“Is there indeed anything more praise-worthy than this superabundant grace of the Lord in standing within me firmly, gleaming like an emerald mount?”, asks the Āzhvār, Again, this grace is twice-blest, in that the Lord feels exultant over the bestowal of His grace on the Āzhvār and the latter is also bubbling with jubilation over his being the object of the Lord’s extra-ordinary
In this fifth pāśuram of the decad, the Āzhvār reflects upon the supreme and unparalleled grace bestowed upon him by Sriman Nārāyaṇa. Our revered pūrvācāryas, beginning with the venerable Nañjīyar, explain that the Āzhvār is overcome with gratitude and astonishment. He declares that Emperumān has mercifully taken up residence within his very heart, an act so profound