The Saint thaws down in gratitude over the Lord’s enormous grace in getting hymnals sung through him, duly equipping him for this assignment. Indeed, the outpourings of Saints are all inspired by God and therefore it is that the Āzhvār does not claim authorship for the hymnal, sung by the Lord through him as His mouth-piece. This hymnal is claimed to be sweet because the
In this inaugural pāsuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār is utterly submerged in the ocean of divine grace, reflecting upon the immeasurable and unsolicited favour bestowed upon him by Śrīman Nārāyaṇa. Overwhelmed by this magnanimity, the Āzhvār exclaims that the Lord has elevated him, a soul of the lowliest standing, to the pinnacle of spiritual knowledge and has personally