Cmp 42. Jagai And Madhai Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

Jagai and Madhai lived near
The holy Ganga River,
Where the Lord came
To bathe every time.

They both spent their nights
Close to the Lord's house,
Listening to Kirtanas, so sweet.
And danced in a drunken state.

As drunkards they both were,
The Lord allowed them never,
But kept them at a distance,
To avoid their nuisance.

One day Nityananda met them,
And tried to teach them,
But Madhai threw a stone
That hit His head-bone.

Madhai raised his arm,
Again to strike Him,
But Jagai held his hands
From striking His head.

This news was taken to
Lord Chaitanya, who
Came there in minutes,
With an army of devotees.

On seeing Nityananda's head
Dripping with blood,
The Lord got annoyed
And He became enraged.

His disc, He called for,
That got fixed in his finger,
They were both afraid
When He roared aloud.

He embraced Jagai first
For saving Nityananda from hit
And attacked Madhai next
Who tried his second hit.

Madhai begged for pardon.
As Nityananda had compassion
For him despite his cruel action
The Lord left him free then.

He told them, "From now on
Don't do any kind of sin, "
They assured, "Never again
My Lord, " "Never again."

This way He brought
Two drunkard idiots
To the spiritual path
Thus mesmerizing both