(i) The Supreme Lord controls the bodies of the different species of beings and the Souls inside them, the elements and all. Easily accessible to the devout who depend solely on His voluntary grace, He is beyond the comprehension of those who seek to know Him through their own efforts. Of easy grasp by the recipients of His grace, He is elusive unto others, who, by dint
In this sixth pāsuram, our Āzhvār reveals the depths of Bhagavān's overflowing mercy, declaring with astonishment how the Supreme Lord, who is the sarvāntarātmā—the indwelling Supersoul of all beings—personally held on to his shoulders and engaged with him in the most intimate manner. This divine act demonstrates Emperumān's nature of being utterly unreachable for