The mates, happily bedecked with flowers on their long locks, would expect the Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī to fall in line with them. But the Nāyakī is inclined otherwise; drawn towards Tiruvallavāḻ, with its sacred setting as above, she longs to behold the Lord’s feet there for ever and anon. If the mates can tell her when and how she can realise her ambition, well and good; otherwise, they would do well to desist from criticising and pulling her up.
In this third pāsuram of the chapter, Āzhvār, manifesting as Parāṅkuśa Nāyaki and consumed by the pangs of separation, turns to her companions and poignantly expresses her deepest longing. As elucidated by the great ācāryas Nañjīyar and Nampiḷḷai, she asks her friends, "When will we get to eternally enjoy Him?" The venerable Vādhi Kēsari Azhagiya Maṇavāḷa Jīyar further