The Celestials came out into the open to greet the devotees of Lord Mādhava Who bears Śrī Mahālakṣmī on His chest, as the favourite wards of the Divine Mother. The distinguished marchers to spiritual world were accorded a warm reception by the Celestials who invited the former to visit their places and accept their hospitality. The Vedic Scholars of the upper worlds deemed
In this fifth pāsūram of the chapter, our glorious Āzhvār mercifully explains the magnificent honours that are bestowed upon the Śrīvaiṣṇavas by celestial beings such as Varuṇa, Indra, and others. These deities, who serve as the Ādhivāhika-s—the divine guides who lead the liberated ātmā along the glorious path of arcirādi mārga towards paramapadham—recognize