(i) The Lord would appear to have told the Āzhvār that He was surely taking him to His abode in spiritual world; the expectant Āzhvār is, however, not satisfied with a general assurance of this kind and insists that a date be set for the consummation.
(ii) It can be both ways, namely, elephants gathering like clouds and clouds gathering like elephants, in that holy
In the preceding pāsuram, after Emperumān mercifully declared, "I will fulfil all your desires," our Āzhvār, in a state of intense longing, responds not with a question of possibility, but of time. His heart yearns to know precisely when that ultimate fulfillment will occur. Thus, in this fifth pāsuram, the Āzhvār poses a poignant question: "When will I, Your eternal