Oh, what an amazing simplicity! the Supreme Lord of the entire Universe did the mean job of driving Arjuna’s chariot and that too, in public, on the battle field. When, at his sweet will, a superior person condescends to serve a subordinate, it is usually done in camera, and not in public. But here is the Divine charioteer, who not only kept Himself open to public gaze
In this ninth pāsuraṁ, the Āzhvār meditates upon an act of Emperumān that is considered even greater than his fearsome avatāra as Narasiṁha in its profound display of affection for His devotees: His role as a charioteer. The essential truth celebrated here is that those who truly comprehend the Lord's amazing nature (māyam), which is defined by His absolute subservience