(i) The grinding mill is the human body where the five senses are ever active with the relative activities and their ramifications leaving no chance for the soul to thrive, crushing it beyond recognition and making redemption impossible, even by the omnipotent Lord. By putting it down as an incurable state of affairs, the Āzhvār only stresses the severity of the impact
In this fifth pāśuram, Śrī Nammāzhvār, in a state of profound anguish, directs a heart-rending question to Śrīman Nārāyaṇa. He plaintively asks, "If You, my sole refuge, choose to abandon me to the torment of worldly pleasures and the senses, leaving me utterly unresponsive, will there be any other protector for me in this existence?" This cry forms the very essence