(i) The Āzhvār’s query is how he can, on his own, attain the Lord Who is the Supreme Controller of all the worlds, Agni, Indra and other deities, worshipped by the respective votaries in different climes, the rituals performed, as part of such worship, as well as all things lying in the regions beyond. How can a lame man get on to the top of Mount Meru? The lameness denotes
In this sixth pāśuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār continues the stream of divine consciousness from the preceding verse, elaborating upon the glories of the Supreme Lord. Overwhelmed by the omnipresence of Bhagavān, the Āzhvār poses a profound question born of devotional helplessness. As the venerable commentator Vādhi Kēsari Azhagiya Maṇavāḷa Jīyar clarifies in his