The curiga-warangka is another representation if this sexual union between the blade (male) and the sheath (female). According to Sultan Hamengku Bowono X from Jogyakarta in an article published in the magazine Kabare (www.kabarejogja.com), the curiga-warangka represents the divine couple Bethara Kamajaya or by Raden Sadana and Dewi Sri, the goddess of fertility. This couple symbolizes the cosmic harmony, how the sky pours harmoniously the rain on earth to feed the plants. It is interesting to note that the first known representation of the modern Keris is at Candi Sukuh, a shrine dedicated to Siva with explicit sexual representations.
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The birth of the Keris is deeply associated
with the worship of Siva, one of the gods of
the Hindu pantheon with Brahma and Vishnu. Siva, both creator and
destroyer, is the source of fertility and all living beings, and as such
is often represented by the Lingga (a phallus). The Lingga
is usual mounted on a pedestal, the Yoni (a vulva) symbolizing
Sakti, the wife of Siva. The union of the Lingga and the Yoni represents
the wholeness of creation. In the Javanese tradition, the human being
origin lies in the tirta sinduretna (the illuminated
water), which spurts when the Lingga meets the Yoni. 