In the sacred verses of his Tiruvāymozhi, Śrī Nammāzhvār, in the chapter commencing with "vaigal pūṅgazhivāy" (Tiruvāymozhi 6.1), had poignantly sent forth birds to act as messengers to the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa. When this heartfelt plea failed to bring Emperumān to her side, the Āzhvār, in the state of a lovelorn maiden (Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī),