Suranna | |
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Pen name | Nutana-kavi ("New Poet") |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Telugu |
Citizenship | Vijayanagara Empire (in present-day southern India) |
Period | 15th or 16th century |
Notable works | Dhanabhi-ramamu |
Relatives | Tikkana |
Sūranna (or Surana), who styled himself as Nūtana-kavi ("New Poet") was a Telugu language poet from the Vijayanagara Empire of present-day southern India. He probably lived during the 15th or the 16th century, and is notable for Dhanabhi-ramamu, the story of a contest between Manmatha (the god of love) and Kubera (the god of wealth).
Little is known about Suranna's life. He lived in the Vijayanagara Empire, [1] and claimed to have been born in the family of the famous poet Tikkana. [2] He highly praises the deity Bhimeshvara of Draksharamam (in present-day Andhra Pradesh). [3]
Suranna mentions the 14th-century poet Nachana Somanatha in his book. A verse by Suranna is included in Pedapati Jagganna's anthology Prabandha-ratna-karamu (c. 1600 CE). This suggests that Suranna probably lived during the 15th-16th century. [2] Estimates of his period include 1420–1475, [4] 1425–1480, [1] and c. 1550. [3]
An ugly man becomes handsome,
a bad man becomes good,
a fickle one turns stable,
a coward is made into a warrior,
low-caste becomes high-caste,
an idiot achieves wisdom,
the crude turns elegant,
an illiterate lout becomes expert
in all branches of learning—
if only he has money.
Kubera, the god of wealth, in Nutana-kavi Suranna's Dhanabhi-ramamu [2]
Suranna composed Dhanabhi-ramamu (or Dhanabhi-ramam) and a drama titled Vishnu-Maya-Vilasa. In Dhanabhi-ramamu, Manmatha (the god of love) and Kubera (the god of wealth) debate whether humans care more about beauty or wealth. [4] In the end, the god Shiva resolves the dispute by stating that both looks and money are equally important. [2] Besides its literary merits, the work is of historical interest as it provides information about the ornaments and dress of the contemporary period. [1]
Suranna | |
---|---|
Pen name | Nutana-kavi ("New Poet") |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Telugu |
Citizenship | Vijayanagara Empire (in present-day southern India) |
Period | 15th or 16th century |
Notable works | Dhanabhi-ramamu |
Relatives | Tikkana |
Sūranna (or Surana), who styled himself as Nūtana-kavi ("New Poet") was a Telugu language poet from the Vijayanagara Empire of present-day southern India. He probably lived during the 15th or the 16th century, and is notable for Dhanabhi-ramamu, the story of a contest between Manmatha (the god of love) and Kubera (the god of wealth).
Little is known about Suranna's life. He lived in the Vijayanagara Empire, [1] and claimed to have been born in the family of the famous poet Tikkana. [2] He highly praises the deity Bhimeshvara of Draksharamam (in present-day Andhra Pradesh). [3]
Suranna mentions the 14th-century poet Nachana Somanatha in his book. A verse by Suranna is included in Pedapati Jagganna's anthology Prabandha-ratna-karamu (c. 1600 CE). This suggests that Suranna probably lived during the 15th-16th century. [2] Estimates of his period include 1420–1475, [4] 1425–1480, [1] and c. 1550. [3]
An ugly man becomes handsome,
a bad man becomes good,
a fickle one turns stable,
a coward is made into a warrior,
low-caste becomes high-caste,
an idiot achieves wisdom,
the crude turns elegant,
an illiterate lout becomes expert
in all branches of learning—
if only he has money.
Kubera, the god of wealth, in Nutana-kavi Suranna's Dhanabhi-ramamu [2]
Suranna composed Dhanabhi-ramamu (or Dhanabhi-ramam) and a drama titled Vishnu-Maya-Vilasa. In Dhanabhi-ramamu, Manmatha (the god of love) and Kubera (the god of wealth) debate whether humans care more about beauty or wealth. [4] In the end, the god Shiva resolves the dispute by stating that both looks and money are equally important. [2] Besides its literary merits, the work is of historical interest as it provides information about the ornaments and dress of the contemporary period. [1]