avathārikai (Introduction)
The Āzhvār, his heart once again immersed in divine contemplation, continues to celebrate the glorious activities of Perumāl in His incarnation as Śrī Rāma. In the preceding pāśuram, the Āzhvār had movingly described Emperumān as the one who reveals the eternal, unshakable great city of paramapadam (kalangāp perunagaram kāṭṭuvān).