Allasani Peddana

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'''Allasani Peddana''' (15th and 16th centuries [[Common Era|CE]]) was a famous [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[poet]]<ref name="sen2">{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra |title=A Textbook of Medieval Indian History |publisher=Primus Books |year=2013 |isbn=978-9-38060-734-4 |pages=109}}</ref> and was ranked as the foremost of the ''[[Ashtadiggajas|Ashtadiggajalu]]'', the title for the group of eight poets in the [[noble court|court]] of King [[Krishnadevaraya]], a ruler of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]].

==Biography==
There were difference of opinions on birth place of

Allasani Peddana..

1.He is the native of Pedda dornala of present prakasam district which is near to Srisailam..

2.Peddana was a native of [[Somandepalli]] near [[Penukonda (city)|Anantapur]].<ref>{{cite web
| last = Adluri
| first = Seshu Madhava Rao
| title = aShTadiggajamulu (Introduction)
| publisher = mun.ca
| year = 1998
| url = http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/classical/prabandha/peddana/peddana.html }}</ref> He later moved to Peddanapadu, a small village located at 5 km from Yerraguntla on Yerraguntla-Vempalli road in [[Kadapa]] District, which is an Agraharam given by [[Krishnadevarayalu]].

He wrote the first major Prabandha, a form of fictional poetry in [[Telugu literature|Telugu]], and for this reason, he is revered as ''Andhra Kavita Pitamahudu'' (''the grand father of Telugu poetry''). It is believed that he was also a minister in the king's court and is hence sometimes referred as ''Peddanaamaatyudu'' ([[Sandhi]]: Peddana + Amaatyudu = Peddana, the minister). He dedicated his works to king [[Krishnadevarayalu]].

===Lores===
* The emperor himself lifted and bore the weight of the palanquin in which Peddana was seated.
* He was bestowed with Kanakabhishekam by the king.
* He was the only poet who had the privilege of mounting the royal elephants.
*On the demise of Sri KrishnaDevaRayalu the poet Peddana expressed his profound sorrows telling that " Atti Krishna Rayala thoti divikegaleka brathiki yundithi jeevatchavambu naguchu "
Meaning I became a living dead by not going to heaven along with Sri Krishna Deva Raya .

==Works==
His famous work was ''Swaarochisha Manu Sambhavam'' (also known as ''Manu Charitramu''). This work is the development of an episode in [[Markandeya]] Puranam relating to the birth of Svarochishamanu, who
is one of the fourteen [[Manu (Hinduism)|Manu]]s. Pravarudu is a pious [[Brahmin]] youth who goes to [[Himalayas]] for sight seeing. In Himalayas [[Varudhini]], a [[Gandharva]] girl falls in love with him, but Pravara rejects her love as he is already married. Knowing this a [[Gandharva]] youth who was earlier rejected by Varudhini assumes the form of Pravara and succeeds to win her love. To them is born Svarochi, the father of SvArochishamanu.<ref>{{cite book| first = Raju | last = P.T |author2=Rao | title = A Telugu Literature | location = India | publisher = Onal Book House }}</ref>

Some of his other famous works such as ''Harikathaasaaramu'' are untraceable now.
*The Great king Krishna Devarayalu ornamented Peddana's leg with a big golden bangle/bracelet called " GANDA PENDERAM " as a mark of excellent poetry

==Style==
The theme for his ''Manu Charitra'' is a short story from [[Markandeya Purana]]. It is about second ''Manu'' of fourteen manus (fathers of mankind societies according to [[Hindu]] mythology), translated into Telugu from Sanskrit by [[Marana]] (1291–1323),<ref>{{cite web
| last = Adluri
| first = Seshu Madhava Rao
| title = allasAni peddana
| publisher = mun.ca
| year = 1998
| url = http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/classical/prabandha/peddana/peddana1.html }}</ref> disciple of [[Tikkana]]. The original story was around 150 poems and Peddana extended into six chapters with 600 poems by adding fiction and descriptions.
His work was treated as one of the [[Pancha Kavyas]], the five best works in Telugu. Peddana used a mix of words from Telugu and [[Sanskrit]] and a small number of Kannada words.

==Awards and Titles==
* He was honoured with Title ''Andhra Kavita Pitamaha'' by [[Krishnadevaraya]].
* His style of poetry was described as 'Allasani Vari Allika Jigi Bigi'

==See also==
* [[Srinatha]], the first Telugu Prabandha writer.

==References==
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==Notes==
* [http://www.maganti.org/page5.html A Great Compilation of Telugu poets / poetesses]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070522062558/http://www.inca.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/classical/prabandha/peddana/peddana.html Peddana Allasani]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070525001556/http://www.inca.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/classical/prabandha/peddana/peddana1.html Peddana style]
* K.A. Nilakanta Sastry, History of South India, From Prehistoric times to fall of Vijayanagar, 1955, OUP, New Delhi (Reprinted 2002) {{ISBN|0-19-560686-8}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070207182515/http://www.tlca.com/youth/golden-age.html Golden age of Telugu Literature]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081012045138/http://www.ourkarnataka.com/states/history/historyofkarnataka47.htm Literary activity in Vijayanagara Empire]

==Modern editions==
*''The Story of [[Manu (Hinduism)|Manu]]'', by Allasani Peddana, translated by Velcheru Narayana Rao and [[David Shulman]], [[Murty Classical Library of India]], [[Harvard University Press]] (January 2015), hardcover, 656 pages, {{ISBN|9780674427761}}

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