(i) The mates who were critical of the Nāyakī’s attitude are reprimanded by her. She says that her mind is attracted by the Lord in Tiruvallavāḻ through the fragrance wafted from there. Having known her as well as they do they would do well to smear her head with the dust from the Lord’s feet instead of trying to pull her back.
(ii) The Āzhvār’s special fascination
In the second pāsuraṁ of this chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār, in the state of Parāṅguśa Nāyaki, continues to express the depths of her divine love-sickness. Her friends, unable to comprehend the intensity of her devotion, attempt to restrain her from her desperate efforts to reach her Lord. In response, Parāṅguśa Nāyaki turns to these very friends, who should ideally share in