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Kanda Sashti Kavasam or Skanda Shashti Kavacham (Tamil: கந்த சஷ்டி கவசம்) is a Hindu devotional song composed in Tamil by Devaraya Swamigal (born c. 1820), [1] a student of Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, on Murugan, the son of Shiva, in Chennimalai near Erode. It was composed in the 19th century.
Surasamharam is preceded by several ceremonies on the last day of the Kanda Shashti festival. Special pujas are conducted and the deity of Murugan is ritually anointed in the ritual of abhishekam. Devotees are offered an auspicious sight of the deity, called a darshana. In some parts of Tamil Nadu, devotees observe a six-day fast, which they ...
Devaraya Swamigal (born c. 1857) [citation needed] was a Tamil devotee of Murugan, a form of the Hindu deity Kartikeya. He is best known for his composition of the Tamil hymn Kanda Shasti Kavasam . Biography
Born in Soolamangalam, a village with musical heritage in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, of Karnam Ramaswami Ayyar and Janaki Ammal, the sisters had their training in music from K. G. Murthi of Soolamangalam, Pathamadai S. Krishnan, and Mayavaram Venugopalayyar.
Kanda Sashti falls variously on the months of Aippasi or Kartikai of the Tamil calendar, and commemorates the victory of Murugan over the demon Surapadma. [ 174 ] In East India , Kartikeya is worshiped on the last day of the month of Kartik, when a clay model of the deity is kept for a newlywed couple (usually by their friends) before the door ...
Image of Saravana Poigai and the temple. Thiruparamkundram finds mention in the Skanda Puranam detailing the slaying of Surapadman by the god Murugan. According to Hindu legend, the demon king Surapadman once obtained boons, or favors, from the god Shiva due to severe penance.
Murugan sent his messenger Viravakutevar to the demon, who remained unmoved. A severe battle was fought in Thiruchendur where Murugan killed all the sons of the Surapadman except Iraniyan. Surapadman hid under the sea. Murugan split him into two pieces, which went on to become the god's divine vehicles, peacock and rooster.
The worship of Murugan has strong roots in Tamil Nadu. According to Tamil legends, Murugan was the brave warrior who defeated the powerful demon Surapadman, [5] and was seen as being the epitome of youth, compassion and beauty. Arunagirinathar's songs build on this tradition, hailing Murugan as the source of all knowledge, who even gave saintly ...