What is there to hear but the glory of the magnanimous Lord Kṛṣṇa (Keśava) who salved even the malicious Śiśupāla, His sworn enemy, whose sole occupation it was to vituperate Him in the meanest terms, from those who have already got to know about it? Even while abusing, Śiśupāla chose Lord Kṛṣṇa as his target, keeping Him in view and mentioning His name all the time, though
In this third pāsuraṁ of the chapter, our Āzhvār meditates upon an act of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa’s grace that transcends even the protection He extends to His most ardent devotees. He contemplates the Lord’s acceptance of Śiśupāla, an arch-enemy, an act so profound that it reveals the ultimate measure of divine compassion. Āzhvār thus poses a powerful question: Will those who