Spgm 095 - The Stone Installation Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

(The stone brought from Himalayas
for the Chaste woman, Kannagi, was
installed as a Goddess according to
the prescribed procedure, with a grand
celebration.)

JOY AT VANCHI

Under one umbrella's cool shade,
One dominion Senguttuvan made.
Under him the country flourished.
His rule all the people cherished.

In Vanchi, it was evening time.
All the women, there they came.
"Long live the king of the world, "
This way they praised and told.

GIVEN FOMENTATION

No more attack to fend.
The war came to an end.
Back went the warriors,
To join their housewives.

With their wounds they went,
Pricked by the tusk of an elephant,
Or, by an arrow, or a spear,
Or, by a sharp sword's tear.

With their raised bosom,
Their wives embraced them,
Not once, but in repetition,
That gave a warm fomentation.

WAS THIS A MEDICINE?

"Whether this is a medicine
That may cure my pain! "
When his wife saw him
During that evening time.

"Just like the black cloud,
Her hairs are wide spread
O'er the sweet smoke smell
Of incense that rose up well."

"Her bright face inside this,
And Cupid given her eyes,
They relieve me from pain."
A warrior took her for medicine.

JOY THEY GAVE

The men saw in the gaps
Of their wives' red lips,
Their smiles most inviting
And pain relieving.

With their tender bodies
These love starved ladies
Embraced tightly their lovers,
The war-returned warriors.

THE DRAMA GIRLS

With their attractive faces,
And their curled hair dresses,
Even their own shadows,
They exposed their beauties.

They gave a warm welcome,
To their lovers handsome,
Playing veena instrument,
And dancing in merriment.

MIDDAY CAME!

Like Senguttugan the emperor,
Who failed in his duties never,
The midday sun from its center
To the west it moved to disappear.

MOON EVERYWHERE

The Cupid's controlled moon,
It controlled men and women.
The moon like faced women
They courted their own men.

SHE CAME TO SEE THE MOON

In his sea surrounded land,
The Vanchi fort in upland
Protected a golden palace,
As a royal living place.

In its decorated courtyard
The king and queen had
Come to visit the moonlight
To enjoy its cool light.