Avathārikai (Introduction)
It is traditionally held that among all the verses (pāśurams) in the sacred Thiruvandhādhis, this pāśuram alone stands unique, having been divinely composed in the mood of anyāpadēśam. In this profound devotional posture, the Āzhvār transcends his own nature and assumes the state of a nāyakī (a celestial maiden), one who is deeply