(i) In the last two songs, the Āzhvār deplored his own loneliness, there being none to join him in whole-hearted and self-less service of the Lord. And now, he feels for the Lord’s loneliness, there being no camp-follower to carry His weapons and attend on Him, with utter devotion, swayed by His exquisite charm.
(ii) The Āzhvār feels agitated, seeing that the Supreme
In this profound pāsuram, the Āzhvār expresses his overwhelming anguish and protective concern (maṅgaḷāśāsanam) for the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa. He observes that Emperumān, in His infinite compassion, descends into this material realm (saṁsāra) where beings are fundamentally opposed to His divine nature. He undertakes these avatāras often in response to the