Avathārikai (Introduction)
A profound query was once posed to the revered Āzhvār: “The meditative contemplation of Thiruppārkadal Nāthan, the Lord of the Milky Ocean, is surely a practice reserved for those exalted souls who reside in Śveta dvīpam, which lies in blessed proximity to that supreme abode. By what means, then, might it be possible for others, who are