The supercilious overlords who once took pride in despising their subordinates, will soon be reduced to a predicament wherein they will, in turn, be despised by others. From the durbar hall to the dust is not a long way cff and these men of erstwhile eminence become imperceptible non-entities, as good as the life-less dust men tread upon. The Āzhvār, therefore, advises
In this third pāsuram, following the previous exhortations, Śrī Nammāzhvār continues to elucidate the ephemeral and ultimately ruinous nature of worldly sovereignty. He powerfully illustrates how even the mightiest emperors, those who revel in their power and live with callous disregard for other kings who have surrendered to them, are destined to lose their wealth,