Mmgl Part - 001-001 - Festival Of Indran Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

(In the Pugar Town the elders
took a decision to celebrate
Indran Festival. This was announced
to the public thru' tom-tom beat.)

1. THE BACKGROUND OF INDRAN FESTIVAL

In south, it was a famous Town,
Pugar the people praised one.
For the popularity of this town
Sage Agustian gave his opinion.

He told the King Sembian,
'You hold a grand celebration
For the head of Devas, Indran
Who's presiding this town.'

The king said, 'Oh sage, I pray,
In this Pugar town please stay
On all the twenty eight days.
Guide us whatever be the ways.'

The sage agreed to stay there
Their happiness to share,
And it was a great pleasure,
This news for the wise to hear.
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2. A GET TOGETHER

In the royal court of the king,
The men from each wing,
They gathered to work out
All the arrangements for it.

The great religious leaders,
The perfect astrologers,
The divine ascetics,
They sat in their seats.

The visiting foreigners,
The royal court ministers,
The well read Veda pundits
They sat in their seats.

The army commanders,
The royal messengers,
The group of scouts,
They sat in their seats.

The handicraft men,
The town's headmen,
The security guards,
They sat in their seats.

The sensitive commandoes,
The elephant commanders
The horse-unit leaders
They sat in their seats.

3. THE INAUGURAL FESTIVAL DAY

All the men in one voice said,
'Before the start, we're afraid
Of the thunder-like devil,
That gave us trouble.'

'To appease this devil,
Before starting the festival,
The worship of the flagpole
Let it be in the first schedule.'

4. THE PALACE DRUMMER

The palace drummer as usual,
The news of the Indran festival,
To the nook and corner he took,
Riding on an elephant's back.

5. THE DRUMMER BLESSED

'Oh, our rich old Pugar town,
Let it shine as a blessed one.
Let rains fall in every season.
Let our king's rule be golden.'

6. THE WISE MEN'S DECISION

It was decided by the wise men,
Of this holy Pugar Town,
That all the gods under Indran,
They shall be invoked one by one.

When the King Karikal Valavan
Went to attack the cities northern,
The charm of the Pugar town,
It appeared to have gone down.

Even the gods of the heaven,
Would have lost their shine,
When the people in this town,
Sought the favor of Indran.