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Introduction Pandita Parameswara Sastry (also rendered Parameshwara Sastri/Sastry) was a scholar-composer in the Telugu and Sanskrit literary-musical tradition whose devotional and poetic contributions circulated in manuscript and print across South India. The phrase "Veelunama" (also spelled "Vīḷunāma" / "Vīḷu nāma") identifies a genre or a particular composition addressing a deity or saint, commonly functioning as a lyrical invocation, benediction, or praise-piece intended for temple performance, ritual recitation, or concert rendering.

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