang was the source of knowledge. In recent years, this has led a research team to further investigate the mystery of Mount Padang from a scientific perspective. "Look now, there is research. There are various sciences. Archeology, geology, anthropology, sociology, history, and others," said Nanang. As a source of knowledge, it was like that in the past. Various scientific and logical sciences have also been sourced from Mount Padang. He gave an example of the old name of Mount Padang: Nagara Siang Padang. Which for him has a philosophical meaning. Where did he have to find out by studying on his own to Mount Padang. Because his grandfather never explained the meaning of Nagara Siang Padang.

To little Nanang, his grandfather only told him that he had to find out the meaning and meaning of Mount Padang. Until one night, his little heart told himself to go up to the top of the hill of Mount Padang. There he asked for instructions regarding his grandfather's message. Since then, it has finally brought him to continue learning 'from' Gunung Padang. "I do not go up to worship stones, mountains. What I worship is that makes stones, that makes mountains, God Almighty. Now to know the meaning of the Nagara Siang Padang, I ask for directions up," said Nanang. From the time instructions that he got, if you break it down, then Nagara means country. The state is a community that has a caste level, from the lower community, officials, to the president. So the meaning of Nagara in question is order, level, or series. Meanwhile, Siang means late or late, or the end, or the end. Then Padang means light or light. "So Nagara Siang Padang means an order or series of enlightenment that exists at the end of time. When is it the end of time? Yes, now is the end of time. But if the end of the world only Gusti Allah knows. It's all based on tracing from my heart, "said Nanang. Furthermore, according to Nanang about the philosophy of Nagara Siang Padang or a series of enlightenments at the end of that era. That humans must be able to improve themselves and increase worship. Because, when will self-improvement be done if it is not an age that is already at the end of this.

"When else if not at the end of our time to improve ourselves. But again, this does not mean the end of the world, it is the secret of Gusti (God)," said Nanang, revealing the story of Mount Padang. (Ein)