avathārikai (Introduction)
Upon being asked, “By what great virtue have you attained this exalted state of complete disinterest in associating with worldly people?” the Āzhvār humbly responds, “This disposition is not a product of my own efforts or merits. It was Sriman Nārāyaṇa, my supreme master, who graciously cultivated this purity within my heart.”
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