Were their prayers answered? from The night of the scorpion
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Answer: The poem The Night of The Scorpion written by Nissim Ezekiel.
Yes the prayers were answered.
The peasants and neighbors begin to pray to God that the scorpion will remain. For his mother, the peasants say that his mother is suffering because of the sins of her previous birth, and they want those sins to be burned with her suffering that night. They also believe that since she is suffering from this birth, the misfortunes of her next birth will be reduced.
They pray that her pain should balance the sum of the balance of evil in this world with the sum of good. They firmly believe that the poison will purify their body and mind from all desires and ambitions. The peasants were sitting around the mother in pain, lying in the center. With peace and understanding, their faces were serene. As the number of visitors increased, the number of candles, lanterns, insects and rains increased in torrents.
Explanation:
The pain the mother felt due to scorpion's sting was unbearable. The mother had been twisting on the mat with endless pain. The poet’s father was skeptical and rationalist, but he tried all the herbs, hybrids, powders, mixtures and curses and blessings available. He experimented scientifically on a bit of a toe by pouring a little paraffin and lighting it. A holy man was introduced to perform rites and rituals to nullify the effect of the poison with his holy incantations.
Trying every possible remedy, everyone was incessantly engaged in saving the mother’s life. Finally, after twenty hours, their efforts bore fruit and the effect of the poison vanished.