Spgm 045 - Three Kinds Of Path Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

PUNDIT SAID:

'After crossing stony and hilly side,
And encountering mirage in the hot road.
In between Kodumbazhur and Nedunkulam
To three different routes you'll come.'

IF YOU GO BY RIGHT…?

'If you dare to go by the right,
You'll see all the horrible sight.
Withered trees, desert plants,
Dried grass and bamboo plants.'

'The thirsty deer cry for water.
This, you'll feel sorry to hear.
Then you'll see white paddy,
Sugarcane, other crops dry.'

'Jack fruits, white onion,
Turmeric and plantain,
And other wild creepers
As you go deeper and deeper.'

'You'll see a small mountain,
Crossing which will reach plain,
That will be your destination,
Madurai, the biggest town.'

IF YOU GO BY LEFT…?

'If you don't go that way,
On the left there's another way.
You'll find tanks, deep and wide,
Uplands and gardens of pride.'

'After this, forests if you cross
You'll reach Thirumal's place.
Holy tanks then you'll see,
Yes, not one but three.'

'Saravanam, Bavakarani,
And the third one Ittasidhi.
If you bathe in Saravanam water,
You'll become a Tamil scholar.'

'In Bavakarani if you bathe,
All those in your previous birth,
You'll come to know then,
Why this birth and its reason? '

'In Ittasidhi, if bath you take
You'll achieve what you think.
Down the earth inside the cavity,
You must go there in piety.'

'You'll find Thirumal's feet
Thrice you go around the feet.
There you can see a Goddess
Who'll give all the happiness.'

'Goddess Varothamy is her name.
You know, how famous she became
For her numerous questions on ethics,
For which she expects your answers.'

'Once you satisfy her queries,
You'll have no more worries.
All the gates she'll open.
You'll pass them one by one.'

'A beautiful woman will appear,
To welcome you thereafter.
For your wish she'll ask
That'll be done, be it any task.'

'She will take you across.
All the gates thus will pass.
Keep chanting ‘Namasivaya',
And ‘Om Namo Narayana''.

'To reach the ‘Garuda' flag pole,
These chants will help your soul.
You would have reached by then,
The famous Pandian Madurai Town.'

IF YOU BY THE CENTER…?

'In between the two is a center.
If you choose that road to enter,
It'll not be so difficult one,
As it is thru' flower gardens.'

'Crossing forests on the way,
And spending a few days,
A troublesome deity will obstruct
Your way, but with respect.'

'If you're able to go ahead,
There you've by then reached
Madurai, your final destination,
This I leave it to your selection.'