>............................................................ Sri
>Vissavajjhala Prabhakar's
> original post that has elevated taara, the wife of dEvaguru bRhaspati to the
> ridiculous heights of a 'feminist.'( An explosive feminist, in deed!)
Here are some of the facts that I knew about it, when I posted my original one.
kaavyamu: 'SaSaanka vijayamu' written by SEsham vEnkaTa pati (1732).
This was reviewed by the then famous 'sAhitya pariSOdhakuDu, vimarSakuDU'
' Sree baalaantrapu naLinee kaantaa rao'. Here are some his own words,
'.................'SaSaanka vijayamu, raadhikaa saantvanamu,
bilhaNeeyamu, vaijayantee vilaasamu' modalaina SRngaara rasa bandhura
kaavyaalu, vaariki dushTamulugaa tOcuTam duradRshTam. ee prabandhaala
pai prabhutva nishEdhaanni tolagincaDaaniki kee. SE. vaaviLLa
vEnkaTEsvara Sastrulu gaaru cEsina kRshi caritraatmaka mainadi. ee
prabandha nishEdhaanni tolagincina gaUravam, civariki, prakaaSam
pantulu gaari prabhutvaaniki dakkindi. ee lOgaa, samkOcaalaki svasti
ceppina 'calam saahityam' vacci, aadhunikula abhiruculni poortigaa
aadhunikam ceyyaDaaniki tODpaDindi.'
While I was going through that further last night, I found some more
amazing facts.
While writing about 'taara',
' calam gaari taara'
(I didn't realize till last night that 'taara' was one among calam's heroines.)
He (baalaantrapu naLinee kaantaa rao) writes
' calam gaari 'taara' (SaSaanka naaTakam) yEmanTundO cUDanDi: 'nannu
gaanaka, nannu kOri, daggariki voccE vidham teliyaka; priyuDivai
vostE, paativratya andhnai, tiraskaristaanani bhayapaDi, donga valE
vaamana moortivai, naa vaLLO cEri, yodigi, sarvamu iTlaa
aakramincukunnavaa?' SEsham vaari 'taara' ee maaTalanalEdu. anTE.'
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'renDu vandala yELLa krindaTE, calam gaari viplavaatmaka maina
siddhaantaalanu, tana naayika cEta palikincina SEsham vaari
kalpanaa Sakti asamaana mainadi.'
With regards,
Prabhakar Vissavajjhala