(i) The Lord is the quintessence of the vedās, the supreme authority revealing Him. The Lord has Himself declared, in XV-15 of Bhagavad Gītā, that He alone is denoted by the Vedās, in their entirety.
The Śāstras, referred to, are the sacred texts, such as Itihāsas, Purāṇas etc, which elucidate the moot points in the Vedas and serve as an effective key or guide to the
Continuing his divine experience, Śrī Nammāzhvār, still relishing the delectable taste of Bhagavān that was celebrated in the previous pāśuram (pāl enkō), now contemplates the boundless glories of Emperumān as the ultimate substance of all sacred sound. In this sixth verse, the Āzhvār delves into the profound nature of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, who manifests as the very essence