Karunai Prakasar was a seventeenth century Saiva spiritual writer
Background
He was born to a Tamil-speaking Desikar family in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu. Karunai Prakasar was born in the town of Kanchipuram, Thondai Mandalam in Tamil Nadu, South India into an orthodox Saiva Tamil (Desikar) family around the middle of the 17th century. His father left his family and gone to Thiruvannamalai with his disciples.
Career
He wrote more than five books He was a spiritual writer He worshipped Saiva Siddantha.
Therefore, he had no children.
Family Background
Karunai Prakasar"s father, Kumara swamy Desikar, was a respectable spiritual leader. He was the Archaka and Dikshithar for the people of Thondai Mandalam.
There he planned to become a Sage, but failed to do southern He is acclaimed as ‘Karpanai Kalangiyam’ by renowned scholars of Tamil – speaking world.
He compiled “ Neerotta Yamaha Anthathi “ to defeat the arrogant Poet.
The verses will not make both lips touch. And also written “ Yesu Matha Niragaranam “ (The Refuting the Religion of Jesus). He had a son named Sundaresanar.
Velaiyar wrote more than seven books
Mayilathula, Nallur puranam, Mayilai thirattai mani maalai, Ishta linga kaithala maalai, Kumbakona Sarangathevar history as Veera singhathana puranam, Gugai Namachivaya Desikar history as Namchivaya leelai and Krisnanan history as Paarijatha leelai. Sundresanar married Karpagammal.
He settled down his family in Valavanur. They got a son named Swaminatha Desikar.
On one of his journeys around Tamil Nadu Sivaprakasa Swamigal, Karunai prakasar and velaiyar went to Tirunelveli to meet and be taught by a pandit Valliyur Thambiran, who was an expert on grammar.
This teacher accepted them as his student. The Later Years
Final Years
There they, wrote few poems about his life style. And admired his Poetic service for Tamil.
Later Velaiyar completed few of his unfinished writings.
He wrote more than five books