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Varkari tradition suggests that the name Vitthala (also spelled as Vitthal, Viththal, Vittala and Vithal; Marathi: विठ्ठल, Kannada: ವಿಠ್ಠಲ, Telugu: విఠ్ఠల and Gujarati: વિઠ્ઠલ; all IAST: Viṭṭhala) is composed of two Sanskrit-Marathi words: viṭ, which means 'brick'; and thal, which may have ...
The stanzas in an "ashtakam" are a rhyming quartet with four lines, i.e. end lines rhyme as a-a-a-a. Thus, in an ashtakam generally thirty-two lines are maintained. All these stanzas follow a strict rhyme scheme. The proper rhyme scheme for an astakam is: a-a-a-a/b-b-b-b….. (/ represents a new stanza).
Panduranga Mahatyam (transl. The glory of Panduranga ) is a 1957 Indian Telugu -language biographical film , based on the life of Pundarika , produced by N. Trivikrama Rao under the National Art Theatres banner and directed by Kamalakara Kameswara Rao .
The term "Astakam" is derived from the Sanskrit word aṣṭan, meaning "eight". An astakam is made up of eight stanzas. In Rudrashtakam, each stanza is written in Jagati meter, and hence contains 48 syllables per stanza. Each line is written in the Bhujangaprayāt chhand, containing four groups of light-heavy-heavy syllables (।ऽऽ ...
Pundalik (Marathi: पुंडलिक) or Pundarika (Sanskrit: पुण्डरीक, romanized: Puṇḍarīka) is an Indian saint and a devotee of the Hindu deity Vithoba. [1] Vithoba is a Vaishnava deity and a recincarnation of Vishnu and Krishna .
Pandurangadu is 2008 Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of Pundarika, produced by K. Krishna Mohana Rao on R. K. Film Associates banner, directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Tabu and Sneha and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. [1] The film is remake of N. T. Rama Rao-starrer Panduranga Mahatyam ...
An Ashtakam is a Sanskrit hymn comprising a total of eight verses. These verses typically glorify a specific deity, highlighting their qualities, virtues, and powers. The word "Ashta" means "eight," hence the Ashtakam contains eight verses.
Dr. Pullella Sriramachandrudu (24 October 1927 – 24 June 2015) was an Indian scholar of Vedanta, Vyakarana and Alankara Sastra and a prolific writer of Sanskrit and Telugu literature. He was widely credited with several books in Sanskrit and Telugu [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and was best known for translating many difficult Sanskrit works into Telugu the ...