Sumati Satakam in Telugu Culture

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Sumati Satakam is a part of our Telugu Culture. There is no

single Telugu speaking person without knowing at least one poem from

Sumati. This Sumati as reputedly composed by Prince Bhadra Bhupala

popularly known as Baddena of Chola dynasty of 13th Century A.D. He

was a student deciple of reputed poet Tikkana Somayaji, one of the

authors of Telugu Maha Bharatam.

 

This Sumati Satakam is one of the earliest Telugu literary works

translated into into European languages. Sir Chales Peter Brown, the

then Civil Servent in India rendered into English some time in

1840s.All through the centuries,Sumati has been extremely popular

with parents and teachers to teach the right conduct and social

values to young children.These poems have the musical quality of

classical meters that can easily be taken to heart for recitation.

 

The fact that even after 700 years, majority of the poems are

refreshingly relavent to modern times speaks volumes about the

composition containing the essence of Vedas,Puranas and Itihasas. The

teachings of Ramayana and Mahabharata were put in a nutshell in

between the lines of this Satakam for personality development and

excellence paving path for peace and bliss.

 

On these auspiciou Navaratri days I request you to listen Sumati

Satakam. Dasara Navaratri Subhaakankshalu.

 

 

 

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