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sung in ecstasy are ethereal, spiritual and eternal. They are simple and melodious, religious and devotional, sung in melting strain. ཟླཟླ In the meantime, it is said that the King of Madurai on hearing the vagaries of his minister was naturally irritated and he summoned him to his court. Maanickavaachagar felt for his unw(r)itting plight and appealed to his divine Guru. The omnipotent Lord bade him go and tell the king that the horses shall come in a few days, which he accordingly conveyed to the king. As there was undue delay in the matter, the King harassed the minister. The unostentatious Master could not allow His devoted disciple to suffer. One day He converted the jackals of the jungles into fine horses (2:36:38:1) and drove the Cavalry Himself to the king (50:7) in the guise of a Chieftain along with horse-traders. He majestically arrived in state before the King. The King was much pleased to see the virtually excellent horses and offered a vast quantity of gold. But the Chieftan refused to receive the price. The following references explain this episode: “On Lord of Perunthurai Who transforming foxes into horses suitable for the cavalry"-50.7 “Was it not Your supreme grace which turned all the foxes into big chargers”-38:1 “In the great beautiful vast city of Madurai He turned into a horse-groom”-2:44–45 “Bringing the horses along with Him, He in the western country graciously arrived in state very cleverly with a band of horse-traders” Poem-2:44–45 “He Who cannot be assessed by Brahma and Ari, rendered help to me by converting foxes into horses; He sold the equine beasts to the Paandia King but did not agree to receive the vast quantity of gold” Poem-2:34:38