(i) This decad which opens by addressing the Lord as ‘non-satiate Nectar’, has always had a special fascination for the great Ācāryas of yore. The Supreme Lord is an inexhaustible fountain of bliss and it was but meet that Nammāḻvār addressed the Lord at Tirukkuṭantai as above. All the same, this appellation sounded unique unto one Lōkaśāraṅga mahāmuni who lived in North
In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār reveals the profound state of his experience upon beholding the archā form of Emperumān in Thirukkudandhai. The Āzhvār declares, "I have seen You, who are mercifully reclining, melting me with Your unsurpassed beauty; yet, I have not been blessed with Your merciful glance, Your embrace, or Your sweet words." He