(i) Lucky pair of swans or lucky Āzhvār?
It is not so much the felicity of the swans that they remain duly mated, enjoying conjugal bliss, as the luck of the Āzhvār himself. But for their lucky state of existence they would not have been available now for employment by the Āzhvār. Although Śrī Rāma was bemoaning his separation from Sītā, he felt greatly relieved after
In this third pāsuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār, in the state of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī, continues to express the unbearable anguish of her separation from Sriman Nārāyaṇa. Having previously dispatched cuckoos, she now turns to a flock of swans, whose purity and noble conduct make them more suitable emissaries. Her profound plea is directed towards an emperumān who,