Avathārikai (Introduction)
With the sole, fervent intention of taking refuge at the lotus feet of the Divine Lion, Śrī Nṛsiṃha Perumāl—He who so effortlessly tore asunder the vast chest of Hiraṇyakaśipu—I dispatched my own heart as a messenger. Yet, this heart of mine, my manas, having embarked upon its sacred mission, did not deign to return to me. Instead, it