Notes
(i) The Universal Lord sits on the hip of the Āzhvār even as He sat on the hip of Yaśōda, during His Avatāra, as Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
(ii) The three worlds referred to are the Svarga, up above, the Underworld, down below (Pāthāla) and the Earth, in between. The three Spouses of the Lord in His transcendental setting are: Śrī (Tirumakaḷ), Bhū (Maṇmakaḷ) and Nīla (Āyar maṭa makaḷ).