 Unlike the Skanda Purana which talks about harmony between Devasena and Valli , the <unk> – part of Tamil Sangam literature – speaks about conflict , resulting in a battle between Devayanai 's royal soldiers and Valli 's hunter clan , which the latter win . Folk <unk> ( a folk poem , presented as a dialogue of two persons ) tradition also talks about the mistrust and quarrel between the co @-@ wives . In one version - where Devayanai is the elder sister of Valli , Valli tries to woo Murugan , before Devayanai 's marriage . As per tradition , the elder sister has to be married off first . Infuriated , Devayanai curses Valli to be born in the forest in her next life , and the curse is then fulfilled when Valli is born as a huntress . In the <unk> Mahatmya , the details of which correspond to most of those found in the Skanda Purana tale , Devasena and Valli are married to Kartikeya from primal times . However in this version , the god condemns Valli to be born on earth as punishment for mocking her sister Devayanai . The <unk> from Sangam literature describes Murugan being accompanied by his chaste wife Devayanai and honoured by a procession of gods and rishis ( sages ) . 
