(i) Reference to the bright foreheads of the mates is but wishful thinking on the part of the Nāyakī who expects the Lord in Tiruvallavāḻ to come down where she is, through the good offices of the mates. On the Lord’s arrival the faces of the mates will naturally brighten up by way of expressing their gratitude to Him.
(ii) The Nāyakī pines for the continual worship of the feel of the Lord of loving condescension gracing Tiruvallavāḻ, cool and exhilarating.