(i) The Āzhvār’s request to the Lord is that He should appear before him like a lotus pond, the mere sight of which quenches one’s deep thirst. The Lord’s eyes, hands and feet look like red lotus flowers in bloom. His coral lips with bewitching smiles resemble the lovely lily and His emerald form looks like the green pond with lotus leaves. This completes the picture of
In the Eighth chapter and Fifth Chapter of the sacred Tiruvāymozhi, Śrī Nammāzhvār begins a profound supplication to Sriman Nārāyaṇa. In this inaugural pāśuram, the Āzhvār, overcome with the fatigue of separation, beseeches his Lord, pleading, "You should graciously appear before me like a vast and fragrant pond, filled with blossoming lotus flowers, to completely