at the mountain temple of sukuh, the goddess durga, thunderbolts in hand, presides. and the turtlewho bear the weight of the ninefold world and comic demons whose origins go back to the archaic culture of the islands. the stones are carved with fables of resurrection anlord garuda stl guards the elixir ofif sacred bird, brighter than the splendor of the sun, proudly you bear amerta, thelixir of life. ongs of gold ar us wa for immortality is gold. to thee, lord garuda do we come f refuge. narrator: tell me tales of the old ways. let me return to titi. "four centuries ago, the king's daughter fell sick and a wise wan from the south was called who healed the girl with her singing. in gratide the king entrusted her with his most valued possession: the magic scrolls-- wayang beber. ( native music ) thus were the scrolls preserved, for the wise wom's home was in pachitan ringed by mountains and far from the battlefields of the north." ( man chanting in prayer ) ki sarnen is 13th in the lineage of sacred singers from the wise woman's village of pachitan. the scrolls tell of