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:
(The poet opines that) the real adornment for the hands is openhandedness (generosity), for the king – his honesty, for anyone – justice, and for a woman – her dutifulness towards her husband.
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