Mmgl Part 018-002 - Goddess Appeared And Told Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

"A goddess like woman appeared
About my royal duties she said.
To forget Manimegalai she told.
I remained too much confused."

GODS ALSO FELL

Chitrapathi smiled and told,
"Oh prince, forget those days old.
Even Gods weren't spared
From the love play they faced."

DEVAS' LUST

"For Sage Gowthaman's wife sake,
A curse Lord Indran had to take,
That he'll have one thousand eyes,
And suffer painful sorrows."

"There lived powerful sages,
Near Meru Mountain for ages.
The Fire God fell in love
With their wives somehow."

"What his consort did then?
She took shapes like those women
To satisfy his burning urge,
And his madness to purge."

"Oh King of powerful sword,
Take it as God's word,
With your desire go ahead,
And get yourself pleased."

NOT A FAMILY GIRL

"A young girl, her father cares,
After marriage, her husband cares,
After the husband, her son cares
So, all her life, everyone cares."

"This kind of a family girl
Need not go even for a while,
To seek outside pleasure,
And spoil the image of her."

"But Manimegalai isn't the one
In such a family she's born,
To give up her profession,
And avoid outside men."

THE COMMUNITY NORMS

"To entertain all the people,
On the stage plays our girl.
For them she sings and dances.
She seeks them with her eyes."

"She attracts their mind.
For her just to find,
A way to get them,
And entertain them."

"With her sweet speech,
She sucks like a leech,
The wealth of everyone
And throw out one by one."

"Such a girl can't speak
On virtuous path to seek,
And as a king for our tradition
You should give protection."

THE PRINCE STARTED

Her appeal touched his heart.
He rode on his horse quite fast.
He saw Manimegalai with her bowl.
She was giving food to the people.

DO PENANCE, WHY?

His passion for her grew high,
When he saw her with a deep sigh,
To her earlier life, she should revert.
It was better for her, he keenly felt.

He went near her and asked,
"What for this virtuous deed?
I want to know its reason."
It appeared as a funny question.

MANIMEGALAI'S HESITATION

"My husband this man was.
In my previous birth it was.
Raghulan his name was.
His still loves me for this cause."

"To worship his feet,
I'm even now quite fit.'
So, she fell on his feet
And gave her respect.

"What to do? " Hesitated she
Once her partner, not now she,
But she can't say "No" to him.
She was afraid of yielding to him.

SHE SAID

"Since you have ears to listen,
And a keen sense to learn,
To my words will you hear?
I'll tell you why I'm here."

"After birth day by day,
One gets old, no other way.
In between suffers disease,
Leading to death or pains."

"This body is the source
And desire is the cause,
This fact I've learnt.
So, I've no attachment."

"For a warrior of your grace
Is it fair for a woman to trace
The need for virtue in your case,
And girls you're not to chase? "

SHE CHANGED SHAPE

She then left him there.
Her safety to take care
She entered Sampathi Temple,
That wasn't so big, but simple.

"Who knows how man acts?
She weighed these facts.
She took Kayachandigai-shape,
And before him she stood up.

WILL WAIT FOR YOU

Udayakumaran went near her.
But someone else was there.
With the bowl he saw Kayachandigai,
And not his dear Manimegalai.

He thought, she had vanished,
Giving the bowl to her friend.
He said, "I'm prepared to wait
Till she comes back to meet."

PRAYED TO REDRESS GRIEVANCE

"Oh Goddess, Sambapathi,
You must listen to me.
Coral-like red lips she has.
Like pearls teeth she has."

"Like Kondai fish are her eyes.
Her eye brows are like bows.
Her nose is like a pointed thorn.
Her breasts are like horns."

"She is a source of attraction.
She caused my mental distraction.
She hid herself in your temple.
I shall not leave this temple."

"Upon your feet I mention this.
You know, this is my grievance.
You must redress this one."
So said the Prince Udayakumaran.