The Āzhvār rejoices that he has been reclaimed by the Lord from the Ocean of Saṃsāra, even as He reclaimed the Earth from under the Oceanic waters, after slaying Hiraṇyākṣa, the golden-eyed demon.
In this fifth pāsuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār expresses his profound satisfaction, having been graced by the Lord's mercy. Our venerable pūrvācāryas illumine the āzhvār's sentiment. Nanjīyar explains that just as Bhagavān, in His incarnation as Mahāvarāha, lifted the entire world from the depths of the causal ocean (praḷayārṇavam), He has now lifted the