(i) In the last two stanzas, the Āzhvār expatiated on the glory of the Pilgrim centre, Known as ‘Māliruñ cōlai’, treating one’s visit to that place or mere meditation of the station as an end in itself. And now, the Āzhvār extends the same treatment even to another mount in its vicinity, by virtue of its associaton with ‘Māliruñcōlai Malai’.
(ii) The futile deeds,
In this third pāśuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār reveals a profound and accessible truth for the benefit of all souls. Our venerable pūrvācāryas, such as Nañjīyar and Vādhi Kēsari Azhagiya Maṇavāḷa Jīyar, explain that the Āzhvār instructs us to consider the hill adjacent to the glorious Thirumalai as the supreme goal itself. Nampiḷḷai poignantly captures the Āzhvār's