Mmgl Part 005-001 - The Appearance Of Goddess Manimegala Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

(After Udayakumaran left, Manimegalai comes
out. She orally confirmed her desire for him, what she
had in her mind. By then, Goddess Manimegala came
and worshiped the Buddha altar. The Goddess started
talking to Manimegalai. Evening came by then.)

WHAT TYPE SHE WAS?

The reflection on the marble wall
Of Manimegalai, the beautiful girl,
Outside the hall the prince saw
And he stood amazed with awe.

It looked like a real portrait.
Anyone would fall straight
For her enchanting beauty.
Cupid made her so pretty.

The prince still thought,
It was only a wall portrait.
He wondered at the artist,
Who drew this piece of art.

He touched it by hand.
No more he could withstand
His crazy feelings for her
In that lovely atmosphere.

Around the hall he circled
As his feelings kindled
A mad desire to meet her
And express his desire.

He saw Sudamadhi then
And asked her a question.
"Her look's so peaceful
The portrait's beautiful."

"Of what type she's?
I want to know this.
Tell me about her
The one in this picture."

THE NATURE OF MANIMEGALAI

Sudamadhi spoke:

"The Krouncha Mountain,
Down it was broken,
By the Lord Murugan,
Who killed the Demon Suran."

"Like him is your young girl.
For her body love she never fell.
By fate she's in the spiritual path,
And she wears her ascetic cloth."

"Her modesty to protect
A chance she gives not.
She has it as a safe weapon,
To curse a molester, be anyone."

HIS JEALOUS HEART

"Who can stop the flood water,
When it gushes and flows over.
Like this, when one is in mad love,
Can it be prevented and how? "

"For her very sweet nature,
Let her be my paramour."
The prince expressed his desire
Before he started to retire.

Once again he asked her,
They were there what for?
To know the reason
He was too keen.

SUDAMADHI'S FATHER

Sudamadhi said:

"Oh king, the best of warriors,
Wearing the anklet ‘victorious',
May your royal tribe live long!
To the righteousness may you belong! "

"My elderly Brahmin father,
He lost my lovely mother.
He gave up the habit of fasting.
He cultivated regular eating."

"To receive copious rain,
In every rainy season,
He did fire sacrifice,
Every time thrice."

"As the fate ruled it,
Due to my own fault,
And out of love for me,
He showed pity for me."

"More in search of me,
He started for the south sea,
Named ‘Kumari', for a dip,
And he took up this trip."

"For a bath in the Cauvery basin,
Accompanied by a few Brahmins,
While he was coming here,
By chance, he met me here."

"He caressed my head,
And his tears he shed.
I'm unfit to rejoin
With our own men."

"But so much he loved me,
He wished not to leave me.
House to house he then went.
For daily food he was on the hunt."

THE JAIN'S DEED

"A cow with its calf closely
It attacked him violently.
He got injured badly.
But he remained calmly."

"He came to our Jains,
Still bearing his pains,
As I was staying there
Under their roof shelter."

"As an ascetic not well behaved,
His hand the leader waved,
To signal us out of the premises
Despite his duty to show kindness."

HELP FROM THE SANGAM HEAD

"With tears in our eyes we cried.
In the streets, for help, we tried.
With our begging bowl we went,
In the hot sun some time we spent."

"A benevolent person came to us
And he learnt our helplessness.
To a nearby hermitage he took us,
Where Sage Buddha entertained us."

"From death my father was saved.
From the agony he was relieved.
This Sage was the Sangam head.
A mass of followers he led."