avathārikai (An Introduction to the Pāsuram)
In the preceding pāsuram, Śrī Āṇḍāḷ turned Her divine gaze away from the radiant mēl thōnṟi flowers, which had so painfully reminded Her of the Lord's effulgent Sudarśana Chakra. As Her eyes shifted, Her glance fell upon a cluster of ripe kōvaippazham, the brilliant red fruit of the common creeper. The sight of