Avathārikai (Introduction)
In this sublime and deeply moving pāsuram, the Āzhvār humbly petitions Emperumān with a heart full of both devotion and trepidation. Gazing upon his own physical form, a composite of primordial matter (prakṛti), the Āzhvār finds himself in a state of profound uncertainty. He does not know whether the Lord, in His inscrutable divine