Avathārikai (Introduction)
The sacred abode of Śrīraṅgam is the glorious sanctuary where the Divine Bridegroom (Maṇavāḷan), who has taken up His eternal residence in the holy precinct of Thirumāliruñjōlai, chooses to repose in His divine slumber (yōga-nidrā). It is to this very Perumāḷ, resting in unparalleled majesty at Śrīraṅgam, that the divine maiden Āṇḍāḷ