This pāśuram commences the ninth chapter of the fifth decade, wherein Swāmi Nammāzhvār, fully immersed in the divine mood of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī, continues to express the profound anguish of separation from Śrīman Nārāyaṇa. Seeing her in a state of deep sorrow, her companions, whose very eyes resemble those of a graceful deer, approach her with concern and inquire, "What