Yerrapragada
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.
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Yerrapragada
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- Name
- Yerrapragada Yerrana
- Birth Name
- Erranna Yerrana
- Occupation
- Poet, writer
- Known for
- Andhra Mahabharatam and Nrisimhapuranamu.
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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.
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Biography
He was bestowed with the title of Prabandha-paramēśvara ("Master of historical anecdotes") and Śambhudāsuḍu ("Servant of Lord Śiva").
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Key facts
• Name — Yerrapragada Yerrana • Birth Name — Erranna Yerrana • Occupation — Poet, writer • Period — Reddi Kingdom (1325–1353) • Genre — Poet • Notable Works — Andhra Mahabharatam
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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.
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