Avathārikai (Introduction)
In this sacred verse (pāśuram), the Āzhvār’s heart overflows with devotion, offering a gentle lullaby (thālāṭṭu) to the Supreme Lord, emperumān. The Āzhvār lovingly contemplates two of the Lord’s magnificent and compassionate deeds. He first meditates upon the Lord as the cosmic infant, who, during the great deluge (pralayam),