jayaprabha inkOsaari (was: vaa.ci.vee : two poems)
V. Chowdary Jampala (cjampala@quark.dayton.net)
Wed, 1 Oct 1997 17:31:33 -0400 (EDT)
Language alert: The following post contains names of anatomical
parts. I don't know if any of those are in the forbidden list. My tongue,
of course, is firmly planted in my cheek.
On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Vennela S wrote:
> Considering that majority of poets are men and even 'telusaa'
> being majority-men literary forum, isn't it possible that what
> constitutes poetic beauty or artistic expression are influenced by
> male point of view?
vEloori has already invoked jayaprabha in following up to
vennela's post. Let me invoke her name once again in a slightly different
context, but still relevant to the subject at hand.
jayaprabha now writes a column, pratikoola paavanaalu, in Andhra
Prabha weekly. In the latest column (i.e, the latest one I have seen), she
discusses 'SRUngaara bhakti' poetry particularly that of annamayya. She
expresses her unabashed admiration for annamayya padams including those in
which he has described in some detail the anatomical parts of God's
consort (remember chakkani talliki chaangu bhaLaa...?) and other things
that God and his consort were doing together etc. Then, jayaprabha says...
(begin quote)
"...alamElu manga adbhuta soundaryaanni padaMlO chindElaa chEyagaligina
annamayya anTE entO ishTaMtO paaTu naaku kinchit ukrOshamoo, asooyaa
kooDaa lEkapOlEdu.
EndukanTaaraa? cheptaanu.
kaTi, ooruvulu, vakshasthalam laanTi avayavaalannee aaDaa-magaa
tEDaa lEkunDaa maanavu landarikee - pOnee maanavulu sRUshTinchukunna
dEvuLLandarikee kooDA unTaayi kadaa? alamElu mangani alaa annamayya
varNincinanduku naaku pEcee lEdu. naaku kooDaa accham annamayyaku mallEnE
oka vEnkaTanaayakuDini varNincha buddhi avutundi okappuDu.
ayitE samasya EmantE, ee vEnkaTa ramaNudi ramaNatvaanni
aNuvaNuvunaa nEnE bhaasahlO varNincagalanaa annadE! magavaaLLaki andam
lEdu kaabOlu?! andukanE vaaLLa andaaniki bhaashani mottamgaa kudincEsi,
bhaashanantaa aaDavaaLLa avayavaalavaipuki maLLincESaaru. idO pacchi
(femi)'nijam'. marEm chEyaTam?
ilaa aaDaaLLa angaanga soundaryaanni varNincE sowlabhyaanni
alvOkagaa kavula kandinci, kavayitrula kalpanaa chaaturiki maatram
daaruNaMgaa aanakaTTa vEseyyaTam Em nyaayam? ani. teera evarnaDagaalO
maatram teleedu.
talli alamElmangani annamayya varNinchinaTTu tanDri vaDDikaasula
venkayyani ataDi kOTEsina mukkunee, kOra meesaalanee daaTi, pasandaina
palubhavaalatO Chamakku manpistoo bahu ruchimayaMgaa nEnoo varNinchaDam
modalupeDitE ... ee telugu rasikaavatamsu lantaa EmavuaarO mari?!
ayyaa! annamayya!! neeku tappa E kavayitrikee bhaashalO ee veelu
lEnE lEdaa? nee naaTikee - naanaaTikee!!"
(end quote)
Regards -- V. Chowdary Jampala