(i) Tirumakaḷ, (Goddess Mahālakṣmī) is the very embodiment of grace.[1] Her perpetual presence by the side of the Lord is intended to prepare the ground for the supplication by the individual souls, at all times, without any restriction whatsoever. Although the Lord is the ultimate giver and deliverer, yet He invariably acts only when Mahālakṣmī plays the recommendatory
In this ninth pāśuram, the Āzhvār addresses a subtle yet profound doubt: is it truly conceivable that the Supreme Lord would remove all obstacles and bestow the ultimate fruit of eternal service (nitya kainkaryam) merely for the act of surrendering unto Him? The great ācāryas reveal that the Āzhvār's resounding affirmation is rooted not only in the Lord's nature