Having been initiated into this pilgrim centre, the Nāyakī keeps on reciting the Lord’s name, in such a manner that even the inanimate beings, like trees, are moved. If these hymns can move even the stony hearts of the uninitiated men of the present day, what doubt could there be about their impact on the contemporary men and things, when the songs flowed from the Āzhvār’s
In this ninth pāśuram of the chapter, the intimate friend of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī reveals the profound extent of her divine love-sickness. She explains to the onlookers how the Āzhvār's mind, speech, and actions have become wholly and inseparably attached to Emperumān. With a heart that has utterly melted in devotion, she is seen calling out His divine names, which