Avathārikai (Introduction)
In the preceding pāsuram, the Āzhvār mercifully revealed the sacred manner in which chēthanas (sentient souls) may declare their eternal servitorship to the Supreme Lord, as exemplified in the verse "maṇṇaḷandhu koṇḍa kālanē." Following this, through the verse "añjanaththa vaṇṇan," he illuminated the path by which these devoted