(i) From this stanza onwards, the Āzhvār narrates his own woes and wants. Hitherto, those of his senses were described. This is like the king narrating the miseries of his subjects first and then talking about his own.
(ii) It is difficult to live apart from one’s life. The Lord is not only dear to the Āzhvār like his own life but is also extremely delicious, the rare
In this seventh pāsuram, continuing from his previous exposition on the craving of his senses, the holy Āzhvār now elucidates the unbearable anguish of his own heart and senses. Our venerable pūrvācāryas explain that the Āzhvār, overwhelmed by his separation from the Lord, laments, "Being a great sinner, I, who am unable to even fulfil the deep craving of my own heart,