(i) The doe-eyed Consort of the Lord is the unfailing intercessor between man and God and the Āzhvār is, therefore, sure of the salvation of his addressee (the worldlings) whom he advises to approach the Lord through the good offices of the Divine Mother.
(ii) The Āzhvār has indeed to deal with a cross-section of humanity, with varying degrees of spiritual calibre
In this fourth pāśuram, Śrī Nammāzhvār graciously reveals the supreme means of attainment, instructing all souls to approach Sarvēśvaran, who resides in the holy kṣētra of Tirukkaṇṇapuram, with the essential puruṣakāra (compassionate recommendation) of Nappinnai Pirāṭṭi. The Āzhvār emphasizes that access to the Lord is perfected only through the intercession of the