(i) The text, “brahmāṇaṃ śitikaṇṭañ ca yās cānyā devatāḥ smṛtāḥ, pratibuddhā na sevante yasmāt parimitaṃ phalam” says that knowledgeable persons do not worship Brahmā, Śiva and other lesser deities, as the benefits derived thereby are much-too-slender and limited. The Āzhvār, therefore, exhorts people to seek refuge in Lord Ātinātha, in lovely Kurukūr. The very fact that
In this seventh pāśuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār addresses those who, having heard his previous exhortations, offer a deferral. They concede, "Indeed, we shall surrender unto Emperumān. However, acknowledging some greatness in the other devatā-s to whom we have rendered service, and not wishing for such efforts to be wasted, we shall first await their fruits