Avathārikai (Introduction)
The Āzhvār, immersed in a state of divine contemplation, ponders whether the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, has chosen to recline in only a single sacred place. He realizes that the Lord’s reclining posture (yoga-nidrā) in a multitude of divya deśams is born of two profound reasons. The first is the divine fatigue that ensued from