Spgm 092 - Madalan's Reply Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

"While the lovers Madhavi and Kovalan
Were relaxing in the seashore garden,
She sang an illusory song,
Which gave a double meaning."

"As Kovalan's ill fate played its role,
He left Madhavi once for all.
He came to Madurai with his wife,
There to start a new life."

"By mistake King Nedunchezhian
Killed the unfortunate Kovalan,
Whose wife came to your town
And she reached the heaven."

REASON FOR COMING

Madalan said:

"I went round the Podhigai Mountain,
Where Sage Agasthiar now remains,
And after my bath in the Kumari Ocean,
I came to Madurai on my return."

"The ill fate of that town,
That was burnt down,
It was due to an anklet,
Which caused this incident."

"For Kovalan Madhari felt.
For his death she wept.
Due to her mental torture,
She plunged into the Madurai's fire."

"Kownthi Adigal heard this.
She was upset o'er the loss.
After her fast unto death,
She also left this earth."

"I saw King Chezhian then,
Who came to Madurai town.
This tragic news when I learnt,
To my home town I went."

"I was very much upset.
Kovalan's parents I met.
I told them what I learnt
On this tragic event."

MASATHUVAN AND HIS WIFE

The death, after the blame
On their son Kovalan came
As a rude shock to his parents,
On hearing these incidents.

Masathuvan, for Kannagi, felt sorry.
The king's death gave him worry.
All his wealth, he donated to the public.
At Indra Vihara, he became an ascetic.

Unable to bear this, his wife
In a few days, gave up her life.
For all the deaths countless,
One anklet became the root cause.

MANAYAKAN AND HIS WIFE

Kannagi's father Manayakan,
He followed an ascetic Jain.
His time at religious places he spent.
Rest of his life, in divine path, he went.

His old wife unable to bear,
With none for her to care,
She became weak day by day
And she left this world one day.

MADHAVI BECAME AN ASCETIC

On hearing this bad news,
Madhavi left her house.
She cast away her usual dress.
She wore then ascetic robes.

Before leaving, she told her mother,
Her girl, Manimegalai, be taken care,
Not to give her a life of prostitute,
And corrupt her life as a destitute.

THE REASON FOR MADALAN'S COMING

Madalan said:

"In the holy Ganges I took bath,
After hearing this death after death,
I wanted to unload the sin.
I came here for this reason."