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'''Mulugu Papayaradhya''', also known as '''Mulugu Papayya''' and '''Sangameswara Sastry''', ( | '''Mulugu Papayaradhya''', also known as '''Mulugu Papayya''' and '''Sangameswara Sastry''', (1756–1852) was a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Sanskrit]] scholar, preceptor, translator, and writer, known for his translation of the [[Devi-Bhagavata Purana|Devi Bhagavatam]] from Sanskrit into Telugu and for being the preceptor and court poet of the Raja of Amaravati, [[Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Śrīrāmamūrti|first=Pōcañcarla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GagPAAAAMAAJ|title=Contribution of Andhra to Sanskrit Literature|date=1972|publisher=Andhra University|pages=163|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HTluAAAAMAAJ|title=History and Culture of the Andhras|date=1995|publisher=Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University|isbn=978-81-86073-07-0|pages=205|language=en}}</ref> Mulugu Papayaradhya was born to Viranaradhya, a prominent Veera Shaiva ''acharya,'' and Akkamba.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Dasgupta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_mcFFSJeJrEC&dq=Viranaradhya&pg=PA46|title=A History of Indian Philosophy: Volume 5|date=1955-01-02|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-04782-1|pages=46|language=en}}</ref> He lived in [[Amaravati]], now in the [[Guntur district|Guntur district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. He is known to have written more than a hundred works in Telugu and Sanskrit.<ref name=":0" /> He was titled as Abhinava Kalidasa.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Umāmaheśvaraśāstri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dstHAAAAMAAJ|title=Śr̥ṅgāraśekharabhāṇaḥ|date=1969|publisher=Āndhrapradeśa Sāhitya Akāḍamī Saṃsthayā|pages=4|language=hi}}</ref> He was a [[Veerashaiva|Veera Shaivite]] ''acharya'' (preceptor). | ||
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Mulugu Papayaradhya is regarded as the first poet to translate the [[Devi-Bhagavata Purana|Devi Bhagavata Purana]] into Telugu.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C3JOAAAAYAAJ | Mulugu Papayaradhya is regarded as the first poet to translate the [[Devi-Bhagavata Purana|Devi Bhagavata Purana]] into Telugu.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C3JOAAAAYAAJ|title=Purāṇam|date=1962|publisher=All-India Kasiraja Trust.|pages=401|language=en}}</ref> This translation was done at the request of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu's son, and Papayaradhya dedicated it to [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple|Kashi Vishwanatha]], a form of [[Shiva]].<ref name=":1" /> From the more than hundred works he wrote, ''Kalyanacampu'', ''Ekadasivratacampu'', ''Aryasati'', ''Sivastotra'', and ''Vedantasarasangraha'' are among the more prominent Sanskrit works.<ref name=":0" /> Papayaradhya also wrote the ''Ahalya Sankrandana Vilasamu''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HTluAAAAMAAJ|title=History and Culture of the Andhras|date=1995|publisher=Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University|isbn=978-81-86073-07-0|pages=306|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Mulugu Papayaradhya, also known as Mulugu Papayya and Sangameswara Sastry, (1756–1852) was a Telugu and Sanskrit scholar, preceptor, translator, and writer, known for his translation of the Devi Bhagavatam from Sanskrit into Telugu and for being the preceptor and court poet of the Raja of Amaravati, Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu.[1][2] Mulugu Papayaradhya was born to Viranaradhya, a prominent Veera Shaiva acharya, and Akkamba.[1][3] He lived in Amaravati, now in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He is known to have written more than a hundred works in Telugu and Sanskrit.[1] He was titled as Abhinava Kalidasa.[4] He was a Veera Shaivite acharya (preceptor).
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Mulugu Papayaradhya is regarded as the first poet to translate the Devi Bhagavata Purana into Telugu.[5] This translation was done at the request of Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu's son, and Papayaradhya dedicated it to Kashi Vishwanatha, a form of Shiva.[2] From the more than hundred works he wrote, Kalyanacampu, Ekadasivratacampu, Aryasati, Sivastotra, and Vedantasarasangraha are among the more prominent Sanskrit works.[1] Papayaradhya also wrote the Ahalya Sankrandana Vilasamu.[6]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Śrīrāmamūrti, Pōcañcarla (1972). Contribution of Andhra to Sanskrit Literature. Andhra University. p. 163.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. p. 205. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.
- ↑ Dasgupta (1955-01-02). A History of Indian Philosophy: Volume 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-521-04782-1.
- ↑ Umāmaheśvaraśāstri (1969). Śr̥ṅgāraśekharabhāṇaḥ (in हिन्दी). Āndhrapradeśa Sāhitya Akāḍamī Saṃsthayā. p. 4.
- ↑ Purāṇam. All-India Kasiraja Trust. 1962. p. 401.
- ↑ History and Culture of the Andhras. Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rau Vijnana Sarvaswa Sakha, Telugu University. 1995. p. 306. ISBN 978-81-86073-07-0.