(i) ‘Kēcava’ yields three meanings, viz,:
(a) One with lovely locks of hair, (b) Slayer of Keśi, the demon—Śrī Kṛṣṇa and (c) Progenitor of Brahmā and Śiva.
(ii) Reference to seven generations, up and down, follows the trend in the Vedic texts.
(iii) The spiritual growth resulting from the Lord’s spontaneous grace is indeed astounding; the progress made by our own efforts will but be tiny in comparison.
In the second decade, seventh chapter of the Tiruvāymozhi, Śrī Nammāzhvār reveals a profound truth concerning the expansive nature of divine grace. The pūrvācāryas, in their illuminating commentaries, observe the Āzhvār’s supreme delight in this opening pāśuram. As elucidated by the great Nanjīyar, the Āzhvār becomes filled with ecstasy upon seeing that Bhagavān,