The Āzhvār sees the red lotus flowers in full bloom in the ponds of Tirukkuṭantai. But the lotus-eyed Lord doesn’t open His eyes yet and greet the Āzhvār with sweet glances. This is more than the Āzhvār can bear. The Saint would expect quite a lot of favours from the Lord besides those already heaped on him. Although the Lord, in His iconic Form, does not, as a rule, open
In this second pāśuram of the chapter, our Āzhvār continues his lament, born from the profound anguish of separation. Having called out to Emperumān in the previous verse, he is met with a divine silence. Āzhvār interprets this lack of response as a challenge from the Lord, as if He were thinking, "You must take care of your own needs." Deeply grieved, Āzhvār calls upon