Literature of Velamas

Literature of Velamas

• Official language was Sanskrit.
• Court Poets of Singama Nayaka – III:

BammeraPotana:

• He was the court poet of velamas.
• He belongs to the “Bammera” village in Warangal district.
• His titles are:
• Sahaja Kavi / Sahaja Panditya, Bhaktha
• Potana and Maha Bhagavat Kartha.
• Literary works are:
• Veera Bhadra Vijayam
• Andhra Maha Bharatam
• Narayana Shatakam
• Bhogini Dandakam.
• Bhogini Dandakam is related to the love story of Sarvagna Singama Nayaka and his lover Bhogini.
• Potana disliked the things which were taking place in the king’s palace and thereby left the kingdom and led his life by doing agriculture.
• Bammera Potana is known as the relative of Srinatha.

Gourana:

• He lived in Ramagiri of Telangana.
• Title:Sarasa sahitya lakshana Chakravarti.
• Literary work: Lakshana Deepika, Navanadha Charita and Harishchandra Upakyanam.

BhairavaKavi:

• He was the first to use “Banda Kavitha” style in Telangana.
• His literary works are Sriranga Mahatmyam and Ratna Pariksha.

Koravi Goparaju:

• He is the court poet of Rana Mallu.
• He belongs to Veligallu (Bheemgal), Nizamabad.
• He has written a telugu poem “Simhasana Dwatrimshika”.
• He was the 1st person to analyze dreams before Sigmund Freud.
• He has written 32 stories regarding the king Vikramarka who ruled Ujjain.
• He has translated the Jain poem Tri Shashti Salakapuru Satcharitra initially which was in Sanskrit into Telugu as Simhasana Dvatrimshika.