(i) Having set out, in the two preceding songs, his descent from a lineage of devout men engaged unremittingly in the self-less service of the Lord, the Āzhvār now prays unto Him to concede his wish, as follows: The Lord should rise up and turn His sweet glances on him, be seated along with Mahālakṣmī, so as to take service from him and be incidentally worshipped by the
In this third pāśuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār addresses Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, who is mercifully reclining in the holy kṣetra of Tiruppuḷiṅkuṭi for the sake of His devotees. The Āzhvār, representing all servitors, presents a heartfelt plea to the Lord: “Instead of resting in the same posture and straining Your divine form, graciously open Your divine eyes for Your