(i) To a question supposed to have been put to the Āzhvār by his interlocutors, whether their accumulated, age-long sins will not operate as a serious impediment to their worshipping the Lord, this stanza provides the answer. No doubt, the Śāstras proclaim.[1] that one cannot but taste the fruits of one’s actions; in other words, the sins can be liquidated only by the
In this eighth pāsuram, Nammāzhvār mercifully addresses a fundamental anxiety that plagues the aspiring soul. Confronted with the call to surrender, some may question its feasibility, asking, "You say we must surrender to Emperumān now. But we have accumulated a mountain of sins since time immemorial. How can we possibly eliminate such a burden? Is there truly time for