(i) The Gītā Śloka, “Paritrāṇāya Sādhūnām......” has been interpreted by our Ācāryas differently, at different places, but it should not be misconstrued that they are at variance with one another. Actually, these are the different facets of the central theme, namely, the Lord is the ‘Ready Means’ (Siddhopāya) around whom revolves the triple functions of His Avatāras, namely,
In this sacred pāśuram, our revered Āzhvār, with profound insight, instructs all souls to surrender unto the divine lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is not merely an act of devotion, but the recognition of an ultimate principle which Bhagavān Himself mercifully incarnated to establish: the unequivocal truth of His being the sole and absolute refuge (śaraṇya) for all