(i) The Āzhvār, who seeks refuge in none but the Lord, beseeches Him to quench his God-thirst by addressing nice words unto him and cast His sweet glances on him. While making this prayer, the Saint gratefully acknowledges the influx of the combined grace of the Divine Couple on him, through successive generations, unremittingly engaged in Divine Service. Actually, in
In this inaugural pāśuram of the chapter, our divine preceptor Nammāzhvār, speaking for all souls who possess no other refuge, ardently beseeches Emperumān to mercifully speak a few words and to cast His divine eyes upon them, so that their profound longing for Him may be vanquished. The Āzhvār addresses the Lord who is mercifully reposing in the sacred dhivyadeśam of