(i) Two special points are made out, in this song. No reward is too great for those who mediate between us and God, not even the Earth and spiritual world, put together. Therefore it is, aphorism 432 of ‘Śrī Vacaṉa Bhūṣaṇa’ avers that it would be possible to recompense theĀcāryā, in an adequate measure only if there were four vibhūtīs and two Gods. The idea is that any
In the opening pāśuram of this chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār, fully embodying the emotional state of Parāṅguśa Nāyakī, experiences the unbearable agony of separation from her divine consort, Sriman Nārāyaṇa. In her desperation, she turns to some flocks of birds, creatures distinguished by their inherent friendship towards those who seek their aid, and implores them to act