There is a letter in the word కృష్ణ, Krushna that is hidden.
Can you tell what that hidden letter is? To help you, there’s a hint. This is relatively an easier question for Telugu speaking people. Talk to your Telugu speaking friend and ask what other ways do they refer to Krushna as, especially in rural areas.
Did you succeed?
Can you tell what that hidden letter is? To help you, there’s a hint. This is relatively an easier question for Telugu speaking people. Talk to your Telugu speaking friend and ask what other ways do they refer to Krushna as, especially in rural areas.
Did you succeed?
Before we answer that, we need to look at Telugu letter groups quickly. These are five vargas, groups of letters in Telugu.
There is a rule in Sanskrit called ‘abhi vidaanam’ that states if the letter ra or sha is followed by an end letter of a letter-group, the beginning letter of the same group is a hidden sound between them. In our example, letter sha is followed by na and hence the beginning letter of the corresponding group, ‘ta’ is a hidden sound in between them. K+R+Sh+[ta]+Na.
Telugu people have adapted the rules of the Sanskrit language without compromising anywhere. The answer is… letter ట,‘ta’.
You can see this from the Telugu people’s usage of word ‘Kittu’ as another name for Krushna. Telugu language is so deeply and tightly tied to Sanskrit that all the people including local and rural areas continue till date to say ‘Kittu’ for Krushna.
Telugu people have adapted the rules of the Sanskrit language without compromising anywhere. The answer is… letter ట,‘ta’.
You can see this from the Telugu people’s usage of word ‘Kittu’ as another name for Krushna. Telugu language is so deeply and tightly tied to Sanskrit that all the people including local and rural areas continue till date to say ‘Kittu’ for Krushna.
With 56.5 alphabets, Telugu language can give a written form to every sound. Thus, it has flourished as a language that is well-known and revered. It is one of the three languages the value of a currency coin was printed in those beginning years post Independence.
Not only in language and practice, but also in carrying the legacy of history and culture through literature, Telugu people have taken a lead.
Telugu language is one of the first languages that the great legend history called Mahabharata was translated into. It was achieved by three great poets Nannayya, Errana and Thikkanna called Kavitrayam, delivered to the world in the 10th century.
Also, Telugu people must be proud for not deviating from Sri Rama’s footsteps. Rama prayed to His ilvelpu, deity of Lord Narayana in reclining posture. The same deity Lord Narayana who is now being worshiped as Ranganatha in Sri Rangam. History states that the deity was given to Vibheeshana when he refused to leave Sri Rama to go back to Lanka…
Ayodhya Kanda states,
gathe: puro:hithe: ra:massna:tho: niyathama:na sahasaha patnya: visa:la:kshya: na:ra:yana mupa:gamath…
In Lord Ranganatha temple situated at the delta of river Kaveri, new year is celebrated following the cha:ndrama:na, movement of moon. Telugu people follow the same method in celebrating their new year Ugadi and other festivals. All others follow other methods like su:ryamana etc.
Telugu people have tied themselves very strongly to roots and did not deviate from Rama, Sanskrit and the Vedas!
– From the discourses of HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji
– 21st Jan 2024, Telugu Sangamam
-Om Convention Hall
Unfortunately, in recent decades Telugu people are being okay with not teaching Telugu with all its glory in schools. Swamiji advised that everyone take a sankalpa, resolve that we do our part in ensuring it’s not diluted.
