āyal niṇṛa valvinaiyai añjiṇēn – I was terrified by my persistent sins, which ceaselessly troubled me, infiltrating every space I entered, and constricting me. This interpretation considers the meaning of 'āyal niṇṛa' as 'nearby'. Alternatively, I harbored fears about the possible return of my sins, which had once departed upon my enlightenment about the Supreme Lord,