Whom did Periazhwar refer to in his pasuram (Periazhwar Tirumozhi 4-6-8) ‘nambi pimbienru’? Does the word nambi refer to Perumal? Adiyen Vidwans’s reply: Here Nambi does not refer to Perumal. Notes: Nambi means perfect being, Thirukudantai Perumal is renowned for being addressed as Paripooranan. There is someone called Nambi who seems to be perfect. Azhvar’s intention was not to name the child as Nambi, as the child might not be perfect after all. Pimbi is just a rhyming and opposite word for Nambi and carries no meaning. Like how Pimbi is meaningless so is Nambi, Azvar could have felt that there is no benefit in naming his child Nambi, after some random person.