This
final blog of the first series (which has discussed episode one of
the larger story only) actually draws on material more appropriately
discussed in episode two. But because it has been added, in the
video animation, as a “teaser” to what lies ahead, it deserves
some commentary here as well. In this clip we see the prediction in
my last blog play out. This very short animated “epilogue”
depicts the divine birth of Kolatta’s only son.
The
clip starts with Siva now in a much more sympathetic and generous
mood. He has seen that Kolatta’s wife Ariyanacci is both desperate
and sad. No matter how hard she and her husband have tried, there
has been no pregnancy and no child has been born who bring the two of
them joy. Furthermore, there has been no child fill their lovely and
palatial home with jumps, smiles and cries. Lord Siva takes pity on
this sorrowful woman and decides to create a child. This will be his
gift it to the lonely couple. But Lord Siva want to make this gift a
secret, and a challenge. This time Kolatta will have to work for his
reward and not just order in the artisans to build a high fence to
protect his upcoming harvest! Siva also wants this to appear to be
an accidental, magical, event. So he sends a life-bearing beam to
earth and from it a beautiful surreal child is created under a large
pile of stones. That stone pile lies in one of Kolatta’s back
fields, a place he uses only to pasture a few cows. Found under a
humble pile of stones, that seemingly-orphaned babe will eventually
grow up to become a great and just king. In my second blog series I
propose to focus on how Kolatta finds this child and the interesting
challenges and adventures the family undergoes during his formative
years. We could call this theme “The childhood of Ponnivala’s
first real king.”
Post your comments on this blog page and let me
know if you would like to see my series continue. Your
(constructive) input will be welcomed! I will not continue unless I
hear from a substantial number of you that this detailed commentary
(which takes a fair bit of work to prepare) is of real interest to my
readers....
Signing
off for now,
“Blogger”
Brenda Beck
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