Re: Chandassu

Venkateswara Rao Veluri (vrveluri@worldnet.att.net)
Thu, 8 Aug 1996 03:29:43 +0000

At 02:45 PM 8/7/96 +0000, RAO@FCRFV1.NCIFCRF.GOV wrote:
>Dear Friend: LingamagunTa Timmakavi was in fact a contemporary of Tenali
>Ramakrishna. Tenali Ramakrishna was the son-in-law of Timmakavi's elder
>brother Ramakavi. the brothers were all devotees of Sri Rama in ChadaluvADa.
>By the way, where is Chadaluvada? This time when I went to India, I brought
>with me the Sulakshanasaara I used during my school days. O what a pity,
>Vaavilla is gone! Regards! - J. K. Mohana Rao

I am quoting from sulakshNasaaraM written by liMgamaguMTa timmakavi. (The
sane sulakshaNa saaraM was attributed to have been written by vellaMki taata
bhaTTu) I would like to quote verbatim from the preface by raavoori
dorasaami Sarma M. A., - 15/3/1965.

It is like this: " timmakavi annayagu raamakavi paMDuraMgamahaatmya
kritikarta yagu tenaali raamakrishNakavi yalluDu. 'raamakrishNaakhyu
jaamaata' nani raamakavi tannu goorci tana mahaatmyamulalO ceppukonnaDu.
tenaali raamkrishNuni kaalamu kree.Sa. 1500-1570 ani iTeevali kavi
caritrakaarula nirNayamu. atani alluDagu raamakaviyu neetani tammuDagu mana
timmakaviyu tenaalikaviki 20, 25 yEmDlu vayasuna cinnavaarai yuMduru.
LliMgamaguMTa kavisOdarulu kree.Sa. 1550 praMtamuna graMdharacana
cEsiyuMdurani talaMpa nagunu."

I am now a little confused about the relationship between tenaali
raamakrishNa kavi, liMgamaguMTa timmakavi and his brother raama kavi. Not
that it matters too much, but who is whose son-in-law? Am I reading wrong?

Regards.

Venkateswara Rao Veluri