654. The mighty bow with sharp arrows, the white conch, the severe discus(chakra) that destroys enemies, the strong club, the victorious sword and the speeding vehicle Garudā surround Him
and protect Him, who rests on the snake-bed in Srirangam filled with groves and flourishing fields where fish frolic.
When will be the day, when I, a sinner, will have the bliss of seeing Him?
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(The words may be rearranged to facilitate conversion from poetry to prose (Aṉvayam). Please read the meanings (in black) continuously to form the sentence and understand the simplified meaning based on the Divyārtha Dīpikai for the verse.)
In this profoundly moving pāśuram, Thondaradippodi Āzhvār expresses the deepest yearning of his soul. His singular desire is to be granted the divine vision of Emperumān, and by that sacred sight, attain supreme spiritual bliss and thereby sustain his very existence, which finds its true purpose only in the service and experience of