Queried by her mates as to how she could afford to ignore public opinion and be indifferent to it, the Nāyakī says that she is well past that stage, having lost all sense of awareness of the world long ago, when the Supreme Lord of exquisite charm stole away her heart. Pining for Him, she has thinned down alarmingly and is terribly off-colour. When she recounts these disquieting
This pāsuraṁ represents a profound state in the Āzhvār's journey, which our revered ācāryas have explained through several entry points (pravēśam). After calling out to Emperumān in desperation in thiruvāimozhi 4.7, "sīlam illāch chiṟiyēn," and receiving no response, the Āzhvār declared his detachment from a self that was of no service to the Lord. Observing the indifference