Yerrapragada
Yerrapragada Yerrana | |
|---|---|
| Born | Erranna Yerrana |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Period | Reddi Kingdom (1325–1353) |
| Genre | Poet |
| Notable works | Andhra Mahabharatam |
Yarrapragada or Erranna was a Telugu poet in the court of King Prolaya Vema Reddy (1325–1353). The surname of Erranna was Yerrapragada or Yerrana, which are epithets of the fair-skinned Lord Skanda in the Telugu language, but became attached to his paternal family due its having notable members with fair or red-skinned complexions. He translated the Aranya Parva part of Mahabharata from Sanskrit to Telugu. He was bestowed with the title of Prabandha-paramēśvara ("Master of historical anecdotes") and Śambhudāsuḍu ("Servant of Lord Śiva").[1]
Birth and family
Errapragada Erranna was born in the village of Gudlur, located in Pakanadu (presently Nellore district), and later lived in Chadalawada. He was a member of the Smarta Brahmin caste. His family were Smarta Brahmins and they worshipped both Shiva and Vishnu.[2]
References
- ^ "Vaishanava yugamu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ "Errana was a great poet in the court of". www.vepachedu.org. Retrieved 14 January 2025.