(i) Unto him, who remains unmoved by the good turn done by the Lord to Gajendra, the pious elephant in dire distress, his very birth is a terrible waste.
(ii) The pond amid dense orchards: In the forest inhabited by Gajendra, the pious elephant, who made history in the world of devotion, all the lotus tanks had gone dry, due to scarcity of rains. This put a grievous
In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, our divine sage, the Āzhvār, confronts the profound spiritual inertia of the world. He declares the utter worthlessness of those souls who remain indifferent and unmoved, even after witnessing the supreme vātṣalyam (motherly affection) of Emperumān. This is not merely a distant act of grace, but a dynamic, personal intervention,