Avathārikai (Introduction)
This pāśuram unfolds within the sacred dramatic context of nāyaka-nāyaki bhāva, where the Āzhvār assumes the emotional state of a heroine (nāyaki) pining for her Divine Beloved, the Supreme Hero (nāyakan), Sriman Nārāyaṇa. Having experienced the supreme bliss of divine union, the nāyaki now endures the profound sorrow of separation