Those who would be kings tomorrow... But why do we need to
talk about all that? Is your son safe?' asked the ascetic. "Your Grace
Swami, he is safe!" said Maruthappan.
Once Marutappa's son was bitten by a snake and he seemed to have
a rare chance of surviving. At that time this Buddha Bhikshu cured the
boy with manimantra aushads. This is the reason why Marutappan was devoted
to him. "There is nothing I can do, Marutappa! I am coming because of Lord
Buddha's mercy," said the Bhikshu. Paranjodi also went with him.
"Foots! How did the guard leave you alone when the
order was given to close the gate of the fort?" asked Paranjoti. "All is
the glory of this cloth!" said Buddha Bhiksha. Was Kavit cloth so
prestigious in the Pallava emperor's kingdom? But why only the
Jains...?” “The Jains interfered in royal matters. We are not going that
way. We keep not even seeing the faces of the royal
family... Let's go! What is your intention? Will you come with me
to the Buddhist temple?"
"No, Swami! I will go to Navukarasar Math. My mother
ordered me not to stay anywhere else." "So this is where we
have to part, are you leaving, brother?" "Swami, where is
Navukarasar Math? How should I go?" asked Paranjodi. "It's next to
the temple of Ekambereshwarar. Look at the temple plane!"
Paranjodi saw airplanes everywhere in that vast city spread far and
wide.
At the time when this history took place i.e. about 1320
years ago (1946 when Sivakami's vow was written) the front door
towers of the temples of Tamil Nadu were not as tall as
they
are now. Vimanas are usually erected above the temple garbha grihat.
These are also not that tall. Also Shiva temple vimanas, Jain school
vimanas and palace vimanas are almost identical. "Everywhere you
look, you see flying! What are you talking about?" asked Paranjodi. "It
is difficult to tell the sign from here. Go straight along this road!
You can find out the way to the Ekambar temple by asking around.
There is a Vageesar monastery in the shrine. Be careful, brother!
Time is getting worse!' Saying that, Buddha Bhikshu went through another
road that branched off from there.
Adolescent Briyani went straight to the direction shown by Bhikshu.
At that time, the city of Kanchi was very famous in the South. Every
street in the city was wide like a chariot road. All the houses were mansions.
Here and there on the stone pillars in the spacious niches, the
sleeping lamps were glowing with flames. The streets were crowded with
people chanting 'JJ'. Not to mention the view of the shopping streets.
From Kashi to Kanyakumari, all the products grown in Bharatakanda
are available in those shopping streets. One side as pushbak shops,
one side as fruit shops; On one side are the shops; Grain stores One page. On the other side, the shops of the pearl and gem dealers.... The
shopping street continued to grow like this without limit.
Paranjodi looked at the above street scenes with great amazement.
Here and there he walked listening to people talking about how
Goddess Sivagami had stopped in the middle of her dance performance
and about the orders to slam the fort gates. Once in a while he
asked those who came in front of him, "Which is the temple of
Ekambareswarar?" He asked. "There!" They also pointed
out and left, but he never reached the temple of Ekambareswarar.
Paranjodi was not too anxious to find the temple quickly as he was
overwhelmed by the wonder of seeing a new and great city.
As he was crawling along the street, he suddenly saw a lot of
shouting and confusion somewhere. People scattered in all directions. "The temple
elephant has become religious! Run! Run!" Along with the cries, the sound of
children running, the sound of women screaming, the sound of horses neighing,
the sound of knocking on the doors of houses, the sound of cows shouting
'Mother', the sound of carts rolling 'Kada Kada', all together became an
indescribable commotion.
Paranjodi was stunned for a moment. While his mind was
pondering whether he should run and which side to run, his eyes
noticed the events happening in front of him. A palanquin was passing
a short distance ahead of him on the street. In it was a young woman
who could be called Saundarya Devathai and an older man who
appeared to be her father. Those who carried the palanquin heard the
shouts and commotion behind them, put down the palanquin and scattered in
all directions. At the same time, an earth-shaking elephant came running
behind him very recently.
Observing all this, Paranjodi hesitated for a moment. In the next
moment, as if coming to a decision, he quickly put down the bundle in his hand
and untied it hastily. He took the shaft end from it and attached it to the end
of the stick in his hand. The matching work was perfect for him to hold
in his right hand and for the religious elephant to approach where he stood.
That's it! Paranjodi worked with all his might. It flowed near the elephant's left
eye. It was wrapped in the thick skin of an elephant and went inside. The
elephant flashed once in terror. The work was seized by praise and
trampled under foot. Then the young man, who had given up work, turned
back to where he was standing.
The young Briyani was well aware of the consequences of throwing
work at a religious elephant. So, when he saw the elephant turning
towards him, he started running fast in the opposite direction to
where the tooth was. Before the elephant could turn his huge trunk
around he had run away. As he ran away, he looked back and saw an elephant
rushing towards him. He immediately started running back to an
alley he found there. After running for a while without looking back, he
found himself again in a wide wide street. Five or six against him 
He stepped aside to the side of the street to see the elephants speeding up,
propelled by the flour. When he realized that these elephants were going to
take Madayana under chains, he stopped running and started
walking slowly.
It was then that Paranjothi remembered his stagnation. His
chest was pounding. The whole body was drenched with sweat.
Already, Paranjothi was tired from walking all day. Now he was
running so fast that he was very tired. Legs limp and
stumble. Due to the internal agitation and excitement, Thegam trembled.
It seemed impossible to walk up without sitting down and resting
a bit. He went near a load bearer found on the side of the road
and sat on it.
A full moon was shining in the sky. The young wind slowly
came and rested on his exhausted body. The tiredness of the body
disappeared and the mind began to think. "What did we come for?
What did we do?" When he thought that, Paranjodhi himself was
amazed. What was the reason that appeared to him at that time to throw
work on that temple? Had he been stuck with it, what would have been
his fate? Wouldn't he be able to see his beautiful mother who
kept him alive again?
The face of the young woman sitting in the robe and the face of the
elder appeared before Paranjothi's mind's eye. Yes; At that time he took up
work so that they would not be in danger because of religion.
Who could he be? Perhaps they were talking about the banning of the
performance, the young woman is that Sivakami
Ammai! Could the elder be her father Ayana? Thinking like this, Paranjodi
leaned on the porter's platform. Unbeknownst to him, his eyelids
closed. Nithradevi embraced him with her soft magical arms.