Yerrapragada

This is a Telugu name; the family name is Yerrana or Yerrapragada.
This article is about the Telugu author. For the Mesopotamian goddess, see Nayana.

Yerrapragada
Yerrana
BornErranna Yerrana
OccupationPoet, writer
PeriodReddi Kingdom (1325–1353)
GenrePoet
Notable worksAndhra Mahabharatam

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 was bestowed with the title of Prabandha-paramēśvara ("Master of historical anecdotes") and Śambhudāsuḍu ("Servant of Lord Śiva").[1]

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 Niyogī Brahma-bandhu sub-caste. His family were shaivists, but he himself worshipped both Shiva and Vishnu.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Vaishanava yugamu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  2. ^ "Errana was a great poet in the court of". www.vepachedu.org. Retrieved 14 January 2025.

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