note: yati requirement has been consistently violated! vinta vAvi varusa telugu nEla... (ATa veladi) | orula golva nEra rAma nAmamu vIDi yaneDi pEda vADu pOta rAju; kavana pOrlu gelcu SrInAtha tana bAva vimta vAvi varusa telugu nEla | here, SrInAtha is also intended as "siri ki nAthuDu". both pOtana and SrInAthuDu are remarkable characters in the history of telugu sAhityam. remDu bhinna dhruvAla vamTi vIri madhya cuTTarikam, dAnini allukoni unna rasavattaramaina gAthalu (remember "sirikim jeppaDu..." mIda SrInAthuni hElana and pOtana javAbu ceppina tIru), emtO amdamaina padyAlu, like "bAla rasAlasAla nava pallava kOmala kAvyakanyakan..." ---ivannI kUDA, pOtana SrInAthulu samakAlikulu kAdu anna vAdanaku bali avutAyi. here, i chose to find the contrast in their way of life rather than in the argument that they r not contemporaries. isn't it interesting that SrInAthuDu had to become a "hALikuDu", something he used to look down upon "pEda pOta rAju". ----------------- utpalamAla: "ekkaDi sAhitI saBalu, carcalu, gOshThulu, padya pUraNal..." | ekkaDi vAramaina, madi kalgeDi cakkani bhAvapumjamun cukkala vemTa "ee-meyilu" bampina nimDunu sAhitI nidhul; nikkamu gAkapOdu mana ee "telusA" kala! sATi rAvu vE rekkaDi sAhitI saBalu, carcalu, gOshThulu, padya pUraNal | "telusA" stands for "telugu sAhityamu" e-mail group. ------------------ ATaveladi - "vEDi kanTi nIre varamu manaku" !! recalling the song "pADutA tiyyagA callagA..." in "moogamanasulu", | gunDe manTa lAreDi kannILLe kannILLu umDavamma umDavamma cAnnALLu.... | another song, this time, from a recent film called "gulAbi" says, | nI kashTamlO nEnU unnAnu karigE nI kannIravutAnu! cempallO jAri, nI gumDellO cEri, nI EkAntamlO OdArpautAnu | "vennellO ADapilla" navala civari vAkyamulO kathAnAyakuDi kannITi cukka says something like this. "all these days, i have been staying inside u, sharing your joys and sorrows. today, a strong emotion rising inside you is throwing me out. dear friend! if my separation gives you solace even for a minute, i shall consider my life worthy". and now, my pUraNa, based on these thoughts. | ragulu gumDe vIDi, adaru cempala jAri madini SAmtaparacu kamTi nIru celiya vetalu dIra Avirau celikADu vEDi kanTi nIre varamu manaku | ------------------ tETagIti - bhaarya prakkana chOTicci baiTa niliche | migulu veta nimDina maditO sIta niluva prEmatO jEra dIseDi mATa rAni vibhuDu rAmacamdruDakaTA! analamunaku bhaarya prakkana chOTicci baiTa niliche :-( | <!-- following code added by server. PLEASE REMOVE --> <!-- preceding code added by server. PLEASE REMOVE -->