''Parijatapaharanamu'' (parijata+apaharanamu) (lit. the purloining of the Parijata tree) is a Telugu poem composed by

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. It is based on a story from '' Harivamsam''. The story is about love quarrel between

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and his consorts

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and

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Narada Narada ( sa, नारद, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage divinity, famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of mind-created children of Brahma, the creator god. He ...

brings a parijatam, a flower that has everlasting fragrance, from Indra's tree to

. Krishna is at Rukmini's house at the time, so he gives the flower to her. Satyabhama learns that he gave the flower to Rukmini, and becomes jealous. Krishna fights the

devata ''Devata'' (pl: ''devatas'', meaning 'the gods') (Devanagari: देवता; Khmer: ទេវតា (''tevoda''); Thai: เทวดา (''tevada''); Javanese, Balinese, Sundanese, Malay: ''dewata''; Batak languages: ''debata'' (Toba) ...

s for the tree, and brings the tree back to Satyabhama.

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* Parijatapaharamu was published by

Andhra Patrika Andhra Patrika was the weekly newspaper of the nationalist movement in the Telugu speaking region founded by Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao in 1908. It later transformed into a daily newspaper before it closed down in 1991. It helped to shape both mo ...

press in 1929. It also included a detailed commentary named Parimalollasamu by Nagapudi Kuppuswamy. * In 1933 Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons along with Surabhi commentary. It was again reprinted in 1960. Dusi Ramamurthi Sastry wrote a detained preface to both editions. * Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi 1978 printed it for the first time.

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* Telugu-language literature Telugu poetry 16th-century Indian literature {{poem-stub

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