i need histoty of sri devaraya swamigal,writer of skanda shasti kavasam

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murugan thunai,,

muruga protect all our bhaktas, as u protecting me,

 

anyone can tell me about sri devaraya swamigal(any link),,,writer of

skanda shasti kavasam,,,i recite kavasam daily ,,its realy change my

life,,,its true,,,kanthan kall adi ninaithal kanaveliyum kaikodupan

[Guest guest]

MURUGA SARANAM

 

I can translate it from the book of Six Kavasams I have which was

printed in 1973. It is in fact a brief life history of Thevaraaya

Swamigal.

 

There is a place called " Vallur " In Tamil Nadu which has many learned

people who are scholars in Tamil. There is a person called Mr.

Veerasami Pillai who came in the Tradition of " Karuneega Velaalas " who

use to do the job of accounting. This gentleman was also the

Accountantant of that town and is also a respected person with wealth

and fame.

 

This great person did not have any off springs for a long time after

which he was blessed with a beatiful male baby. The father named the

child as Thevaraasan (also could be called as Thevaraayan or

Devaraasan or Devarajan meaning King of Devas who is none other than

Indra) as he was rivaling Indra in elegance. Thevaraayan went on to

learn all the arts and went to Bangalore when he was Twenty. There he

established Business and was earning huge wealth.

 

During that period The Maha Vidwan of Trisirapuram Mr. Meenakshi

Sundaram Pillai came to Bangalore. When Thevaraasan came to know of

his knowledge in Tamil Language, he invited the scolar to come and

stay at his place. At that time many Tamil people in Bangalore

approached Mr. Pillai and learnt Tamil Literature. Many Scholars of

Tamil in Bangalore used to get doubts cleared from Mr. Pillai.

 

At this time Thevaraasan expressed his ambition to learn Tamil

Literature to Maha Vidvan Pillai. Vidwan, who has generously gave his

Tamil Knowledge to everyone without any anticipation was happy in

teaching Thevarasan Tamil Literature. From that day he started

teaching the best of the Tamil Literature. Thevaraasan was amazed at

the Vidvan Pillai's involvement in Tamil Language when he saw him all

his time, other than teaching, in writing new poems and literature.

This made him (Thevarasan) aspire also to write his poems. When he

expressed his desire to his teacher he started teaching him the

grammer for poems (Seyyul IlakkaNam) which is known as " Yaaparungalak

Kaarikai " . There is a proverb which says that It is better to beat the

" pErikai " (which is beating of a drum usually to announce war or

victory or messages) and earn bread and butter instead of learning

Karikai which is very very difficult. But Thevaraasan started to write

his poems only after learning Karikai and he use to get them corrected

them from the teacher Vidvan Pilla.

 

This way, within the short time of stay at Bangalore of Mr. Pillai, he

wrote two great epics Kuselo Bakkiyaanam, Suutha Sangithai and got

them corrected with the great assistance of Mr. Pillai. Mr. Pillai who

was very happy at it, wrote the preface and introduction himself and

appreciated him.

 

In return to the great knowledge Vidvan Mr. Pillai gave him, when he

started back to Trisirapuram, Thevaraasan gave him 5000 (five

thousand) white gold coinsand beatiful silk robes and got his

blessings. Mr. Pillai who is not used to receive such huge gift was

very happy and blessed him from the bottom of his heart and went back.

 

Once Mr. Thevaraasn got unbearable pain in his stomach which was not

curable by any medicinal system. He realised that it is something like

thge stomach ache that affected The Saiva Acharyas Mr.

Thirunaavukkarasar and Pakazik Kuuthar which was curable *only* by the

grace of God.

 

At this point Valluur Thevaraasan decided to take Darshan of Senthil

Murukan so that at least with His grace he can get it cured. It was in

fact the first day of Shashti. When reached in front of the merciful

Lord his diseease started subsiding slowly. Thevaraasan was melted at

the boundless grace of The Great Lord and the tears of happiness were

running down uncontrollably from his eyes and he started singing the

KAVASAMs. He sang one Kavasam every day about each padai veedu and

during the Shashti Festival of Six Days he completed singing the Six

Kavasams and obtained His Divine Grace. After getting rid of the

dissease that was troubling him for years with the grace of Lord

Murugan, he took up the " Kallaadai " and was known from that time as

Thevaraaya Swamigal " . Kallaadai literally means a dress of stone but

could have other meaning in Tamil. I guess it may be referring to Kavi

or a saffaron Dress which is worn by those who renounce the world and

take up spiritual life.

 

The Six Kavasams are really powerful and were recited 36 times every

day by Pamban Swamigal. I have heard many many people feeling a

positive difference after reciting it. It is more and more powerful

usually when it is recited during difficulties. Because it is only the

trials and tribulations that are capable of melting our heart and

enabling us to sing the Kavasams with more love and devotion. The more

involvement the more we are able to feel His Grace. Probably it could

be that it is for the benefit of everyone of us Lord Murugan would

have given the Stomach Dissease to Thevaraaya Swamigal.

 

Many of the verses in the Kavasams are nothing but the revealations of

the Universal Master. In the Fifth Kavasam (Kundru Thoraadum Kumaran)

one can find the description similar to the Viswaruupa Darisanam or

the full manifestation of the Lord. His beauty and rupam and his

tweleve arms and His grace are all described in vivid words and how

all the deities and demi gods are revering him. The Sura samharam and

blessing of devotees is also described in great details. It is good

recite to get relief not only from diseases and from evil spirits but

also to learn the highest Truth and get delivered.

 

May All Glories be to The Lord Of The Universe

 

Muruganukku Arohara

 

MURUGA SARANAM

 

With Best Regards

Meyyappan S

 

 

On 10/14/05, vn <vanimanair wrote:

> murugan thunai,,

> muruga protect all our bhaktas, as u protecting me,

>

> anyone can tell me about sri devaraya swamigal(any link),,,writer of

> skanda shasti kavasam,,,i recite kavasam daily ,,its realy change my

> life,,,its true,,,kanthan kall adi ninaithal kanaveliyum kaikodupan

[Guest guest]

My deep gratitude for your detailed and sincere

narration. Very few people have such commitment. And

few have the ability to put across the message so

clearly.

 

I have learnt more after reading your narration. I

have heard the kavacham and feel very very inspired

whenever I hear it.

 

Thank you once again.

 

patricia

 

--- S Meyyappan <smeyyappan wrote:

 

> MURUGA SARANAM

>

> I can translate it from the book of Six Kavasams I

> have which was

> printed in 1973. It is in fact a brief life history

> of Thevaraaya

> Swamigal.

>

> There is a place called " Vallur " In Tamil Nadu which

> has many learned

> people who are scholars in Tamil. There is a person

> called Mr.

> Veerasami Pillai who came in the Tradition of

> " Karuneega Velaalas " who

> use to do the job of accounting. This gentleman was

> also the

> Accountantant of that town and is also a respected

> person with wealth

> and fame.

>

> This great person did not have any off springs for a

> long time after

> which he was blessed with a beatiful male baby. The

> father named the

> child as Thevaraasan (also could be called as

> Thevaraayan or

> Devaraasan or Devarajan meaning King of Devas who is

> none other than

> Indra) as he was rivaling Indra in elegance.

> Thevaraayan went on to

> learn all the arts and went to Bangalore when he was

> Twenty. There he

> established Business and was earning huge wealth.

>

> During that period The Maha Vidwan of Trisirapuram

> Mr. Meenakshi

> Sundaram Pillai came to Bangalore. When Thevaraasan

> came to know of

> his knowledge in Tamil Language, he invited the

> scolar to come and

> stay at his place. At that time many Tamil people in

> Bangalore

> approached Mr. Pillai and learnt Tamil Literature.

> Many Scholars of

> Tamil in Bangalore used to get doubts cleared from

> Mr. Pillai.

>

> At this time Thevaraasan expressed his ambition to

> learn Tamil

> Literature to Maha Vidvan Pillai. Vidwan, who has

> generously gave his

> Tamil Knowledge to everyone without any anticipation

> was happy in

> teaching Thevarasan Tamil Literature. From that day

> he started

> teaching the best of the Tamil Literature.

> Thevaraasan was amazed at

> the Vidvan Pillai's involvement in Tamil Language

> when he saw him all

> his time, other than teaching, in writing new poems

> and literature.

> This made him (Thevarasan) aspire also to write his

> poems. When he

> expressed his desire to his teacher he started

> teaching him the

> grammer for poems (Seyyul IlakkaNam) which is known

> as " Yaaparungalak

> Kaarikai " . There is a proverb which says that It is

> better to beat the

> " pErikai " (which is beating of a drum usually to

> announce war or

> victory or messages) and earn bread and butter

> instead of learning

> Karikai which is very very difficult. But

> Thevaraasan started to write

> his poems only after learning Karikai and he use to

> get them corrected

> them from the teacher Vidvan Pilla.

>

> This way, within the short time of stay at Bangalore

> of Mr. Pillai, he

> wrote two great epics Kuselo Bakkiyaanam, Suutha

> Sangithai and got

> them corrected with the great assistance of Mr.

> Pillai. Mr. Pillai who

> was very happy at it, wrote the preface and

> introduction himself and

> appreciated him.

>

> In return to the great knowledge Vidvan Mr. Pillai

> gave him, when he

> started back to Trisirapuram, Thevaraasan gave him

> 5000 (five

> thousand) white gold coinsand beatiful silk robes

> and got his

> blessings. Mr. Pillai who is not used to receive

> such huge gift was

> very happy and blessed him from the bottom of his

> heart and went back.

>

> Once Mr. Thevaraasn got unbearable pain in his

> stomach which was not

> curable by any medicinal system. He realised that it

> is something like

> thge stomach ache that affected The Saiva Acharyas

> Mr.

> Thirunaavukkarasar and Pakazik Kuuthar which was

> curable *only* by the

> grace of God.

>

> At this point Valluur Thevaraasan decided to take

> Darshan of Senthil

> Murukan so that at least with His grace he can get

> it cured. It was in

> fact the first day of Shashti. When reached in front

> of the merciful

> Lord his diseease started subsiding slowly.

> Thevaraasan was melted at

> the boundless grace of The Great Lord and the tears

> of happiness were

> running down uncontrollably from his eyes and he

> started singing the

> KAVASAMs. He sang one Kavasam every day about each

> padai veedu and

> during the Shashti Festival of Six Days he completed

> singing the Six

> Kavasams and obtained His Divine Grace. After

> getting rid of the

> dissease that was troubling him for years with the

> grace of Lord

> Murugan, he took up the " Kallaadai " and was known

> from that time as

> Thevaraaya Swamigal " . Kallaadai literally means a

> dress of stone but

> could have other meaning in Tamil. I guess it may be

> referring to Kavi

> or a saffaron Dress which is worn by those who

> renounce the world and

> take up spiritual life.

>

> The Six Kavasams are really powerful and were

> recited 36 times every

> day by Pamban Swamigal. I have heard many many

> people feeling a

> positive difference after reciting it. It is more

> and more powerful

> usually when it is recited during difficulties.

> Because it is only the

> trials and tribulations that are capable of melting

> our heart and

> enabling us to sing the Kavasams with more love and

> devotion. The more

> involvement the more we are able to feel His Grace.

> Probably it could

> be that it is for the benefit of everyone of us Lord

> Murugan would

> have given the Stomach Dissease to Thevaraaya

> Swamigal.

>

> Many of the verses in the Kavasams are nothing but

> the revealations of

> the Universal Master. In the Fifth Kavasam (Kundru

> Thoraadum Kumaran)

> one can find the description similar to the

> Viswaruupa Darisanam or

> the full manifestation of the Lord. His beauty and

> rupam and his

> tweleve arms and His grace are all described in

> vivid words and how

> all the deities and demi gods are revering him. The

> Sura samharam and

> blessing of devotees is also described in great

> details. It is good

> recite to get relief not only from diseases and from

> evil spirits but

> also to learn the highest Truth and get delivered.

>

> May All Glories be to The Lord Of The Universe

>

> Muruganukku Arohara

>

> MURUGA SARANAM

>

> With Best Regards

> Meyyappan S

>

>

> On 10/14/05, vn <vanimanair wrote:

> > murugan thunai,,

> > muruga protect all our bhaktas, as u protecting

> me,

> >

> > anyone can tell me about sri devaraya swamigal(any

> link),,,writer of

> > skanda shasti kavasam,,,i recite kavasam daily

> ,,its realy change my

> > life,,,its true,,,kanthan kall adi ninaithal

> kanaveliyum kaikodupan

>

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear Meyyappan,

Can you cite the name of the book u have? I am not doubting ur

article but i vaguely remember the time of devaraya swamigal atleast

300 years from now.

Thank you once again.

Samanurith

dhandapani , Patricia Jay <patriciajay2000>

wrote:

>

> My deep gratitude for your detailed and sincere

> narration. Very few people have such commitment. And

> few have the ability to put across the message so

> clearly.

>

> I have learnt more after reading your narration. I

> have heard the kavacham and feel very very inspired

> whenever I hear it.

>

> Thank you once again.

>

> patricia

>

> --- S Meyyappan <smeyyappan@g...> wrote:

>

> > MURUGA SARANAM

> >

> > I can translate it from the book of Six Kavasams I

> > have which was

> > printed in 1973. It is in fact a brief life history

> > of Thevaraaya

> > Swamigal.

> >

> > There is a place called " Vallur " In Tamil Nadu which

> > has many learned

> > people who are scholars in Tamil. There is a person

> > called Mr.

> > Veerasami Pillai who came in the Tradition of

> > " Karuneega Velaalas " who

> > use to do the job of accounting. This gentleman was

> > also the

> > Accountantant of that town and is also a respected

> > person with wealth

> > and fame.

> >

> > This great person did not have any off springs for a

> > long time after

> > which he was blessed with a beatiful male baby. The

> > father named the

> > child as Thevaraasan (also could be called as

> > Thevaraayan or

> > Devaraasan or Devarajan meaning King of Devas who is

> > none other than

> > Indra) as he was rivaling Indra in elegance.

> > Thevaraayan went on to

> > learn all the arts and went to Bangalore when he was

> > Twenty. There he

> > established Business and was earning huge wealth.

> >

> > During that period The Maha Vidwan of Trisirapuram

> > Mr. Meenakshi

> > Sundaram Pillai came to Bangalore. When Thevaraasan

> > came to know of

> > his knowledge in Tamil Language, he invited the

> > scolar to come and

> > stay at his place. At that time many Tamil people in

> > Bangalore

> > approached Mr. Pillai and learnt Tamil Literature.

> > Many Scholars of

> > Tamil in Bangalore used to get doubts cleared from

> > Mr. Pillai.

> >

> > At this time Thevaraasan expressed his ambition to

> > learn Tamil

> > Literature to Maha Vidvan Pillai. Vidwan, who has

> > generously gave his

> > Tamil Knowledge to everyone without any anticipation

> > was happy in

> > teaching Thevarasan Tamil Literature. From that day

> > he started

> > teaching the best of the Tamil Literature.

> > Thevaraasan was amazed at

> > the Vidvan Pillai's involvement in Tamil Language

> > when he saw him all

> > his time, other than teaching, in writing new poems

> > and literature.

> > This made him (Thevarasan) aspire also to write his

> > poems. When he

> > expressed his desire to his teacher he started

> > teaching him the

> > grammer for poems (Seyyul IlakkaNam) which is known

> > as " Yaaparungalak

> > Kaarikai " . There is a proverb which says that It is

> > better to beat the

> > " pErikai " (which is beating of a drum usually to

> > announce war or

> > victory or messages) and earn bread and butter

> > instead of learning

> > Karikai which is very very difficult. But

> > Thevaraasan started to write

> > his poems only after learning Karikai and he use to

> > get them corrected

> > them from the teacher Vidvan Pilla.

> >

> > This way, within the short time of stay at Bangalore

> > of Mr. Pillai, he

> > wrote two great epics Kuselo Bakkiyaanam, Suutha

> > Sangithai and got

> > them corrected with the great assistance of Mr.

> > Pillai. Mr. Pillai who

> > was very happy at it, wrote the preface and

> > introduction himself and

> > appreciated him.

> >

> > In return to the great knowledge Vidvan Mr. Pillai

> > gave him, when he

> > started back to Trisirapuram, Thevaraasan gave him

> > 5000 (five

> > thousand) white gold coinsand beatiful silk robes

> > and got his

> > blessings. Mr. Pillai who is not used to receive

> > such huge gift was

> > very happy and blessed him from the bottom of his

> > heart and went back.

> >

> > Once Mr. Thevaraasn got unbearable pain in his

> > stomach which was not

> > curable by any medicinal system. He realised that it

> > is something like

> > thge stomach ache that affected The Saiva Acharyas

> > Mr.

> > Thirunaavukkarasar and Pakazik Kuuthar which was

> > curable *only* by the

> > grace of God.

> >

> > At this point Valluur Thevaraasan decided to take

> > Darshan of Senthil

> > Murukan so that at least with His grace he can get

> > it cured. It was in

> > fact the first day of Shashti. When reached in front

> > of the merciful

> > Lord his diseease started subsiding slowly.

> > Thevaraasan was melted at

> > the boundless grace of The Great Lord and the tears

> > of happiness were

> > running down uncontrollably from his eyes and he

> > started singing the

> > KAVASAMs. He sang one Kavasam every day about each

> > padai veedu and

> > during the Shashti Festival of Six Days he completed

> > singing the Six

> > Kavasams and obtained His Divine Grace. After

> > getting rid of the

> > dissease that was troubling him for years with the

> > grace of Lord

> > Murugan, he took up the " Kallaadai " and was known

> > from that time as

> > Thevaraaya Swamigal " . Kallaadai literally means a

> > dress of stone but

> > could have other meaning in Tamil. I guess it may be

> > referring to Kavi

> > or a saffaron Dress which is worn by those who

> > renounce the world and

> > take up spiritual life.

> >

> > The Six Kavasams are really powerful and were

> > recited 36 times every

> > day by Pamban Swamigal. I have heard many many

> > people feeling a

> > positive difference after reciting it. It is more

> > and more powerful

> > usually when it is recited during difficulties.

> > Because it is only the

> > trials and tribulations that are capable of melting

> > our heart and

> > enabling us to sing the Kavasams with more love and

> > devotion. The more

> > involvement the more we are able to feel His Grace.

> > Probably it could

> > be that it is for the benefit of everyone of us Lord

> > Murugan would

> > have given the Stomach Dissease to Thevaraaya

> > Swamigal.

> >

> > Many of the verses in the Kavasams are nothing but

> > the revealations of

> > the Universal Master. In the Fifth Kavasam (Kundru

> > Thoraadum Kumaran)

> > one can find the description similar to the

> > Viswaruupa Darisanam or

> > the full manifestation of the Lord. His beauty and

> > rupam and his

> > tweleve arms and His grace are all described in

> > vivid words and how

> > all the deities and demi gods are revering him. The

> > Sura samharam and

> > blessing of devotees is also described in great

> > details. It is good

> > recite to get relief not only from diseases and from

> > evil spirits but

> > also to learn the highest Truth and get delivered.

> >

> > May All Glories be to The Lord Of The Universe

> >

> > Muruganukku Arohara

> >

> > MURUGA SARANAM

> >

> > With Best Regards

> > Meyyappan S

> >

> >

> > On 10/14/05, vn <vanimanair> wrote:

> > > murugan thunai,,

> > > muruga protect all our bhaktas, as u protecting

> > me,

> > >

> > > anyone can tell me about sri devaraya swamigal(any

> > link),,,writer of

> > > skanda shasti kavasam,,,i recite kavasam daily

> > ,,its realy change my

> > > life,,,its true,,,kanthan kall adi ninaithal

> > kanaveliyum kaikodupan

> >

>

>

>

>

>

> Start your day with - Make it your home page!

> http://www./r/hs

>

[Guest guest]

MURUGA SARANAM

 

Dear Samanurith..

 

The book I have is in fact a pocket sized book very small in size,

titled only as " Kanthar Shashti Kavasm " , " Thevaraaya Swamigal

Aruliyathu " . With a very small logo of Murugan with Lance and Peacock

on the top, it was printed by one Ganapathy Shasthirigal in 1973. It

is a type of small sized stothra book we see in India that does not

have details of publishers, edition and author etc.. which are

available in bigger sized books. The details of Thevaraya swamigal is

only given as a preface to the six Kavasams without any mention of the

source of the information.

 

I think we may not able to guess his period with this information. I

shall post if I get it from any other source. But he must be

definitely before the period of Pamban Swamigal as it is specified in

his histiry that he use to read all the six kavasams thirty six times

a day.

 

MURUGA SARANAM

 

Thanks and Best Regards

Meyyappan S

 

 

 

 

On 10/18/05, samanurith <samanurith wrote:

> Dear Meyyappan,

> Can you cite the name of the book u have? I am not doubting ur

> article but i vaguely remember the time of devaraya swamigal atleast

> 300 years from now.

> Thank you once again.

> Samanurith

[Guest guest]

-

 

Not sure whether this has been postedbefore. A write up/article on

Devaraya SwamigaL's contribution to Murukanism.

http://murugan.org/research/sivagami.htm

Raji

-- In dhandapani , S Meyyappan <smeyyappan@g...>

[Guest guest]

MURUGA SARANAM

 

That was a good treat for the devotees of Murugan. The verses of

Kavasam has always given me the feeling that it cannot be simple

imaginations or creations of a poet but divine revealations. The

verses of the Kavasam prove that they are not simply not the

brainchild of a Tamil scholar but of a devotee who is blessed with

visualising them with his eyes of knowledge (jnanak kan). When recited

with devotion and faith the words derive their energy from the divine

and the devotee is able to feel the grace of God.

 

MURUGA SARANAM

 

With Best Regards

Meyyappan S

 

 

On 10/22/05, Raji Iyer <kavayyaar wrote:

> -

>

> Not sure whether this has been postedbefore. A write up/article on

> Devaraya SwamigaL's contribution to Murukanism.

> http://murugan.org/research/sivagami.htm

> Raji