1. Bammera Pothana was a Telugu poet best known for his translation of the Srimad Bhaagavatam from Sanskrit to Telugu.
14 Facts About Pothana
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Pothana was born into a Niyogi Brahmin family at Bammera Village in Jangaon District of Telangana.
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Pothana was known to be very polite and was an agriculturist by occupation.
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Later, Pothana became a devotee of Lord Rama and more interested in salvation.
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One early morning during a lunar eclipse, on the banks of river Godavari, Pothana was meditating on Lord Siva.
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At that auspicious moment, Supreme Lord Rama appeared dressed like a king and requested Pothana to translate Bhagavatam into Telugu and dedicate it to Him.
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The Padma Nayaka king of Rachakonda wanted Pothana to dedicate 'Sri Maha Bhagavatam' to him.
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But, Pothana refused to obey the king's orders and dedicated the Bhagavatamu to Lord Rama, whom he worshiped with great devotion.
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Pothana was quite fond of using rhythm and repetition of sounds giving a majestic grace to the style of writing.
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Pothana was very skillful in using Alankaras like similes and metaphors.
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Pothana imparted the knowledge of the divine to the Telugu people along with lessons in ethics and politics through Sri Maha Bhagavatamu.
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The story goes that Pothana wrote the first line of the verse, but could not continue.
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Pothana enquired his daughter about who wrote the other three lines.
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Pothana himself ascribed in the following poem, the purpose of his writing the Bhagavatam:.