pīḍi sēr kaḷiru aḷittha – āzhvār is referencing Gajendra, the elephant, who was in the company of a female elephant. The deeper implication drawn here is his obliviousness to anything beyond his association with the female elephant. As stated in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad (4.4.23) "śānto dhānta uparatastitikṣuḥ," the Śāstras proclaim that only one who has mastered