(i) In this song, the Āzhvār sees the Lord in the several products of the various elements, referred to, in the previous song. Thus, the lotus-eyed Lord is also seen as the mountain range. It is the earth (Pṛtvi [pṛthvī]) that hardens into mountains, providing, in turn, stable support to the former. The rains pertain to the element known as water. Pleasant to behold, the
Continuing his profound meditation from the previous pāsuram, wherein he contemplated Bhagavān as the indwelling soul (antaryāmin) of the five great elements, our blessed Āzhvār now extends his vision to perceive the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, as the ultimate reality behind the manifest effects of these elements. Overwhelmed by the boundless glories of Emperumān,