It is indeed remarkable that Saint Nammāḻvār, seated in the hollow of a tamarind tree inside the temple, could televise, as it were, the happenings in the world around and lament, “oh, the ways of the world!” He deplores the unfair means by which people hoard lucre, throwing morals to the winds. Here is a typical example of the nefarious means by which people stuff their
In this sixth pāśuram of the ninth chapter in the fourth decade, as elucidated by revered ācāryas such as Nanjīyar, Śrī Nammāzhvār meditates upon the grievous faults of the saṃsārīs (worldly people). Witnessing their utter disinterest towards Bhagavān and their cruel nature, the Āzhvār avoids becoming upset with Emperumān for their condition. Instead, he turns to