Avathārikai (Introduction)
The Āzhvār’s own heart poses a profound question: "If the Supreme Lord, Sriman Nārāyaṇa, is Himself the ultimate means (upāya), what, then, is the role of the devoted soul?" The Āzhvār responds with sublime clarity in this pāsuram, instructing his heart to remain steadfast in the contemplation of the divine feet of Srī Varāhap Perumāl.