The Supreme Lord, Sarvēśvara, posed a gentle inquiry to the Āzhvār: "You have explained that the celestial beings (dēvas), due to their pride in their exalted positions, and the worldly souls (saṁsārīs), due to their profound ignorance, are both deprived of the blissful experience of My divine nature (bhagavad-viṣayam). If this