Eṛiyum nīr veṛi koḷ vēlai mānilattu uyirgaḷ ellām – All the creatures residing on this vast earth, encircled by oceans with surging waves and the scent of fish. The āzhvār employs the term "Eṛiyum nīr" to denote that these chetanās (sentient beings), who are destined to dwell comfortably in the expansive Paramapadham (Srīvaikuṇṭham), live like crowded jackals caught