Avathārikai (Introduction)
This sacred verse (pāsuram) unfolds within the dramatic and devotional context of nāyaka-nāyikā bhāva, where the āzhvār assumes the role of a divine heroine (nāyikā or parāṅkuśa nāyakī) pining for her beloved Lord, the divine hero (nāyaka). After a prolonged and blissful period of divine union, the hero has departed, plunging