This is the key-song, providing the preamble for this decad. The Saint asks the Lord to elucidate the riddle of His keeping him, in this material body, in mundane surroundings, even after weaning him away from the worldly things and engendering in him inordinate God-love, brooking no further delay in its consummation. With all this special equipment provided unto him by
In the sacred continuity of the Tiruvāymozhi, this fifth pāśuram stands as the very essence of the present chapter. As elucidated in the venerable introduction by Śrī Nañjīyar, our divine sage, Śrī Nammāzhvār, mercifully articulates the central principle governing these verses. He expresses a profound sense of wonder, questioning the ways of the Supreme Lord, Śrīman