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of his bones by surpassingly sweet Ambrosia. The melting of his bones is of two kinds, subjective and objective. In the subjective way of melting the saint accuses himself that he does not sing with his bones melting out of love for Him, that he does not love and dance to the sacred Dancer's Feet, that he does not bow down to the blossom Feet of the Lord, that he does deck His Feet with flowers, that he does not seek for Him street after street and that he does not wail for His Mercy. He is vexed with the carcass of a heart and worried what is to be done with it. He prays and prays as he issure that He will condescend. God, of course, as Mother, shall bring up those whose very bones softened and melted out of love for Him and whose hearts yearned with sigh after sigh for His Grace (4:78-80). In His Grace Heshowed Himself to the saint in the guise of a priest. He with undying love and melting bones wailed with loud lamentations (3:148). He is reminded of His mystic and wonderful appearance again and again. He sings “Oh! Sage! Long ago You conferred Your Grace on me; while my bones melted. You showed me Your twin Feet and enslaved me!” (44:3).He is blessed to merge with the Feet of the Lord. At this stage he addresses athe king of the dragon flies to go and hum to the Dancer at Thillai instead of feeding on the little honey in each flower and convey to Him that everytime he thinks of Him, sees Him, speaks of Him -nay-always He squirts honey of Bliss in him melting all his bones (10:3). Then there is the objective way of melting of his bones where God drawing him forcibly melted his bones and showed His sweet Feet (38:1). The Lord of Thirupperunthurai cntering, his body melted every pore of his bones and enslaved him. He is there in his mind and eyes(34:4). The saint is conscious of his prescnce in his mind but is afraid that He 28