Avathārikai (Introduction)
In the preceding pāsuram, the Āzhvār gave his definitive counsel, "pazhagiyān thālē panimim" — that the sole means to sever our ties with the afflictions of saṃsāram, this vast material realm, is to surrender at the divine feet of the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, who possesses a complexion like a lustrous gemstone and who stands