The earthly opulence goes on dwindling with the passage of time; from the beginning of creation up till now, it has been seen that the so-called earthly magnates, said to have flourished in this world with all that show of affluence, did not last long. They had their cups of sorrow duly served, while the riches of the mundane world buried them deep into the earth and they
In this sixth pāśuram, as Nampiḷḷai clarifies in his sublime introduction, Nammāzhvār addresses an implicit challenge. When questioned, "Like physicians who count those who have survived an ailment, why do you constantly speak only of those who have perished? Is there truly no one who has lived a long and successful life?", Āzhvār offers this profound response. He declares