![]() ![]() ![]() One day, due to some obligation, Mallaya Dasar could not visit a particular place as promised, so he sent his son Kripanandar to perform the task. Invitations came to him from different places and temples to perform devotional discourse. Mallaya Dasar was acclaimed as a luminary in the art of musical discourses. ![]() He composed certain hard and complex poems and songs like Ashta Naga Bhandam, hymns on Vel (lance) and Mayil (peacock) which even learned pundits could not easily comprehend. He became well versed in Tevaram, Tiruppugazh, Tiru Arutpa, Kanda Puranam, Kamba Ramayanam, Villi Bharatam and knew over 10,000 songs by heart. When he reached the age of eight he started composing and singing. With his own father serving as the guide, master and philosopher, Kripananda Vari rose to be a great man of letters and an eloquent speaker on devotion.Įven when Kripananda was three years old, his father started teaching him the basic lessons of language, literature and spirituality. In the true spirit of his name Kripananda Vari immersed all his audiences with his shower of devotional music and elevated them to a high state of bliss. The word ‘Kripa’ means compassion and kindness, ‘Ananda’ means bliss and ‘Vari’ means shower. Mallaya Dasar, who was well versed in the art of music and devotional discourse, named this child as Kripananda Vari. Kripanandar was the fourth child, born in the year 1906. Mallaya Dasar and Kanakavalli, a couple who hailed from Senguntha Veera Saiva community and settled in Kangeyanallur Village in Vellore District, were blessed with eleven children. He was Tiru Muruga Kripananda Variyar, the doyen who has occupied a special place in the heart of Tamils. ![]() He captivated the hearts of Murugan devotees not only in India but in different parts of the world like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, and USA. It was not in India alone that he gave the message of devotion. “He came, spoke and conquered,” described a devotee. Whatever subject he spoke on, Tiruppugazh or Ramayana, he instantly established a rapport with the audience and elevated them to a new world of music, devotion and knowledge. People came from far and near in large number just to listen to his discourse and experience his grace. He has identified himself with Lord Murugan so deeply that it is difficult to think of one without the other. Tiru Muruga Kripānanda Vāriyār carved a niche for himself in the field of literature and devotion. Rarely has the Tamil speaking world witnessed a person who combines all the qualities of a saint, a scholar, an orator, a writer, and a devotee. ![]()
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