In the preceding song, the Āzhvār invoked the Lord’s grace and yet, the Lord did not condescend to come unto him. The Āzhvār grows sceptical about the Lord’s intentions whether He still tries to confound him and unsettle his firm conviction that the Lord’s lovely feet constitute his sole Refuge, making him slip back to his old ways.
In the preceding pāsuram, as Āzhvār’s profound desire for communion with the Supreme Lord was not immediately fulfilled, his divine anguish intensifies. He now articulates a heart-rending plea, questioning Śrīman Nārāyaṇa’s divine intention. He asks, “Are you devising some means to keep me, who cannot survive a moment without you, away from your divine presence? Instead