Lines 5-6 Meditation: Written in Kural venba ( குறள் வெண்பா).Lines 1-4 Introduction: Written in Nerisai Venpa ( நேரிசை வெண்பா).The plan of the song is as follows: Invocation The 'Kavacham' part follows the grammar of Nilai Mandila Aasiriyappaa. The song consists of a total of 244 lines, including four introductory lines known as 'Kaappu,' followed by a couple of meditational lines and the main song portion consisting of 238 lines known as the 'Kavacham.' The grammar employed in the introductory part is the Naerisai venba and that of the meditational part is the Kural venba, widely known to the Western world for its exclusive usage in the Tirukkural. The lines 'Chiragiri Velavan' in the hymn refers to the Lord of Chennimalai. The place where Balan Dhevaraya Swami staged the hymn is the Chennimalai Subramania Swamy Temple near Erode in Tamil Nadu.
The hymn was composed in the 19th century by Balan Dhevaraya Swami. Kanda Sashti Kavasam was composed in the 19th century. Tamil contains many ancient hymns in praise of deities. 1820), a student of Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, on Lord Muruga, the son of Lord Shiva, in Chennimalai near Erode. Kanda Shashti Kavacham or Skanda Sashti Kavasam ( Tamil: கந்த சஷ்டி கவசம்) is a Hindu devotional song composed in Tamil by Devaraya Swamigal (born c.
