‘Āya’, the dative ending of the last word of Tirumantra, that is, ‘Nārāyaṇāya’ reveals the deep urge of the subject to render service unto the Lord in every conceivable manner, like that of ‘Ādiśesa’ (first servant), rather the factotum who serves the Lord in a number of ways, as umbrella, throne, footwear, bed etc., etc. Therefore it is, that the Āzhvār calls upon the + Read more