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:
A mouth which had not taste the betel, which contradicts its own words and which cannot sing is equivalent to a pit filled with mud and ashes.
Tamboolam – This is made by rolling up betel leaves with placing areca nuts, a bit of lime. Taken after sumptuous meal, it is usually a part of festivity. It is said to have digestic, aphrodisiac and mouth freshening qualities
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