(harichandran) 15 Back To Normal Life

Just as gold, heated in fire, Became pure and fair, Chandramathi became pure With her appearance fair. Like a well polished gem, King Harichandran became. All the Gods in Heaven Blessed them, one by one. Viswamithra came again There, telling every one, He only made Harichandran Popular and well known. His defeat, he didn’t mind. But his success, he claimed To boost up the King’s name To the height of fame. What Sage Vashista told In all his words bold, At the end, came out True in letter and spirit. Shiva with Parvathi, Vishnu with Lakshmi, Brahma with Saraswati All blessed them happily. Lord Murgan pulled Child Devadasan’s hand Who at once got up As if rose from sleep. Also, Kasi King’s son Came to life again As if he got up From his normal sleep. When Shiva asked Who was defeated Viswamithra replied That he himself was defeated. He gave back the land But the King refused. He asked the King Why he was hesitating? He said, “Once given How can it be mine? Now, you’re the ruler. Here, I’m the server.” The Sage said, “I was A king like you once, And became a Sage At a later Stage.” “This drama is just to prove, Your faith in truth and love. In my defeat you gained. In your gain, I feel proud.” “The Brahmin who bought Your wife and son, in fact, Is the Fire God, in disguise, Who helped me in the tests.” “Veeravagu is Lord of death, Who helped me on this earth, As a master of the graveyard To make your life hard.” In place of the graveyard A beautiful garden appeared. The burning bodies disappeared. There, sacred fires appeared. It was all the design Of the great heaven To test Harichandran, In that, at last, he won. Shiva advised him to take His lands and go back To rule the Ayodhya Kingdom, With his courage and wisdom. The End