Avathārikai (Introduction)
The eternal residents of Śrīvaikuṇṭham, the nityasūris, are akin to venerable ministers of the highest order. As celebrated in Thiruviruththam 2, they are the “viṇṇāṭṭavar mūdhuvar,” the venerable elders of the celestial realm who preceded all others. It was these exalted souls who lovingly established Paramapada Nāthan as the celestial