(i) Holy Aṉantapuram is to be coveted even more than spiritual world, inasmuch as the former attracts even the exalted denizens of spiritual world who move down from those dizzy heights and serve the Lord enshrined here. Here then is a pilgrim centre, where parity is enjoyed by the ‘Nitya Sūrīs’ of spiritual world and the ‘Nitya Samsārīs’, down here. The Lord’s face, navel
In this sixth pāśuram, the Āzhvār passionately establishes the pre-eminence of Tiruvanantapuram over even the supreme spiritual realm of Paramapadam. The ācāryas, including the venerable Nañjīyar, unanimously highlight the central theme: this earthly abode is rendered an even more fitting goal for the aspiring soul because the celestial nityasūris themselves descend