Kshetrayya

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Kshetrayya was a 17th-century Telugu poet-composer renowned for his devotional and erotic padams dedicated to the god Krishna, which are central to South Indian classical music and dance traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Carnatic music composer
composer
person
poet
associatedReligionDeity Krishna NERFINISHED
associatedWith Carnatic music NERFINISHED
South Indian classical dance
South Indian classical music
countryOfCitizenship India
culturalContext South Indian temple and court culture
ethnicGroup Telugu people NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Carnatic vocal music
Telugu literature
floruit 17th century
genre devotional poetry
erotic poetry
padam
influenced Bharatanatyam repertoire
Kuchipudi repertoire
languageOfWorkOrName Telugu NERFINISHED
legacy padams remain standard repertoire in Bharatanatyam
padams remain standard repertoire in Carnatic concerts
padams remain standard repertoire in Kuchipudi
literaryForm lyric poetry
mainSubject Krishna NERFINISHED
movement Bhakti movement NERFINISHED
name Kshetrajna NERFINISHED
Kshetrayya NERFINISHED
notableFor Krishna-centered erotic-devotional lyrics
composing padams used in classical dance
notableWork Telugu padams NERFINISHED
occupation composer of devotional songs
poet
region South India
religion Hinduism
style Bhakti rasa (devotional sentiment)
Sringara rasa (erotic sentiment)
uses Krishna as the central deity in his padams
veneratedIn Andhra Pradesh NERFINISHED
Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED
workFocus Nayaka–Nayaki bhava (hero–heroine mood)
wroteAbout love between devotee and Krishna
union and separation in divine love

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