The valour, exhibited by the Lord unto the Āzhvār, permeates this very song, as seen from its martial tempo. Kuvalayāpīṭa, the huge elephant, in must, stationed right at the entrance to Kaṃsa’s palace, is compared to a mountain with its cascades and the tusks of the elephant, the mountain peaks. The Divine cowherd boy slew the elephant effortlessly and killed the mahout
In this inaugural pāśuram, the Āzhvār gloriously affirms that Tirucciṟṟāṟu, the divine abode nestled in Tiruñceṅkuṉṟūr, is the ultimate refuge that utterly dispels all fears. He establishes this truth by recounting the supreme valor of its presiding Lord, the young cowherd Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who annihilated a host of powerful adversaries sent by Kaṁsa. The Āzhvār declares that