(i) Finding the Nāyakī off colour and debilitated, her mates enquired of her what was going wrong with her. The Nāyakī felt shy to disclose her love-sickness but her friendly mates could put her at ease. Even then, words failed her and, at long last, she gave out the genesis of her malady, as above.
(ii) The bangles would not rest on the wrists of the Nāyakī, grown
In the preceding chapter, Āzhvār, embodying the mood of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī, expressed a profound desire for union with Emperumān. Having journeyed to various divyadēśams and yet finding her longing unfulfilled, she is now consumed by an overwhelming sorrow. Her companions, observing her despondent state, approach her with gentle concern. They implore her, “Is it not fitting