Avathārikai (Introduction)
In the preceding pāśuram, the Āzhvār, fully immersed in the divine feminine mood (nāyikā-bhāva), addressed the Supreme Lord, Emperumān, with the glorious appellation ‘imaiyōr thalaivā’—the undisputed Sovereign of the nityasūris, the eternally liberated souls. Having established this context, the Āzhvār lamented how the very denizens