Veturi Prabhakara Sastri
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Veturi Prabhakara Sastri (b: February 7, 1888 - d: 1950) was a Pundit (expert) in both Sanskrit
and Telugu language
s.
, he introduced to Telugu
people several ancient texts, in association with Manavalli Ramakrishna from prachya likhita pustaka bhandagaram (library of ancient scripts). He discovered the copper scripts of Annamayya
's poetry and introduced them to Telugu people. Similarly, he unearthed palm scripts of Ranganadha's Ragadalu. He published Tanjavuri Andhra Rajula Charitra, Srinadha Vaibhavamu, Sringara Srinadham, Manu charitra, Basava Puranam etc. with elaborate introductions. He translated Bhasa's Pratimanatakam, Karnabharam and Madhyamavyayogam.
) on 22.06.1916
(TTD) established "Sriman Veturi Prabhakara Sastry Vangmaya Peetam" in 2007 to publish his books and research works. A life-size bronze statue of Sri Veturi was installed before the SVETA Complex in Tirupati.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
and Telugu language
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
s.
Contribution
As a publisher and writerWriter
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, he introduced to Telugu
Telugu people
The Telugu people or Telugu Prajalu are an ethnic group of India. They are the native speakers of the Telugu language, the most commonly spoken language in India after Hindi and Bengali...
people several ancient texts, in association with Manavalli Ramakrishna from prachya likhita pustaka bhandagaram (library of ancient scripts). He discovered the copper scripts of Annamayya
Annamayya
Annamayya is a 1997 Tollywood film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishnan, Mohan Babu, and Roja. The music director is Keeravani...
's poetry and introduced them to Telugu people. Similarly, he unearthed palm scripts of Ranganadha's Ragadalu. He published Tanjavuri Andhra Rajula Charitra, Srinadha Vaibhavamu, Sringara Srinadham, Manu charitra, Basava Puranam etc. with elaborate introductions. He translated Bhasa's Pratimanatakam, Karnabharam and Madhyamavyayogam.
Spiritual Life
Veturi Prabhakara Sastry became a spiritual disciple of Master C V V. (Canchupati Venkatrao Venkaswami RaoCanchupati Venkatrao Venkaswami Rao
Canchupati Venkatrao Vencasami Rao, also known as Master C.V.V. was a Yoga guru.-Biography:...
) on 22.06.1916
Vangmaya Peetam
Tirumala Tirupati DevasthanamsTirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams also referred as TTD is an independent trust which manages the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh...
(TTD) established "Sriman Veturi Prabhakara Sastry Vangmaya Peetam" in 2007 to publish his books and research works. A life-size bronze statue of Sri Veturi was installed before the SVETA Complex in Tirupati.