Addressing her mates, the Mother points out the difference between their daughters and hers. Deeply engrossed with God-love, Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī’s speech is halting; not being sufficiently articulate, she spells out, at long intervals, the words ‘conch’, ‘discus’ and ‘tuḷaci’.
In this ninth pāsuram, the pūrvācāryas such as Nañjīyar explain that the mother of Parāṅkuśa Nāyaki continues to lament the condition of her daughter. She observes that the āzhvār, in her state of intense longing, attempts to speak of the divine weapons and sacred symbols of Sriman Nārāyaṇa. However, being utterly overwhelmed by her devotional fervor, she is