bAla rasAla nava

Ramana Juvvadi (juvvadi@horizoncomp.com)
Tue, 22 Jul 1997 22:11:13 -0400


>From Arudra's smagrAndhra sAhityam:

	bAla rasAla pushpa nava pallava kOmala kAvya kanayakan
	kULala kicci yappaDupu kUDu bhujincuTa kanTe satkavul
	hAlikulaina nEmi, mari yantaku nAyati(??) lEni nAdu kou
	ddAlikulaina nEmi nija dAra sutOdara pOshaNArthamai


There is a misconception that this is pOtana's poem. Actually manchena
said this in his "kEyoora bAhu charitramu". The kritipati of this
piece is kAkartya gunDana. manchena uddESyam "kuLala kistE tappu 
gAni gunDana lanTi vAdikistE tappu lEdu"


Is Arudra really right? You decide for your self?

Ramana