If only the Āzhvār had a prior knowledge of the Lord’s intention to reverse the normal gear and serve him, His born vassal, he would not have allowed Him access to the interior of his heart. Having gained entry, the Lord displayed His amazing simplicity whereby He made the Āzhvār just melt down and dwindle. Having kindled God-love in the Āzhvār, the Lord just devoured him through His all-conquering love.
In this third pāsuram, Āzhvār expresses his profound astonishment and inability to comprehend the bewildering ways of Emperumān. He declares, "I cannot fathom the mischievous acts through which the Supreme Lord, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, made me His loyal servitor, entered my very being with the promise of accepting my service, and then proceeded to completely overwhelm and consume