He was born in 1803 (Samvat year 1859 on Kartik Poornima) in the village of Barol, India. Devanand Swami"s childhood name was Devidan, his mother"s name was Bahenjiba, and his father"s name was Jijibhai. Devidan once held his father"s hand and they went to a Shiva temple.
A legend says that he poured some water and milk on the idol. He felt very happy after doing this. Devidan was extremely happy.
He was then renamed Devanand Swami.
Devanand Swami"s singing was said to be greathe composed few, but he had astounding kirtans (religious songs). Devanand Swami was also popular for his great talent with the sitar (an instrument popular in India).
Devanand Swami taught his great talent to many people, such as Dalpatram. After Brahmanand Swami died, he was in charge of the temple at Muli.
Finally, in 1854 (Samvat 1910) Devanand Swami died.
