Composer: Dhurjati (or Dhoorjati) (Telugu: ధూర్జటి) (15th and 16th centuries, CE) was a Telugu poet. He was born to Singamma and Narayana in Sri Kalahasti and was the grandson of Jakkayya. He was a great devotee of lord Shiva, also known as Kalahasteeshwara. He referred to his birthplace as part of Pottapi Nadu, named after an earlier Chola kingdom based from Pottapi in Cuddapah in his works. More...
Meaning:
O Lord! Life is as fleeting as the water currents, fallen leaves, and sheen of a glass, ears of an elephant, mirages and the light of fire flies. Wealth is delusing as milk in moonlight. What can be more surprising than a Man’s vanity for possessing these two?
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