When the Āzhvār refers to the Lord as the great Donor, conferring limitless bliss, he is only recalling his own experience in IV-5, a painful contrast indeed, with the present predicament. If, as Vāmaṉa, He could beg of Bali and get back the lost territory for Indra, the self-seeker, should the Lord withhold Himself from a selfless devotee like the Āzhvār who seeks none but the Lord Himself?
In this second pāsuram of the chapter, our revered Āzhvār, having previously experienced the boundless grace of Emperumān, now finds himself in a state of profound anguish. The great ācāryas like Nanjīyar and Nampiḷḷai observe that the Āzhvār highlights the Lord's past benefactions only to underscore the agony of his present separation. He poignantly questions, "Is