(i) The mother exclaims:
“Alas! my daughter feels let down by the Lord who, as Narasiṃha (Man-Lion), came to Prahlāda’s aid. Restive and rattling, she looks out for Him everywhere, her heart melts down in contemplation of the Lord and she cries out for Him in melodious notes expressive of her melancholy”.
(ii) The tears flowing down the cheeks of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī
In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, we are presented with a poignant scene through the eyes of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī’s divine mother. The Āzhvār, embodying the feminine mood of a beloved in separation from the Lord, is in a state of profound distress. Her mother grieves, observing that her daughter feels utterly sunken, lamenting that Emperumān—who is of the supreme