Highlights from Nampiḷḷai's Vyākhyānam as documented by Vadakkuth Thiruvīdhip Piḷḷai:
aṟṟa kālaikku araṇam Āvar eṇṇu eṇṇu amaikkap paṭṭār - Reflecting deeply on the necessity of a protector during times of helplessness, they engaged in offering, surrendering, and upholding them as their refuge. Such were the preparedness and reliance of those individuals.