(i) Rock-candy is a delicious product of cane-juice and it is the Āzhvār’s figment of imagination that conceives of the Lord being as delicious as the fruit of the imaginary Rock-candy tree, (akkārakkaṉi is the term used in the original text of this song, to denote this imaginary fruit of an imaginary tree).
(ii) The versification, as above, conforms to the interpretation
In this eighth pāśuram of the chapter, our glorious Āzhvār, consumed by a profound spiritual thirst to serve Emperumān, mercifully reveals his deepest affection. The great ācāryas, such as Nañjīyar and Vādhi Kesari Azhagiya Maṇavāḷa Jīyar, highlight the essence of this verse in their introductions: the Āzhvār declares with overwhelming love, "If I am blessed to be