Mandodari. Letter M for the # a to z challenge

 

Apsara Hema and Mayasura

Gave you birth, beauty most divine

You in turn had three stout lads

Meghnad, Atikaya, Akshayakumara

Once married off to Ravana of Lanka

On his forceful behest

Despite your father's angst

You agreed for you knew

Of Ravana's learning and his love

For Shiva but knew not that all of this

Was a sham for it did not help

The man lead a good life

You were chaste, epitome of 

Everything a woman was convinced she could be 

Had he followed your sage advice

Ravana could have been immortalised

But where dear reader may I ask

Is found wisdom combined 

With strength enough to take

Advice and put it to task

For sure, not where there is arrogance 

And pride combined, with power

Poor lady she tried all she could 

And never did convince her spouse

To return Mother Sita where she belonged

Who would have her own plights galore

Even after being rescued and Lanka thronged

By Sri Rama, Lakshmana and the Vaanar sena

Anyhow returning to our original heroine

She shed bitter tears when widowed and 

Issued many a curse and none benign

Finally as the written evidence goes

She married Vibhishana the just new king

Brother of Ravana, devotee

Of Sri Rama and lived a life of

Blessed tranquility.

 

*Vaanar Sena- Army of monkeys

*Apsara- Celestial nymph

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana

                                                      

I am writing poetry based on Indian mythology/history for the April 2016 A to Z challenge. Please read, comment and share freely and do come back :)