Mmgl Part 022-002 - Family Went To Madurai Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

"With his father and mother,
Dharmadattan then left Pugar,
After praying the Stone Deity,
All went to South Madurai city."

THE HEART OF DHARMADATTAN

Dharmadattan vowed, "I'll see never
Any other girl, except my lover,
Visagai, my uncle's daughter,
Let me remain like this forever."

He spent his life in trade.
In that a big fortune he made.
King's Title "Etti, " he received
Later, sixty years he reached.

RETURNED TO PUGAR

On day, a Brahmin
Came to Dharmadattan,
And told, "Rich you're
But you've no son so far."

"Your forefathers to join
Don't you need a son?
You go back to Pugar
And join your Visagai there."

Dharmadattan on his advice,
He went back to his place,
Leaving South Madurai
In search of his Visagai.

VISAGAI ADVISED

Visagai heard his arrival.
She came out of the hostel.
She met him after a long time.
He wanted her back this time.

She then told, "We lived never
Under one roof together
To understand each other,
And sixty years now you're."

"Our charm we've now lost
Our young days are dead past.
Our craving for sex is gone.
The luster of my hair is gone."

"I can't join you in this life,
By next, pray I'll be your wife.
The riches you've are unreal.
The spiritual path is only real."

"So, forget your thoughts,
And do charity to havenots."
He agreed to what she said.
Charitable deeds many he did.

HE LIKED VISAGAI

"King Sugandhan another son,
Elder brother of the dead son,
Killed for harassing Maruthi,
He harassed on the road Visagai."

"When that son took his garland,
And to put it on Visagai he tried,
He couldn't then lift his hand,
As her chastity power played."

"Sugandhan killed also this son
For offending a chaste woman.
Before the power of a chaste woman
Can anyone stand? None."

THE KING QUERIED

The king carefully heard
What the great sages said.
"Oh sages, your words I heard.
Tell me, any more from your side? "

THE EVILS OF LUST

"Oh king, let your scepter
Maintain its justice forever.
Five vices are forbidden,
As laid down by our holy men."

"Wine, lie, theft, murder and lust,
These five vices aren't must.
Of all these, lust is the worst.
Once lust is lost, one will be great."

THE LUST OF UDAYAKUMARAN

"Chitrapathi's daughter Madhavi
She has a daughter, Manimegalai..
Buddha's school Madhavi joined
After her lover was murdered."

"Manimegalai her daughter,
As beautiful as her mother,
Joined the ascetics' ranks,
And is begging in the streets"

"Your son, who was mad after her,
He went to the temple to meet her,
In the dark hours of the night,
When none was there at sight."

THE FATE'S ACION

One of the sages said:

"Knowing his arrival there,
Manimegalai with her power,
Kayachandigai she became
Just to escape from him."

"Kayachandigai's husband Kanchanan
By mistake he killed Udayakumaran
Thinking he was after his wife,
And mercilessly took his life."

"The fate made her stay there
It brought your son there
It induced her disguise there.
It told Kanchanan to kill him there."

FUNERAL AND IMPRIOSONMENT

The king said to the commander,
"To all of us this is a reminder,
That justice finally prevails
Where there're such atrocities."

"We hail from the family
Of Manu Cholan dynasty.
King Manu killed his son,
As a calf was killed by his son."

"A cruel son appeared here.
Before this news goes out from here
You burn his body in the funeral pyre
And bring her here as a prisoner."