He visited Madurai Aadheenam in 1860 and engaged in discussion with the 289th Pontiff ‘Rao Bahadur’ Srila Sri Swaminatha Sri Jnana Sambanda Desika Paramacharya Swamigal. They discussed the greatness of the reviver of the Madurai Aadheenam, the King of Saivism, Tiru Jnanasambandhar’s history and also about the “Thevaram” – songs composed by Tiru Jnanasambandhar, and about the greatness of ‘Saiva Siddhanta’.
Greatly inspired by Shaivism, and driven by his deep interest in the Tamil language, he authored some great books, among which the popular small spiritual literature books are:
- Veda matha Anthathi
- Periyanayagi Ambal Pathigam
He was also well-versed and interested in traditional music. As evidence to this, his books as below are titled with the work ‘keertana’ meaning ‘devotional songs:
- Sarva Samaya Keertana
- Satya Veda Keertana
He was also a great thinker. He used to say, “money is needed to run life, but we cannot achieve all with money alone.” He would exclaim, “Oh money! What is your character? It is enough if we get the basic necessities like food, clothes and shelter without any obstacles”. He also insisted that man should feel content with these bare necessities. His fame will ever remain in the Tamil world.