Avathārikai (Introduction)
This pāśuram is classified under the literary and emotional mode known as kāla mayakkuth thuṟai, a state of temporal bewilderment, akin to the sentiments expressed in pāśurams 7 and 18. The thematic setting is one of profound longing and separation. The Divine Nāyakan, the Supreme Lord, Who had vowed to return by the monsoon season,