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).
In this pāśuram, Śrī Nammāzhvār proceeds to reveal the supremely intimate manner in which Emperumān, the Lord of all, engaged with him. The pūrvācāryas explain that the Āzhvār, in a state of divine ecstasy, declares that Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa—who is Sarvēśvaran (the Supreme Controller), athyāścarya bhūthan (the most wondrous of all beings), and the complete protector