Mmgl Part 019-002 - Scene Of Worship Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

Side by side was the bamboo tree
With the flowering Kadamba tree.
It was a pleasant sight to see
In an atmosphere carefree.

It appeared like Kannan,
Who played with Balaraman.
So, these trees he praised
And as Gods he worshiped.

TIME SPENT WITH GIRLS

Here and there sat beautiful girls
Who were shining like pearls.
Some of them were dancers,
And a few were singers.

A few were story writers
For the stage performers.
There were veena players,
And also a few drummers.

There were some flutists,
And a few trained artists.
There were some musicians
And also some beauticians.

Some sandalwood paste makers,
Some flower garland makers,
Some brisk hair dressers,
They were assembled there.

It was a beautiful big garden,
With all such men and women,
The king sat there like Indran,
The Lord of the heaven.

WAVED HIS HANDS

The sweet smelling flowers
Gave varieties of flavors.
The short legged mongoose,
He saw with long eared hares.

He waved his hand to invite
The deer and goats to his site.
The queen and the king enjoyed.
O'er the sight seeing they rejoiced.

MOVED AND PLAYED AROUND

The king, the Cupid in action,
The pleasant spring season,
The soft breeze southern,
The man made stone mountain,

The well that ran by a machine,
The waterfalls and fountain,
The underground water tanks
The wide spread water lakes,

The sites to play hide and seek,
The place to sit and speak,
The marvelous marble hall,
They both visited them all.

SAT COMFORTABLY

Special laborers from Magadha,
Trained workers from Maharashtra,
Avanthi country's blacksmiths
Yavanas skilled Carpenters,

Tamilnadu's expert craftsmen,
All those task force men,
They built a hall golden
Inside the flower garden.

It was designed so well,
It caught the eyes of all.
It was such an artistic hall
That looked majestic and tall.

Its pillars and top beams shone,
Studded with different stones,
Like ruby, coral and pearl ones,
And the roof with sheets golden.

Sandalwood paste all over
Was smeared on the floor.
King Cholan and his queen
They sat on a golden throne.

THOSE CAME, THEY PRAISED

To the jailers it was a wonder
How Manimegalai could render
Such a great service to the prisoners,
And they told this to the gate keepers.

The gate keepers rushed to the king
To inform him about everything.
They stood at a distance before him.
They prayed and praised him.

"Oh King, lands many you captured,
And wars many you conquered.
Elephant, horse and chariot army
You defeated them so many"

"We pray, may you live long,
And make this kingdom strong.
May your enemies get lost.
May your fame go high till last."

THEY INFORMED

"To this town came a stranger,
Who had a disease of hunger.
She gives food to everyone
Including those in the prison."

ORDERED TO COME

The king ordered, "Ask her
At once to come here."
She came to fulfill his desire.
She started her prayer.

He asked, "Who're you?
This bowl who gave you?
How it gives food of this kind?
An ascetic you're I find."

PRAISED HIS FAME

Like Kayachandigai she walked
And like her she talked.
"Oh king, by a curse I got this
Elephant type of hunger disease."

"The food from this divine bowl,
It completely cured my ill.
Oh King, live long you'll
May your lands have rainfall."

"Pray, may there be no evil.
May goodness ever prevail.
This is a rare divine vessel.
I received this in a temple."

"A goddess gave this to me.
And its food cured me.
I cure others hunger in turn,
With its life giving medicine."

REQUESTED AND COMPLIED WITH

"For this young girl
What can I do, tell."
The king kindly asked
And she thereto replied.

"Turn this prison house
Into a charity house.
Do this for my sake.
This is what I ask"

The king was pleased.
The prisoners he released.
It was no more a prison,
But a house of charitable men

By the king's merciful order,
It became a spiritual center,
To glorify the name of Pugar
And its noble souls forever.