• In the declaration "kavi pādum parama kavigaḷāl", Āzhvār marvels at the choice of the Divine, stating, "If the Lord desired to be extolled in verse, He could have summoned the illustrious poets like Śrī Vedavyāsa Bhagavān, Śrī Parāśara Bhagavān, Śrī Vālmīki Bhagavān, or even the mudhalĀzhvārgaḷ, celebrated as 'sendhamizh pāduvār' (pure Tamil poets). Yet, He chose