Composer: Baddena Bhupaludu (AD 1220-1280). He was also known as Bhadra Bhupala. C.P. Brown. He was a Chola prince and was a Vassal under the Kakatiya empress Rani Rudrama Devi during the thirteenth century. He was a pupil of Tikkana, the greatest writer in Telugu. If we assume that the Sumatee Satakam was indeed written by Baddena, it would rank as one of the earliest Satakams in TeluguMore...
Meaning:
One shouldn’t attempt to entertain an ignorant man with a great literary conversation blend with 9 nuances of expression (navarasas) or with great melodious music; it is as good as blowing a conch in front of a deaf man.
A rasa (‘juice’ or ‘essence’) denotes an essential mental state and is the dominant emotional theme of a work of art or the primary feeling that is evoked in the person that views, reads or hears such a work. – Courtesy Wikipedia
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