The Lord, Who is reposing in cool Tiruppuḻiṅkuṭi, is the Universal Saviour Who extends protection not only to the frail humans over here, in this land of dark nescience, but also to the hefty, head-swollen denizens of the upper worlds. The Āzhvār entreats the Lord to walk down to where he is, the tamarind tree in Āzhvār Tirunakari, or at least get up and remain seated.
In this seventh pāsuram, Śrī Nammāzhvār, in a state of profound longing, makes a heartfelt appeal to Śrīman Nārāyaṇa. He beseeches the Lord, who is the impartial protector of all beings—both the supremely able and the utterly weak—to manifest Himself before his very eyes for just a single day, so that he and all others may sustain themselves through that divine vision.
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