(i) This end-song, which usually details the benefits accrued to the chanters of the songs, in this decad, says that these songs will feast the ears of the Celestials, in spiritual world sumptuously and that they will never feel satiated. On the face of it, this sounds like a departure from the general pattern of the end-songs of the other decads. But it is not so. What
In this concluding pāśuram, Śrī Nammāzhvār reveals the profound glory of this chapter by describing its reception in the highest spiritual realm. This garland of song, offered by the great Āzhvār who is the very controller of the beautiful and prosperous Āzhvārtirunakari, is composed upon the Supreme Lord residing in Tiruvāṟṟāṟu. The central theme is the inestimable