This sacred decade of ten pāsurams was mercifully composed by the great Tirumaṅgai Āzhvār, the sovereign ruler of the Tirumaṅgai region, a prosperous land fortified by mighty ramparts and nourished by fertile fields. He has woven these verses into an exquisite garland of sweet Tamiḻ words, offering them to Nambi, the Perfect One, who graciously resides in the holy