Seeing the female Koel-birds, in the company of their male counterparts, is enough to torment the forlorn lover, that Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī is. If, on the top of this, these birds, well-mated, start cooing their love-notes as well, it would indeed be the farthest limit of forbearance for the desolate Nāyakī. Well, it might be argued that it is not the fault of these birds that
In this inaugural pāsuram of the chapter, Āzhvār, in the state of Parāṅkuśa Nāyaki, finds her profound separation from the Supreme Lord, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, intensified by the blissful sounds of nature. Addressing a pair of female cuckoos absorbed in their joyful union, she utters a heart-rending plea, questioning them, "Should you be so enthusiastic in finishing me off?"