Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī gropes her way through, in darkness, and not being able to distinguish land from water, comes to a channel discharging lots of water and making plenty of noise in the process. She thinks that the channel is also lamenting its separation from Lord Kṛṣṇa, who destroyed Śakaṭāsura and whose grace it pines for.
In this eighth pāśuram of the chapter, the divine madness of bhakti continues to consume Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī. Having previously lost herself in the overwhelming darkness of night, which she perceived as a manifestation of her separation from Emperumān, she now wanders aimlessly. Mistaking the terrain in the impenetrable gloom, she walks directly into a salt-pan, a place