(i) Addressing the men of this world, the Saint impresses upon them that they need hardly deceive themselves by lavishing their misplaced affections on the earthly relations, who are not of real consequence and that they will do well to lean, instead, on the Supreme Lord, in view of the inviolable, eternal bond between them and Him. The Āzhvār does not mince matters and
In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, our glorious Śrī Nammāzhvār mercifully elucidates a foundational truth for the upliftment of the soul. As the esteemed ācāryas have explained, Āzhvār's core instruction is this: since everyone's relationship in this world is merely incidental and transient, one must pursue Emperumān, who alone is the natural and eternal relative,