(i) Even as the Āzhvār experiences the marvellous communications unfolded unto him from the Lord, an inexhaustible fountain of bliss, ever fresh, the Lord enjoys the Āzhvār with a similar feeling of reciprocity. The Āzhvār says:
(a) The Lord lavished His affections on the Āzhvār’s soul, purely as a matter of spontaneous grace;
(b) The Lord enjoyed the Āzhvār with
In this eighth pāśuram, our revered ācāryas in their commentaries explain that Śrī Nammāzhvār expresses his sublime inability to bear the glorious nature of Sriman Nārāyaṇa. Āzhvār is overwhelmed by the Lord's magnificent quality of consuming his very being, treating this experience not as a routine affair but as a rare and momentous accomplishment, despite enjoying