Sunahsepha 3- Yajna Pasu, The Sacrificial Animal Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Sunahsepha 3- Yajna Pasu, The Sacrificial Animal
Soon we got the answer.
Unable to find a man or animal
The king entered the forests
Where only sages lived.
To our ashram came the king
With his full retinue in attendance
Father did not break his silence
Mother fainted in his arms.
Asked the king, 'you have three sons
All bearing the sacred marks
Written in the holy scriptures
that qualify them as yajnapasu.
Sell me one; exchange for a thousand cows
For the land will perish otherwise
I will be obliged to you for ever
And you shall earn a place in the heavens.'
In full tears father said, 'I have
No sons to sell, even if it were
For sacrifice In the altar of Gods
My heaven is where my family is.'
But king and his sages preached
Of his duty to the king and Gods
But nobody dared to ask, 'what about Your son,
O king, is he not suited for the sacrifice? '
Finally father said, 'my elder son
Is dear to me, whom I shall not sell'
Mother, provoked, spoke 'so is Sunaka
The youngest one, to me, shall not be sold.
........That left me, the middle one.
I spoke, 'When in fear of danger, child
Looks for protection from parents.
When they disown, the king shall protect him.
Now, disowned by all, whom shall I appeal to? '
........I did not want to die.
.......That left me, the middle one. I spoke, 'When in fear of danger, child Looks for protection from parents. When they disown, the king shall protect him. Now, disowned by all, whom shall I appeal to? ' Wow... what a predicament? I must read on.
Dear Ms Jeanette, Such is intrigues of the stories told in the epics. Your words are precious to me. I am obliged to you for the invaluable time you spent to read this series.And for the words of encouragement. Please do read on...
Wow superb story continues...father was restless because he may abandon his son for the well being of others. Son pleads for his life..you ended with his cry. I liked the last line...I did not want to die
That's good.. Now I understand that you could relate to the story... Great Thank you for reading.. Please read on... Obliged for the comment.. You may be able to narrate this story to your children..
So sad. I really feel for the middle one. This saga reminds me of Greek mythology. Kings and gods n all the other elements are here. Quite a gripping read. Enjoying thoroughly.
Hi Nosheen, Thank you very much for the appreciation. I have posted three more poems in the series. Have a look pl.
Oh, no, cannot wait till the next installment of this saga. Storytellers Rule! ! ! ! 10
Hi Susan, Now the story is complete, in 7 installments. Pl do read!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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You have the gift of storytelling- -I am so thoroughly hook on this series! Oh, I just read your note about the poem! ! ! Thank you! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! I remember begging you for another series having read the other ones and twiddling my fingers for a month or two waiting for the next saga to flow from your pen! Thank you! ! ! ! ! I shall enjoy this and savor this carefully so I won't run through this story too quickly and be back to waiting and I do so hate waiting! ! ! 10's all over this story! !
Hi Susie, The Series of Sunahsepha was written on your encouragement. The story of a little boy selected as the sacrificial animal by the king... Finally rescued by the Sage. Child sacrifice is reported even today, albeit rarely, in some occult practices.... Susie, thank you so much for revisiting this series once again. I am deeply obliged. A trillion 100s for your words and your kindness...