The incidents, set out in chapters 5 to 8 of Rāmāyaṇa, Uttara Kāṇḍa, are alluded to in this song:
Mālyavān, Māli and Sumāli, the three sons of Śukeśa, a Rākṣasa, acquired enormous strength through terrific penance, settled in Laṅka and raised a huge population giving endless trouble to the Devas. The Devas, who sought the help of Lord Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, were vouchsafed
In this eighth pāsuram of the chapter, the Āzhvār shifts his focus with profound theological purpose. Having established in the first two pāsurams that Emperumān alone is the supreme goal (upēya) and in the subsequent five that He alone is the unfailing means (upāya) to attain that goal, the Āzhvār now meditates upon the Lord's glorious nature as the remover of