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Bammera Pothana, the jewel of Telugu literature

Bammera Pothana was the remarkable poet who was born in our state. He translated
Bhagavatham into Telugu. He was born in Bammera village of Warangal district. He belonged
to an agricultural family. His father was Kesanna and his mother was Lakshmamma. He never
hesitated to work in the agricultural fields despite his interest in poetry

At the early age, Pothana wrote Bhogini Dandakamu for King Sri Singa Bhoopala. Later, he
wrote Veerabhadra Vijayamu describing the adventures of Veerabhadra, the son of Lord Shiva.
The main theme of the work was the destruction of the yagna performed by king Daksha in the
absence of Lord Shiva

othana was a devotee of Lord Shiva . Later, he became a devotee of Lord Rama and
developed interest in salvation. It is said that he was invoked by Lord Rama and took up
the work of translating Vyasa’s Bhagavatham into Telugu , which was later known as Pothana’s
Bhagavatham. It is said that Lord Rama himself complemented the work Pothana himself
credited this in his Bhagavatham.