Sep 18, 2026 · 14 min · 8 segments
Vel Maral is a rhythmic powerful composition on Muruga Peruman(Karthikeya). Composed on a core set of 16 verses repeated to form 64, this is a stotram praising the Vel, the spear of Murugan, which…
I recently discovered a very interesting fact about Tamil devotional poetry while researching the Vel Maral chant.
I have been posting a series of verses to help learn this chant.
I have only posted 16 verses, while the actual chant consists of 64.
Basically, these 16 verses are repeated multiple times to form the 64 verse composition.
There is no clear order of repetition that I could see.
Online sites said that the order is random.
Since I did not learn this chant from a traditional guru, I had no way of knowing the truth.
But the more I learn about our heritage, the more I feel that nothing in our ancient scriptures is arbitrary or random.
That is why I decided to look a little further and I found this interesting information.
Plus, I had also realized the reason why this chant is also called a Mahamantram.
For those who may not know the Veil Maral, it's a powerful mantra invoking the power of the Veil, the divine spear held by Murugan.
Murugu means beautiful.
The Veil Maral is a chant which praises Murugan's powers by focusing on the superiority of his Veil, the divine spear that he holds.
The Vail Maral was composed by Sri Satchidananda Swamigal.
He used the verses of an existing chant called Vail Vagapu.
Velvagabha is known to be the cure for all ailments of the body and mind.
It is also said to cleanse the karmas we accumulate while we live and it opens the path to realization.
While Velvagap is a gentle, transformative stotram, Velmaril is a force which commands the defeat of all negative energies, both outside and within us.
It is meant as a powerful weapon of protection and grace.
I recently discovered a very interesting fact about Tamil devotional poetry while researching the Vel Maral chant.
I have been posting a series of verses to help learn this chant.
I have only posted 16 verses, while the actual chant consists of 64.
Basically, these 16 verses are repeated multiple times to form the 64 verse composition.
There is no clear order of repetition that I could see.
Online sites said that the order is random.
Since I did not learn this chant from a traditional guru, I had no way of knowing the truth.
But the more I learn about our heritage, the more I feel that nothing in our ancient scriptures is arbitrary or random.
That is why I decided to look a little further and I found this interesting information.
Plus, I had also realized the reason why this chant is also called a Mahamantram.
For those who may not know the Veil Maral, it's a powerful mantra invoking the power of the Veil, the divine spear held by Murugan.
Murugu means beautiful.
The Veil Maral is a chant which praises Murugan's powers by focusing on the superiority of his Veil, the divine spear that he holds.
The Vail Maral was composed by Sri Satchidananda Swamigal.
He used the verses of an existing chant called Vail Vagapu.
Velvagabha is known to be the cure for all ailments of the body and mind.
It is also said to cleanse the karmas we accumulate while we live and it opens the path to realization.
While Velvagap is a gentle, transformative stotram, Velmaril is a force which commands the defeat of all negative energies, both outside and within us.
It is meant as a powerful weapon of protection and grace.
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