Āzhvār to the Lord:
“I pray not for relief from sufferings but for a mind rivetted to your feet at all times, even in those dark moments when the throat gets choked by phlegm”.
C.f. the 12th Jitante śloka (recited at the conclusion of the worship of the household Deity)
Which means:
“Whatever calamities might befall me, let not my mind be apart from you;