(i) Would it be an exaggeration if the Āzhvār said that there is no Refuge other than the holy city of Tirumōkūr? No, not at all, for there dwells our Lord, the great Benefactor of all times, Who ushered in the entire Universe surrounded by the perepheral waters, pressed into service the Primordial Matter (Mūla Prakṛti) whence spring up things that make people earth-bound,
In this seventh pāsuram of the first chapter in the tenth decade, Śrī Nammāzhvār reveals a most profound and reassuring truth concerning the nature of our ultimate refuge. As elucidated by the great ācāryas such as Śrī Nañjīyar, the Āzhvār’s central message is this: as we draw near to Tirumōgūr, the hallowed abode of Emperumān, all our sorrows will be immediately and