Smiths drew their powers to forge a kris from the god of fire; and a smithy is considered as a shrine. Hindu-Javanese kingship was sometimes legitimated and empowered by the possession of a kris.
To create a kris, Smiths harnessed their power from the god of fire; and a smithy is seen as a sacred place. Sometimes, Hindu-Javanese kingship was legitimized and bolstered through the ownership of a kris.