(i) The Āzhvār exclaims how greedy he is trying to see the Lord, inaccessible even to the exalted Brahmā and other Devas, and that too, right now. But then, he longs to see the Lord's shoulders unlike the Devas who were, all the time, looking at the ocean for the nectar to come up, foregoing the pleasure of beholding the Lord moving around with His thousand shoulders,
In this fifth pāśuram of the chapter, the divine Āzhvār, having contemplated the supreme nature of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, finds himself unable to sustain his very existence. He reflects upon how Bhagavān, though supremely difficult for even celestial beings like Brahmā to attain, mercifully engages in great efforts to fulfill the desires of His devotees. Pondering these glorious