Yerrapragada
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Yarrapragada or Erranna was a Telugu poet in the court of King Prolaya Vema Reddy (1325–1353). The surname of Erranna was Yerrapragada or Yerrana, which are epithets of the fair-skinned Lord Skanda in the Telugu language, but became attached to his paternal family due its having notable members with fair or red-skinned complexions. He was bestowed with the title of Prabandha-paramēśvara ("Master of historical anecdotes") and Śambhudāsuḍu ("Servant of Lord Śiva").<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Birth and familyEdit
Errapragada Erranna was born in the village of Gudlur, located in Pakanadu (presently Nellore district), and later lived in Chadalawada. He was a member of the Niyogī Brahma-bandhu sub-caste. His family were shaivists, but he himself worshipped both Shiva and Vishnu.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>