మందర మకరందం mandara makarandam

మందరం There is translation of Bharatham into Telugu by Kavi Thrayam viz Nannaya, Thikkana and Errapragada. Pothana translated Bhagavatham into Telugu. There are many translations of Ramayanam into Telugu like Molla Ramayanam by Molla, Ranganatha Ramayanam by Gona BuddaReddy and Bhskara Ramayana by Bhaskarudu.But they are not true translations of valmiki Ramayanam and had deviations from the original.Vavikolanu Subbarao who was called as Vasu Dasu after he became a Vaishnava. He translated the 24000 slokas in Valmiki Ramayanam, sloka by sloka into Telugu.He later added a very comprehensive commentary and called his work as మందరం.it was very famous and every house hold in AP has a copy at that age. He was called Andhra Valmiki. Angalakuduru Asramam and SRM This was established by Subbadasu disciple of vasu dasu at angalakuduru near Tenali.SRM was staying there for about 15 years preferring to lead a frugal life denouncing all worldly pleasures. When he has gone there he was a leading lawyer earning lot of money, besides having30 acres of land and many houses. In the asram he was editing BHKTHA SANJEEVANI magazine published by the asramam. Asramam was publishing మందరం along with many other books written by Vasu Dasu. It so happened that the all the copies of the book were sold out and the asram was facing difficulty in publishing it. On SRMs advice they applied to TTD for financial help for reprint of the book. SVSR was in TTD at that time and helped to get Rs7000 for each kanda, a total of Rs 63000 for 9 kandas (which was maximum TTD could give). The book again went out of print in 1986. We again applied for assistance from TTD for reprint. They objected initially saying that they cannot give money for the same book twice. I was in TPT doing my M.Phil and was going round TTD editor’s office using SVSRs name.Finaly they released Rs 63000 again. మందర మకరందం Vanam Jwala Narasimharao was born in khammam district and at present he is CPRO to KCR, CM of Telangana.His father was a great devotee of Rama and was always reading మందరం. One of the neighbours of Narasimharao encouraged to simplify and write మందరం in sarala vachanam which he started and continued doing it in USA, where he was staying in his daughter’s house for 6 months. He called it as మందర మకరందం .six kandas are published and one kanda is coming as serial in ANDHRA BHOOMI s Sunday magazine. In one of my conservations with Sri Ramanuja Swami, the present guru of asram, he mentioned this and said that I can go collect the book which Naasimharao is giving for free.Narasimharao is staying in Srinagar colony which is very near to Begmpet and i went and met him, got the books by giving a small donation for reprint of the books. In the course of our conservation I mentioned about SRM and our family’s connection with asram.He has given the address and telephone number of asram in his serial in AndhraBhoomi. The serial is resulting in revival of interest on మందరం and asram was receiving many orders for the book, resulting again in shortage. When I told him this he was happy that he contributed for this. He rang up Ramanuja Swamy and told him that he will try for an amount of Rs 10, 00,000 from the government for the reprint. The story stands there at present