At the age of thirteen, on a Friday at sunrise, Appāvu had a vision that inspired him to write poems dedicated to Murugan.

Since Pāmban Swāmi was drawn to a spiritual life from an early age, his parents were eager to arrange his marriage, which took place in 1878.

After his father's death, Pāmban Swāmi took over the family business and successfully resolved many legal issues related to it, which he attributed to the grace of Murugan.

Her mother asked Pāmban Swāmi to give vibhuti to the child, but he declined and instead advised her to pray to Murugan for help.

When he asked his wife about the change, she explained that, after her prayer to Murugan, a saintly figure entered the house, applied vibhuti to the child, and then left.

He also renounced the taste of lime, salt, and hot spices, and subsisted on plain rice with green dal and ghee.

In 1891, Pamban Swami composed Shanmuga Kavacham, a powerful hymn of 30 verses written for the benefit of Murugan’s devotees, to protect them from physical and mental illness, as well as from enemies, wild beasts, poisonous creatures, demons, devils, and biting insects.

A unique feature of the 30 verses is that 12 begin with vowels (uyir ezhuthukkal) and 18 with consonants, making it easier for devotees to memorize.

Once, while walking on a rough path, a thorn pricked and pierced Pamban Swami’s foot, causing him intense pain.

That same night, Murugan appeared in the dream of a cobbler in a nearby village and instructed him to make and give a pair of slippers to Pamban Swami.

The next day, as Pamban Swami was traveling to the village, the cobbler approached him with the slippers, explaining that Murugan had appeared in his dream and instructed him to make them.

One day, someone told Pamban Swami that a poet had been working on a song of 100 verses but had been unable to complete it for the past two months.

On his way back, Murugan appeared before him in the form of a 30-year-old man wearing a turban and asked if he had visited Kumarakottam, where the Kanda Puranam was composed by the temple priest Kanchiappa Sivachariyar.

In 1894, at Peerapan Valasai near Ramanad in Tamil Nadu, Pamban Swami was determined to receive upadesam from Murugan Palani Andi Himself, and from no one else.

He obtained permission from the government officer to dig a pit in the burial ground, measuring 3' x 3' x 3', which was covered with a lock and key for the roof.

With a smiling countenance, Palani Andi approached, gave a "single utterance" (oru mozhi) of upadesam in Pamban Swami's right ear, and then turned, walking towards the west before vanishing.

Without rising, Pamban Swami was deeply pleased by the divine word and continued his meditation for 28 days without food, water, or sleep.

Upon his arrival at Egmore railway station in Madras, a cartman approached Pamban Swami and requested that he sit in his cart.

When Pamban Swami got down from the cart, an elderly lady, Mrs. Bangaru Ammal, approached him and explained that the previous night, in a dream, Murugan had told her that a saint would visit her house and that she should provide him with food and accommodation.

He believed that these two sacred languages are like two eyes; one cannot embrace one and despise the other if one seeks full knowledge of the spiritual world.

The head of the mutt once offered him a kavi cloth, taking away his white dress, and requested Pamban Swami to wear it.

At first, Pamban Swami hesitated, but upon reflection, he accepted it as God's wish and began wearing the two-piece kavi dress from that day forward.

The demand was so great that the other foods, like vegetables, sambar, and rasam, had to be prepared three times, yet the cooked rice never ran out.

Upon hearing the news, only Chinaswami Jothidar had extraordinary faith in Pamban Swami's poem Shanmuga Kavacham and began to recite it.

Recalling this day, Pamban Swami told his followers at the Maha Tejo Mandal Sabhai to have faith in Murugan and to perform the Mayūravahana Sevana Vizhā without fail.

Pamban Swami marked the corners of the floor with his leg, and all arrangements were made for the portion of land to be purchased.

Pamban Swami earned the name "Kumara Guru Dāsa Swāmigal" due to his deep love for Palani Murugan.