(i) This song brings out the Āzhvār’s adoration of Māyakkūtṭaṉ, the Deity enshrined in Tenkuḷantai, popularly known as Peruṅkuḻam, near Āzhvār Tirunakari (Kurukūr), the birthplace of the Saint.
(ii) Māyakkūttaṉ: This could either refer to Lord Kṛṣṇa’s vast array of wondrous deeds, performed during the brief span of His advent over here, right in the middle of the rituals
In this fourth pāśuram of the chapter, our pre-eminent preceptors, such as the revered Nañjīyar, explain the profound context of the Āzhvār's divine utterance. The friends of Parāṅkuśa Nāyaki, observing her state of divine madness and complete absorption in the Lord, caution her, saying, "While you are bold in your love, you will lose everything of yourself". To