Devaraya Swamigal (born c. 1857) was a
Tamil devotee of
Lord Muruga. He is best known for his composition of the Tamil hymn
Kanda Shasti Kavasam.
Biography
Not much is known about Devaraya Swamigal. He was born in 1857 in an affluent family in
Vallur
Vallur is a village in Tangutur Mandal of Prakasham district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It is located towards south from District headquarters ongole. from Tangutur. There is a famous Valluramma Temple lies on the bank of the lake. I ...
in the then region of
Tondaimandalam. His father Shree Veeraswami Pillai served as Dubash of Mysore under the British rule, owning properties in
Bangalore. Devarayan began his career as an accountant. Devaraya Swamigal's ardent inclination towards the
Tamil language resulted in his learning the language under Shree Thirisipuram
Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai
Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai or Mahavidhvan Meenakshisundaram Pillai (Tamil:மீனாட்சிசுந்தரம் பிள்ளை) was a Tamil scholar and teacher of U. V. Swaminatha Iyer, a Tamil scholar and researcher who was instr ...
, a pundit from
Tiruchy. Soon he started writing poems, with his teacher editing and correcting them.
Devaraya Swamigal eventually wrote six hymns, popularly known as ''kavacham''s or ''kavasam''s (literally meaning "armour"), the most popular of which is the Kanda Shasti Kavacham. The other kavasams are Siva Kavacham, Shanmuga Kavacham, Shakthi Kavacham, and Narayana Kavacham.
Apart from these, he also wrote ''Kuselopakyaanam'', ''Thanigasala Maalai'', ''Panchaakara Desigar Pathigam'', and ''Seda Maalai''.
See also
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Murugan
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Soolamangalam Sisters
References
External links
Kandha sahsti kavasam readingKanda-Sashti-Kavacham-Lyrics-Tamilin Tamil
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Kaumaram
Indian male songwriters
Hindu poets
Tamil poets
Indian Tamil people