Mmgl Part 028-002 - Saw Masathuvan

She went to Masathuvan, The father of Kovalan, Who took renunciation For his self purification. She one by one explained, What in the past happened? How she got the bowl, That gave food to the people. How the Savaga's King, He received blessing, Thru' the food he ate, That changed his fate. A world ruler he became. To the Holy Seat he came. How his past-life-vision came to him, How the Island deity consoled him. How Cauveripoompattinam, It went into the sea bottom, Aravana Adigal, Sudamadhi, And Madhavi came to Vanchi. Savaga's King left the island And reached safely his land. As a sage she went to leaders Of different religious faiths. She came to Aravana Adigal To hear Buddha's principle Of Dharma, the best faith Among all other faiths. THE RENUNCIATION OF MASATHUVAN "You're a realized pure soul To see you with this bowl What good deeds I did? " Happily Masathuvan said. "Kovalan, your father Kannagi, your mother Their misdeeds burnt Madurai City, the great." "He also miserably died. Then I slowly understood, Family life is but an illusion. I came to this conclusion." "Wealth and body never In this world stay forever. O'er this, I can claim how I follow Buddha's love? " "To realize the truth, In the righteous path, I started doing penance With all my reverence." "This Vanchi Town The most popular one Why I chose this one, I'll tell, you listen." THE SAGES' ARRIVAL King Kudakkoch Cheraladha Cheran, He went upto Himalayas and won. He was staying in this garden, Once with all his kith and kin." "A few Buddhist Sages went To the Lanka's ‘Samanolli' Mount And on their way back came down To meet the king in the garden." WELCOME AND PREACHING "The king rose up to greet And he fell down at their feet. He gave them respectable seat, And also nice food to eat." "The sages were well pleased. Buddha Dharma they preached. The king felt it a fortune, Their moral advice to listen." THE FOREFATHER OF KOVALAN "Before nine generation, A forefather of Kovalan, Who was another Kovalan, He lived in this Town." "He was too close to the king. What sages said, he was listening. He was immensely pleased. The futility of life he realized. "All his wealth he gave in charity. To the poor, who lived in poverty. He then chose to renounce. He started doing penance." BUDDHA MONASTERY "Lord Buddha's Monastery here, The rich or poor, it'll hear, Their appeal and prayer, And give relief to the sufferer." "Our Cauveripoompattinam, It's under a spell of doom, So, it'll sink, the sages said. That was what we all heard." "Their message cleared my mind. This place then, I was able to find. With the Lord's mercy and grace I stay here with some mental peace." KNEW THE NEXT BIRTH "Oh, Manimegalai, your faith It's going on the righteous path, By the force of my ill fate, I went to Madurai for what? " "To hear about your father by then He has already reached the heaven, By virtue of his past good deeds, Until the fruit of his actions lasts." "He'll again take his birth On this mundane earth To study Buddha's faith And follow the Lord's path." "He'll stay with Kannagi In the holy place Kabilai And hearing daily Lord's message He'll attain Nirvana at the last stage" "Like this the great sages said After their advice I decided That I should also listen And learn Buddha's every lesson."