Kumaragurupara Desikar

Who is Kumaragurupara Desikar?

Kumaragurupara Desikar or Kumaraguruparar was a poet and Saivite ascetic connected with the Dharmapuram Adheenam.

k== Early life == Kumaraguruparar was born to Shanmukha Sikhamani Kavirayar and Sivakama-Sundari Ammaiyar in Srivaikuntam, Tirunelveli district. Until age five, he was dumb. When they visited Tiruchendur temple, he was blessed with speech. He sang Kandar kalivenba in praise on Murugan. A few years later, he wrote Pillaitamizh in praise of Madurai Meenakshi temple. Soon afterwards, he enrolled at the mutt at Dharmapuram where he began to study Saiva Siddhanta.