(i) The mate clarifies to the bewildered womenfolk, going the wrong way by propitiating the inferior deity, that the Nāyakī is not under the spell of any but the Supreme Lord and the cure for her malady, therefore, lies in their singing His glory, in a chorus, within her hearing. In fact, nothing but this will enter the Nāyakī’s ears.
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In this second pāsuram of the chapter, the friend of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī addresses the latter's bewildered mother and kinsmen. Perceiving their futile attempts to appease lesser divinities (kshudra devatās), the friend clarifies the true nature of the malady. She reveals that this sacred affliction is not caused by any minor deity but by the Supreme Lord, Sarveśvara,