The epic sings of the glory, grace and beatitude of Lord Skanda in rich melodious language. The author of this immortal epic is Kachiappa Sivacharyar who functioned as the priest of Śrī Muruka’s Kumara Kottam shrine in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. It is believed that Lord Skanda himself initiated the task of composing the epic, on the author’s behalf. The epic (or purana as it is usually called) consists of six cantos comprising 10,345 stanzas in all. Read more…
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Kandapuranam
Kanda Puranam, a religious epic, is one of the greatest literary epics in Tamil. It mainly describes the story of the rescue and redemption of the celestials from the cruel subjugation and atrocities committed on them by the asuras whose indomitable leader Surapadma is eventually defeated and slain by Lord Skanda.