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That
Pativratasiromani was form to Sivaramayya and Rangamma couple of a middle class
agriculturist's, family, belonging to a village near Penuganchiprolu that
enjoyed the benign rule of Vasireddy Jaggayya, an illustrious king who ruled
from Amaravathy city, his capital She was the gift of Lord Balaji, who fulfilled
the ardent desire of santanapnathi when gratified by their exemplarly righteous
life. And she combined in herself the amsas of Trimurtinis quite apart from the
rest of people and won great esteem by one and all. With pious nature and
unostentatious simplicity together with amiability, she east a spell on every
class of people living in that region. In jine, all adored her, seeing in her
divine nature. She was married to one Gopayya, a near relative, who was a right
match to her in external and internal enviable virtues. They lived a happy life
till the out break of a terrible famine Many natural calamities followed and
people faced insurmountable hardships. As Rain - god never visited for years,
crops failed, water sources dried
up; people fled and cattle died like flies. Seeing the heart - rending scenes,
Gopayya took his cattle to far off Posture lands.
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