The Āzhvār extols those that have the good fortune to worship the Lord at Tiruvaṉantapuram whose gardens are so full of fragrance that it more than offsets the possible stench of the sea around. It is by-no-means surprising that the denizens of the High spiritual worlds, marked by spotless purity and overwhelming devotion to the Lord, worship Him there, in that transcendent
In the fourth pāsuram of this chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār, overcome with divine ecstasy, beholds the supreme fortune of the devotees who render service to Emperumān at the glorious kṣetra of Tiruvanantapuram. Our revered ācāryas, beginning with the venerable Nañjīyar, explain that the Āzhvār’s intent is twofold. Primarily, to enkindle a profound taste (ruci) for divine