The Āzhvār exhorts people to give up striving after ‘Kaivalya Mokṣa’, even though it is everlasting, unlike the limited stay in Svarga and seek, instead, the Supreme bliss of eternal service unto the Lord, as enunciated in the opening stanza of this decad. The ‘Kaivalya Niṣṭa’ subjects himself to an extremely rigorous course of mental and physical discipline in his attempt
In this tenth pāsuram, having previously established the ephemeral nature of both earthly wealth and celestial experiences, the Āzhvār now addresses a more subtle spiritual objective: kaivalya puruṣārtham, the goal of isolated self-enjoyment. While this state is permanent and thus seemingly superior to worldly pleasures, the Āzhvār decisively explains that it is an