Upanishad Brahmam

Upanishad Brahmam was a great saint poet, born in Kanchipuram town of the southern Tamil Nadu state in India. A compatriot and close friend of the great poets/composers of 19th Century carnatic music (South Indian classical music, equated to the music of the Gods) Tyagaraja and Muthuswamy Dikshitar, Upanishad Brahmam often invited them to his house in Kancheepuram for discussions on religious issues and music.

Brahmam is the only saint to have translated and written commentaries on all the 108 Hindu holy books, the Upanishads. Leading a life filled with miraculous events and divine intervention, Brahmam was a devout bhakta of Lord Rama, one of the main Hindu Gods.

Brahmam set up the Upanishad Brahmam Matam (Hermitage) at Kanchipuram, a parallel to the Shankara Matam (the seat of Tamil Hinduism in India), to spread his religious thoughts. This matam still stands today.