In the battle against the “Kauravas Arjuṉa needed the weapon known as ‘Pāśupada astra’ which could be had from Śiva after due propitiation. The compassionate Kṛṣṇa, however, told Arjuṉa the short-cut whereby he could offer at the former’s feet the garland intended for Paśupati (Śiva). Arjuṉa did accordingly and that very night, Śiva appeared in Arjuṉa’s dream, wearing
In this sixth pāśuram, a profound question is posed: “Does the Bhagavān of whom you speak truly possess all of these unparalleled glories?” To this, Śrī Nammāzhvār replies with a decisive counter-question, echoing the sentiment of the venerable ācāryas. He declares that the supreme nature of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa has already been meticulously analyzed and irrefutably established