(i) Śrī Rāma stayed in this land for eleven thousand years although He slew Rāvaṇa and vanquished the monstrous hordes under him in His thirty-eighth year itself. During this long period, the Kingdom of Ayodhyā became saturated with love for Him and the subjects looked upon Him as their sole sustainer. No wonder, when He went back to the Celestium, He took them all with
In this second pāśuram of the chapter, our revered Āzhvār mercifully explains a quality of Śrī Rāma that stands as even more glorious than the one celebrated previously. While the preceding verse described how Bhagavān, as Cakravarti Tirumagan, captivated the hearts of all in Ayōdhyā with His divine attributes, this pāśuram reveals an act of unparalleled compassion.