(i) The Scriptures enjoin that the Brahmins should tend the ritualistic (sacramental) fire throughout life and stipulate the morning and the evening as the periods during which it should be done. The Āzhvār, however, yearned to serve the Lord all his life without any intermission whatever. But what is happening? He is cruelly dominated by the wayward senses without break.
In this third pāśuram of the first chapter of the seventh decade, Śrī Nammāzhvār addresses the Supreme Lord, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, with a heart laden with loving anguish. The Āzhvār articulates a profound theological grievance, questioning, "While You are the undisputed protector of the entire universe in every conceivable manner, what conceivable benefit is there for You