When the momentous churning of the Milk-ocean took place, so great was the upheaval of the ocean that the rivers bound for the ocean were repulsed so fast that they had to swirl back to the mountains whence they sprang. And then, there was the mighty serpent, Vāsukī functioning as the rope churning the great mountain, making all the noise that the tremendous friction could
In this second pāśuram of the chapter, our glorious Āzhvār, blessed with divine vision, immerses himself completely in the transcendental experience of one of emperumān's most magnificent acts: the churning of the great milk ocean. As the most revered ācāryas, including the venerable Nanjīyar, have revealed, Āzhvār's focus here is not merely on the event itself,