Paramasothi Munivar lived during the sixteenth century and he lived during the time of Thirumalai Nayakkar, a king who did immense repairs to the temple of Thiruvalavi after it was damaged by the marauding forces of Alawudeen Kilgi. He was born in the village of Thirmaraikkadu in the Chola Kingdom, the son of Meenashisundara Desikar, a Saiva Vellalar. Growing up, his father saw that his son was an outstanding student and tutored him in Tamil and Sanskrit. Thus, in his young days, he was introduced to Vedas and Vedantas as well as Thevarams and other Tamil Saiva Siddanta works.