From astrologers the King heard,
The same what Sage Asita told,
But added, “He’ll become a monk
In the holy order of highest rank.”
“In the assumed Buddha’s role,
He’ll be an enlightened Soul,
For the salvation of mankind,
And this is what, we now find.”
The King asked them then,
How could he save his son?
He wished his son to be a ruler
And not a religious wanderer.
“They said, “Better your son
Avoid seeing any old man,
Or a sickly man, or a dead one,
Or a monk, not even one.”
“They’ll make the prince,
His royal role, to renounce, ”
He heard what they said,
And then became worried.
He didn’t like to lose
His dear most prince,
Whom he kept in the palace
Under his strict vigilance.
In order to retain
He gave his son
All kinds of pleasures
In unlimited measures.
He banned the words
Of death and disease
Inside the four walls
Of the guarded palace.
Siddhartha was indeed
An extraordinary child,
Born to save this world
From miseries manifold.
The King wanted an heir
After his final departure,
But the divine order
Went against his desire.
very nice.thank you. every time i read one of this series i get more interested in knowing what happened next.
blessed is the child who posesses honest and kind heart..this is a continuation of Buddha's legend history..well expressed..
Another great episode sir But last 2 lines: But the divine order Went against his desire. The design is not against anybody Sun rises in the east only…if somebody wants in the opposite direction….? Just my freak thinking
The king did not permit the words death and disease to be mentioned in his house. How extraordinary! And yet he could not control his son's destiny. One must pity him. Excellent write. Kind wishes, Sandra
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
even in spite of keeping young buddha away from miseries..he later on grew to out do it'...his destiny was so