Mmgl Part 026-001 - Reached Vanchi City Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

(Manimegalai went thereafter to Vanchi
City. She worshipped the statues of
Kannagi and Kovalan. Kannagi appeared
and narrated her old story. She told how
she attained salvation finally. Manimegalai
then went in the ascetic dress to Vanchi,
the famous city of King Senguttuvan.)

KANNAGI STATUE

She wished to see Kannagi her mother
And also Kovalan her father
So, towards Vanchi she flew
And visited their two statues.

She stood before Kannagi's statue
And cried "Chastity was your virtue.
You gave up your life for this cause.
Tell me the reason for this."

GODDESS APPEARED

When Manimegalai cried
Before her Kannagi appeared
And said, "I couldn't bear
The injustice done to my lover, "

"After Madurai City got burnt
Its Deity bore the entire brunt.
She appeared before me
And tried to console me."

THE FRUITS OF ACTION CLARIFIED

Madurai Deity spoke to Kannagi:

"You suffered pains in this life
‘Cause of the misdeeds in your previous life.
Kalinga was ruled by kings two.
Vasu and Kumaran were those two."

"One stayed in Singapuram,
And the other in Kabilapuram,
There was a buffer zone
That divided in between"

"People were scared to pass
Thru' that deserted place.
A trader, Sangaman by name,
He went stealthily to Singapuram."

"Some soldiers saw him
As a spy they suspected him.
They took him to Barathan,
The King's security man."

"This Barathan your husband
Got the innocent Sangaman killed.
Sangaman's wife couldn't bear this
For suicide she went up the hills."

"Before jumping she gave a curse.
For Kovalan's death this is the cause."
In this manner Kannagi explained
And Manimegalai painfully listened.

BAD DEEDS' REACTION

Kannagi spoke:

"My temper I lost.
City Madurai I burnt.
We're now in heaven
For some past good action."

"For our misdeeds then,
We'll be born again.
This kind of ‘once born
And reborn' is quite common."

BUDDHA SUN WILL RISE

"In the beautiful Kabilavasthu City,
Of the great Magadha Country.
A bright Buddha Sun will rise
To spread the virtuous rays."

"Under the Bodhi Tree
These rays will be free
To deliver the lives
From all the miseries."

HOW TO AVOID BIRTH?

"Our daily worshiping these
Lord's seven Indra Vihars
It yielded good results
Of no more rebirths."

"Let us hear his messages,
Sincerely with all our hearts
So, we'll live with no miseries
And will have no more births."

ADVICE TO DAUGHTER

"You go to this old town,
Every faith you carefully listen.
You yourself will understand,
How false based they stand."

"Then the three, Modesty,
Personal skill and Philosophy,
These are, in future, required
And by you, it'll be acquired."

ASCETIC SHAPE

"None will tell you the truth,
‘cause you're now a youth.
Better another shape you take
Even it appears to be fake."

Manimegalai took her advice
And she went in disguise
As an old sage to learn
The other faiths, one by one.

REACHED VANCHI CITY

The King Cheraman Senguttuvan
Had his hands strong like mountain,
And he ruled Vanchi Kingdom
With all his care and wisdom.

His huge army had elephant-wing,
Horse-wing, Chariot-wing,
Field men-wing and warriors-wing,
With a fighting force in every wing.

He crossed the Ganges in the north
His sovereignty went up to north.
From Himalayas he brought a stone
To make Kannagi statue from this stone,

Such a victorious king he was
He was so popular and famous.
In his kingdom Manimegalai stayed.
The Lord's lotus feet she prayed.