The Lord allays the fears of the Āzhvār by pointing out to him, His role as the Protector of the whole Universe and reminding him of how He sustained all the worlds with their numerous contents, right inside His stomach, during the deluge. Instead of allaying the Āzhvār’s fears, this episode only stirred up his thoughts in yet another direction, like unto a doting mother.
In the sequence of the divine revelations of Nammāzhvār, this fourth pāśuram of the chapter emerges from a place of profound and tender concern. As the previous pāśurams expressed Āzhvār’s overwhelming anxiety for the Lord’s well-being, Emperumān, in His infinite compassion, attempts to soothe his devotee. He reveals His cosmic form as the supreme protector, the one