Avathārikai (Introduction)
In the preceding pāśuram, the Āzhvār meditated upon the Lord’s nāgamūrti śayanam, His divine reclining posture upon the serpent couch. This contemplation follows an earlier reference in pāśuram 15, "taḍam kaḍal paṇaththalaich cheṅgaṇāgaṇaikkiḍandha", which describes the glorious sight of Emperumān reclining upon the hooded serpent