Avathārikai (Introduction)
In a state of profound humility, Āzhvār reflects upon his spiritual condition. He feels a great deficiency in his own devotion, especially when contrasted with the ideal he himself described in the previous pāśuram: "vīdilādha vaiththa kādhal inbamāgumē" (uninterrupted devotion offered at the divine feet of Emperumān will surely result