Dhevaram
The word 'Dhevaram' in Tamil language has evolved from Tamil words 'Dhe + Aram', 'Dhe' for dheyvam, meaning God, and 'Aram' meaning innisai padal i.e. sweet songs praising God.
Tamil music is one of the ancient music schemes available. In ancient times, Tamil was divided into iyal (prose), isai (verse), natakam (drama) and they all flourished on their own.
The works of 63 nayanmars and several other devotees are collectively referred to as 'Thirumurais'. There are 12 volumes containing about 18,000 songs in Tamil. Dhevaram comes under the first three volumes.
