(i) In the original text of this song, it has been said that the Āzhvār attained the Lord donning the discus, through service. The finale is, however, yet to come and he has to wait till X-10. The service rendered by the Āzhvār by hymning the Lord’s peerless glory and clearly establishing His Supremacy, in this decad, is unique. The votaries of the minor gods have been
In the culmination of this chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār delivers the phala-śruti, the statement of the glorious fruits that accrue to those who cherish these verses. The essence of this promise, as distilled by the great ācārya Nañjīyar, is that for those who master this profound chapter, the supreme abode of paramapadam becomes effortlessly attainable.
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