(harichandran) 05 The King’s Wedding (Ii)

The thought of Chandramathi Kept Harichandran’s mind busy. He hated the slow moving night, And the vexing moon light. For the sake of Harichandran, Cocks crowed early morn Inviting the rising sun, To come out very soon. The night moon had gone, With the arrival of the sun, That began its open session, In the morning reddish sky then. From their homely nests Flew out all hungry birds In search of their foods, From the city and woods. After his bath in the river, And his morning prayer, King Harichandran went To places in his chariot. It was a pleasant sight, To see wherever he went, Like waterfalls, gardens, Streams and mountains. After days of travel Crossing every hurdle He reached the destination In time for the function. The hermits first led him To Kannoj Kingdom And then to the City Of Kannamapuri They said, “This is the place Where Chandramathi lives. It is here we saw her father And discussed your matter.” Into the City when he came, Happy Harichandran became. The guest house, he reached, Where all the kings stayed. Chandradayan gave him A pleasing warm welcome. All eyes looked at him For his beauty and charm. After what he has seen Chandradayan was keen That King Harichandran Would be a good selection. Close maids of Chandramathi Briefed her about his beauty. After hearing about him, She fell in love with him. In the main assembly hall Kings were seated well. There, she was led By her close maid. Her gorgeous bridal dress, Enhanced her beautiful face, That highly did impress All the assembled Kings. One of her maids followed, King after king, she introduced, But her eyes were looking for Harichandran, her dream lover. At last, when the turn came, On hearing Harichandran’s name, She saw him very closely, Who looked so lovely. “Is she a married woman? ” Asked King Harichandran, After seeing the nuptial thali Tied around her neck closely. Chandradayan heard this, And explained him the cause, That it was Shiva’s boon, What he had actually seen. Chandramathi was worried And threw the garland That straight went and fell On Harichandran’s neck well. Other kings felt unhappy, While he was too happy To receive her garland From her lovely hand. The wedding followed And they got married. It was a lovely first night, Happily they both spent. It was time for them To leave Kannoj Kingdom, From there, they all came Back to Ayodhya Kingdom. Chandramathi conceived. In due course she delivered A cute handsome boy To their boundless joy. They named him Devadasan, And till he reached seven, They both lived happily, Free from any worry.