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Decad or Poern : 6 Neeththal Vinnappam - (Forsake me not plea) Sub-title: Prapancha Vairaakkiyam (Renunciation of the World) Abstract : This poem is one of despair, despondency and disgust due to three kinds of misery. They are due to the uncontrollable wandering of his senses. They drift him to the worldly desires which tend to accumlate karma. Secondly his mind is after the charm of women and it leads him to be entangled in the net of their glances. He deplores that his mind is mad after sensual pleasures which ulttimately drives him to fall in the ocean of sorrow. He feels that it is due to his Karma. Thirdly he feels that he has forgotten the greatness of His grace by which He voluntarily appeared and not only showed His Feet but also made him. His own. He therefore appeals that He be pleased to bestow His grace again as before so that he may be redeemed of his Karma and reach His Feet. (33). He is very much worried that God has left him beind and disappeared along with His true devotees. He pleads and prays not to forsake him, despite all his drawbacks. He deeply feels in pathetic strain that he without understanding His grace was clinging to his five senses (6) and that he not only refused to have His grace but was bent upon even deserting Him (12). He sings that he is like one whose tongue is getting. parched in the midst of a frood though he is in receipt of His flood of grace and unable to get out his misery (14). He prays, “Oh my wealth! Oh sole Refuge to my lonely heart! Oh Terror of those Who disparage Your praises! Behold that You