(i) Even reaching the holy place, ‘Tirumāliruñcōlai Malai’, is an end in itself, says the Āzhvār. Even as one is advised to acquire knowledge when still young so as to reap the benefit thereof, in later years, one is advised to go to this pilgrim centre while still young and before the sensual pleasures get hold of the rising youth and distract it.
(ii) There is nothing
In the inaugural pāśuram of this tenth chapter, Nammāzhvār authoritatively establishes the supreme purpose of life. As elucidated by our revered pūrvācāryas such as Nañjīyar and Vādhi Kēsari Azhagiya Maṇavāḷa Jīyar, Āzhvār declares with profound conviction that to attain Thirumalai—the divine hill of Thirumāliruñjōlai—is the unsurpassed and most intelligent goal for