avathārikai (Introduction)
In this deeply moving pāsuram, the Āzhvār fully immerses himself in the profound anguish and heartbreak of Emperor Daśaratha. Channeling the emperor's sorrow, he laments the cruel twist of fate at the very moment of Śrī Rāma's coronation, crying out against the machinations of Kaikēyī that condemned the perfect Prince to a harsh forest