Avathārikai (Introduction)
In the preceding pāśuram, the Āzhvār immersed himself in the blissful contemplation of Emperumān's supreme greatness as manifested in his incarnation as Lord Kṛṣṇa. He celebrated how the Lord transformed His transcendent, aprākṛtha (non-material) divine form into that of a simple cowherd boy. Through this act of immeasurable grace,