Mmgl Part 021-001 - The Stone Deity Foretold Events Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

(Udayakumaran died in the hands of Kanchanan.
Manimegalai felt sorry for this. She gave up her
disguise as Kayachandigai and took her original
role as Manimegalai. She cried for the prince.
The stone deity consoled her and foretold what
would happen in future. She got mentally relieved
and became bold thereafter.)

GOT UP AND SWOONED

On a tall stone pillar
A carved deity was there.
Close to its western side
Sambapathi temple stood.

Manimegalai was sleeping inside.
She woke up and saw outside
With her eyes what happened,
Shocked by it she swooned.

CAME OUT FROM HER FALSE SHAPE

She saw Kanchanan's evil action,
That led to the death of Udayakumaran.
She also heard what the deity said
To Kanchanan about his deed.

Leaving her false shape
She took her original shape.
Near the prince she went and stood..
He was lying in a pool of blood.

SHE SOBBED

"Oh dear, that day when you died
Of snakebite, I also fell and died
In the red hot funeral pyre
As my grief I couldn't bear."

"In the next birth you met me.
In the garden you waited for me.
But Goddess Manimegala took me
At Manipallavam she kept me."

"There Buddha's seat she showed me.
About our last birth she told me.
On this decaying body I told you.
I was in disguise to avoid you."

SHE CRIED

"Kanchanan took me for his wife.
For that his sword took your life.'
Manimegalai cried and cried aloud.
She swooned, got up and again swooned.

THE DEITY CONSOLED HER

"Don't go near Udayakumaran.
There were many births when
He was born to you as your son
Or as daughter to him you were born."

"This is apart from your life
In the last birth as his wife.
Now in the divine path you're
So, you cry what for? "

MANIMEGALAI ASKED

The deity's every soothing word,
Manimegalai carefully heard,
But she asked. "Oh mother,
Why he died? To know I'm eager."

"A serpent killed him last life.
A sword cut him in this life.
Tell me why he died like this?
Do you know the reason for this? "

HIS FATE

The deity spoke:

"A Holy Monk Brahmadharma,
Who preached Buddha Dharma.
Near Kayangarai River he stayed.
As his followers you prayed."

"You invited him for a feast.
And he also accepted it.
Next day it was dinner time,
When the monk came."

"The cook slipped and fell down.
The pot of rice also broke down.
For this, Raghulan cut his head,
In his anger, with his sword."

"This Raghulan is none other than
In this birth he's Udayakumaran.
For his cruel action in the past,
He has to die at present."

THE FRUIT OF ACTION

"To say that God will save us
Any time from our distress,
It isn't out of our intelligence,
But it's out of our ignorance."

"Good actions bring good results.
Evil actions yield bad results.
This is what happened
To your thoughtless husband."

YOU WILL BE IMPRISONED

"The king having lost his son,
He'll keep you in the prison,
On his courtiers' advice,
Be prepared for this."

YOU WILL BE RELEASED

"The queen will release you,
After hearing about you
From the Holy Aravana Adigal.
The truth when he'll reveal."

YOU WILL GOP TO AAPUTHIRAN

"After this you'll go to Aaputhiran.
With him you'll have discussion
On the subjects more spiritual
And their ethic and moral."

"In a sea boat you'll go with him,
And again reach Manipallavam,
The place of the Lord's seat,
To submit yourself at his feet."

YOUI WILL REACH VANCHI

"The king of Savaga is Aaputhiran.
He'll know where he was born
Thru' the island's deity
And he'll leave for his city."

"You'll leave that island
And will go and find
A place at Vanchi Kingdom
And join men of wisdom."

DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS PERSONS

"In that place different persons,
They speak different versions
About the truth they've found
By the faith they're bound."

"God is our chief, some will say.
He's the creator, they'll say.
He has no form some will say.
He only gives life, they'll say."

"Some will say about the painful rituals,
Which eventually will take their souls,
To the height of eternal happiness,
Leaving this world of unhappiness."

"Some say, the shapes and forms
They're from the five elements.
Earth, water, air, fire and space
Spread over in every place."

"You'll come across,
Many such false cases,
And you'll be forced to hear
These untruth everywhere."