“Let the hunger of my eyes be appeased even if mine is not”, says the Āzhvār, who longs for the Lord’s presence, with such great intensity. The Āzhvār is the blemishless vassal of the Lord, catering solely to His delight, without the slightest tinge of selfishness and he is thus a legitimate aspirant, the worthy recipient of the bliss in question.
In this sixth pāśuram of the chapter, our revered Āzhvār, with a heart overflowing with unbearable longing, addresses emperumān who is gracefully manifest in the divya dēśam of Tirunāvāy. Overwhelmed by the pain of separation, he plaintively questions the Lord, asking, “When will my very eyes be blessed with Your divine vision and thus become blissful?” This query