Avathārikai (Introduction)
From the divine navel of Sarveśvara, the ultimate refuge for all beings, there blossoms a sacred lotus upon which Brahmā took his birth. As for Rudra, he was consigned to partake of his sustenance from the foul-smelling skull of this very Brahmā, a head which he himself had severed in a moment of transgression. Yet, it was this same