nī anṛu ulagu ālaṇḍhāy – The sages proclaim that you assumed the form of a mendicant and approached Mahābali, who was ever joyous in the act of donation. You received the worlds as alms from him and measured them with your divine feet. In the previous pāsuram, where āzhvār spoke of Kṛṣṇāvatāra, illustrating how you mingled with every being irrespective of their social