LONG LIVE THE KING
5 December 2014
ขอพระองค์ทรงพระเจริญ
5 ธันวาคม 2557
Royal literary work by : His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
The Story of Mahajanaka
พระราชนิพนธ์ : พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวภูมิพลอดุลยเดชฯ
เรื่อง พระมหาชนก
Royal literary work by : His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
The Story of Mahajanaka
"ขอจงมีความเพียรที่บริสุทธิ์ ปัญญาที่เฉียบแหลม กำลังกายที่สมบูรณ์"
จาก พระราชปรารภ
"MAY ALL READERS BE BLESSED WITH PURE PERSEVERANCE, SHARP WISDOM AND COMPLETE PHYSICAL HEALTH"
from the Preface
ปราฏการณ์แสดงสด
บทพระราชนิพนธ์แห่งความเพียร
การแสดง พระมหาชนก เดอะ ฟีโนมีนอน ไลฟ์โชว์
ณ เวทีกลางทะเลสาบ
สวนเบญจกิติ ศูนย์ประชุมแห่งชาติสิริกิติ์
กำหนดจัดแสดงในวันที่ 9-20 ธันวาคม 2557
อัญเชิญบทพระราชนิพนธ์ มาถ่ายทอดในรูปแบบของละครเพลง
Mahajanaka
The Phenomenon Live Show
during : 9-20 December 2014
The main stage on the lake in Benjakiti Park
Queen Sirikit National, Convention Centre, Thailand
Storyline of the show is based on "The Story of Mahajanaka"
Royal literary work by : His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej
PROGOGUE
The narrative begins with a bloodline war breaking out due to an unfortunate misunderstanding between the King of Mithila and his Prince Brother who wants to claim the throne. As a consequence, the King faces his demise in the battlefieldand his Royal Consort has to flee to another city with a baby. Mahajanak, growing in her royal womb.
As time passes, Mahajanaka grows into a young man and finally comes to know the truth about his fateful father. He hence wishes to earn back the throne that rightfully belonged to his father King,by going aboard a trade ship with other merchants to the land of Suvarnabhumi.
ACT 1 THE SHIP FOUNDERING AMIDST THE OCEAN
After boarding a trade ship, on which Mahajanaka goes to the land of Suvamabhumi, he sails across the borderless ocean of seven hundred leagues for seven days and seven nights : during which time there is a terribletempest and violent waves, whence the ship is founderingamidst the disturbed ocean. All of the passengers and sailors fear death, as they wail and exhort the gods for help without considering about the possibility fo self-reliance. However, the wise Mahajanaka, instead of exhorting for the help of others, prepares himselfto swim through the midst of the ocean waves that are full of fierce and hostile marine creatures.
ACT 2 SEVEN DAYS AND SEVEN NIGHTS
Mahajanaka swan for seven days and seven nights whithout discouragement. At a time of exhaustion, hefelt something treading on the sea floor, which turned out to be, in fact, a Giant Sea Crab. When on board. Mahajanaka is told by the Suvarnabhumic traders that it shall not be all, but only one of the Seven Meritorious Individuals in the Fifth Udakupamasutta that shall be entitled to touch the Giant Sea Crab.
ACT 3 THE VIRIYA-PARAMI (PERFECTION OF PERSEVERANCE)
Mani Mekhala, the Goddess of the seas, notices Mahajanaka swimming alone in the vast and void ocean. She wonders why and wherefore he continues striving to swim, although the shore is nowhere to be heheld. In response to her question, Mahajanaka responds by saying that if he persists with perseverance, the destination shall be one day achieved. Nonetheless, if otherwise, then he shall fall victim to fierce sea animals like the others.
Having been insightful of Mahajanaka's great perseverance, Mani Mekhla delivers him from the wild waves and gently cradles him embrace to Mithila. Prior to falling asleep from exhaustion, he hears that Mani Mekhala requests for him to share his wisdom by educating people through the establishment of the 'Bodhiyalaya Great Wisdom Centre'. meaning the abodeof enlightenment, which he mistakenly recognizes as 'Pudalay Mahavijjalaya' while he is half-asleep.
ACT 4 HOW SHALL A KINGLESS KINGDOM BE?
At the same time, King Princess Sivali Devi uncrowned because, according to local traditions of monarchy succession, female descendants fail to succeed the throne.
As a consequence, Mithila is in a state of chaos How shall a kingless Kingdom be?
ACT 5 ORACLE GRAND CHARIOT
Before his demise, King Polajanaka issued his command that anyone who isentrusted to the Mithila throne must be able to solve the riddles and acquirethe Sixteen Great Treasures to string the Bow that requires the strength of a thousand men, to tell which side is the head of the Square Throne, and to please the Princess. Nonetheless, when no one demonstrates themselves to have such complete attributes, the courtiers decide to release an oracle Grand Chariot in pursuit of that able person. The Grand Chariot rides throughout the kingdom and eventually stops before Mahajanaka who is asleep under a tree. After his accomplishment of all four requirements, the countiers and people in the state of Videha are elated and unanimously crown Mahajanaka as a King of Mithila.
ACT 6 CORONATION CELEBRATION
Consequently, Mahajanaka is enthroned, reigning over the entire kindom with righteousness, serving his people with peace and well-being and maintaining the religions. For his people, he is thus the King who is admirably extolled in hightest praise.
ACT 7 THE TREE AND THRONE ALLEGORY
One day when King Mahajanaka goes to a mango grove in the Royal Court, he beholds the two mango trees at the entrance. One is fruitful, the other, fruitless. After seeing the King pick and eat a mango fruit, the people become greedy, climbing up the tree and fighting one another for the tasty fruits. As a result, the tree is uprooted - finally falling down. Aroused to his compassion, the King allegorizes the throne as the fruitful tree, menaced by greedy people, and wishes to live a non-striving, peaceful life like the leafless and fruitless tree, that is, of ordination.
ACT 8 THE TREE OF WISDOM
All courtiers ask the King about his decision regarding the uprooted mango tree. With his transcendental wisdom, the King has the tree restored to regain its health and propagated for the further benefit of his people.
Afterwards, the King recalls wath he was told by Mani Mekhala abut sharing his wisdom with others. Therefore, he establishes the Pudalay Mahavijjalaya for the greater education of the people.
ACT 9 MAHAJANAKA MAHA RAJA
With Mahajanaka's merit and might of righteousness, perfections and benevolence, the Mithila people, to return their gratitude, join in praising him as the Maa Raja, the Greatest King of them all.
