Mmgl Part 024-002 - Allow Me To Take Her

Chitrapathi requested: "Oh queen, I know this That Manimegala Goddess She'll save my granddaughter, So, allow me to take her." SHE'LL BE WITH ME The queen said, "Listen, She left your profession As the trade prostitution Is the one in five forbidden." "They're, drinking wine, Lust for women Telling lies, commit Murder or theft" "So, she'll stay with me Here she'll serve me. Never will she go with you. Nor will stay with you." MADHAVI AND ARAVANA Madhavi was deeply worried, About Manimegalai when she heard. At the feet of Aravana she fell down. She prayed him to save the situation. WITH RESPECTS WELCOMED The queen and her maids Manimegalai they welcomed And their respects they paid To the sage, who just arrived. WASHED THE FEET The queen gave him proper seat. She then arranged to wash his feet, She did this as a mark of respect, To be shown to a sage on visit. WELCOME ADDRESS The queen said: "You're welcome here After lapse of many years. Many more years, Oh Sage, I wish you despite your old age." IS IT NATURAL? The sage said: "Oh queen, I'm like the setting sun. In this world all those born They'll be old and die one day This is quite natural, so to say." THOSE WHO KNEW SELF-CONROL "Action, feeling, dislike, ignorance, Touch, smell, Thirst, appearance, Attachment, birth, five senses, Results of good or bad deeds, " "These twelve qualities take one To the ultimate stage of Nirvana. Those who don't understand this, They're exposed to miseries." IGNORANCE "What does ignorance mean? He's an adamant person, Who believes not what's seen, But believes what's unseen." "He'll argue that hare's horn Many of them he has seen." Thus he exposes his ignorance. By sticking to such nonsense." BIRTH AND RESULT OF DEEDS "Up, down and middle, Of these three worlds, The intelligent world It remains manifold." "It has six separate divisions, Earth-people, Brahma, Devas, Hell-people, animals, and ghosts, Besides good and bad deeds" "To suffer birth one takes, Or to enjoy the fruit of deeds. If deed is good its result is good. If deed is bad its result is bad." BAD DEEDS "In that what's birth after bad deeds? Murder, theft, lust, the three bad deeds They appear in all the weak bodies. Leading them to four kinds of offences." "Telling lies, back biting, harsh words, Besides these, the last one useless words Followed by ‘desire, anger and intoxication, ' Thus bad deeds arise on these ten occasions." GOOD DEEDS What all free from the ten bad deeds. They're really good deeds. One should build good character. Do charity and respect any elder." DO GOOD DEEDS "Oh queen and all others Do good deeds always." Good advice the sage gave He got up and took leave." ANNOUNCEMENTBY MANIMEGALAI Manimegalai stood up and said, "Oh queen, Chitrapathi and maids, Don't forget what Aravana Adigal said. Follow and get benefited by his words." "If I continue to stay in this town, The people here may point me as one Who caused the death of king's son So, I will go to the land of Aaputhiran." "Then at Manipallavam I'll stay, And respects to the Lord's seat I'll pay. To all the Vanchi's chaste women, Be assured, I shall care everyone." "You'll ever be in my heart. And don't feel on your part That I'll face troubles there If I leave alone from here." Manimegalai worshiped them And then took leave of them From a dancing girl to ascetic Her activities were hectic. WENT TO SEVAGAM The day's hot sun was setting. Manimegalai also was moving. She went to the temple of Sambapathi, And she worshiped the stone deity. She flew on the way to Heaven And settled in a flower garden Outside the land of Lord Indran And met there Sage Dharmasavagan For sometime she took rest. Then she touched the Sage's feet. She asked for the name of the town. And also the ruler of the town. THE SAGE TOLD The Sage said, "This is Nagas town. The king's name is Punyarasan. From the day he was born In this country there's good rain." "The land and the trees They give their riches. There're no mental worries Here for any kind of lives."