Avathārikai (Introduction)
This sacred verse articulates the profound sorrow of the parāṅkuśa nāyakī—the Āzhvār absorbed in the feminine mood of a beloved separated from the Lord—who is overcome with anguish at the arrival of twilight. The onset of dusk, a time that exacerbates the pangs of separation for those pining for the divine union, becomes an antagonist,