The Āzhvār prays that the Lord be pleased to appear before him, even as He had presented Himself to Gajendra, the elephant in great distress, in response to his call for help. As the Lord paces in front of him, the Āzhvār would like to behold the Lord’s sweet smiles, playing gently on His coral lips and the lovely pair of lotus eyes.
In this fifth pāśuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār, yearning for the divine vision of Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, implores the Lord, "You must mercifully appear before me just as you once appeared for the great Śrī Gajēndrāzhvān." The Āzhvār's appeal is directed towards the Supreme Lord who is mercifully resting in the invigorating kṣētram of Thiruppuḷinguḍi, a sacred place