(i) The Supreme Lord did sustain, during the great deluge, all the worlds, with their vast contents and all beings, with no exception whatever. Even so, He did not feel full at all. This void was, of course, due to the absence of His contact with the Āzhvār and it was only to overcome this deficiency that the Lord stationed Himself along with His Divine Consort at Tiruppēr,
In this second pāśuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār reveals a profound theological truth from the pinnacle of his devotional experience. He declares that although Sarveśvaran has eternally been the Supreme Lord, He was possessed of certain shortcomings due to His separation from the Āzhvār. It is only now, by entering the Āzhvār’s heart through His own unconditional