Avathārikai (Introduction)
In this state of profound spiritual longing, the divine maiden Gōdā Pirāṭṭi (Āṇḍāḷ), consumed by her love for Śrī Kṛṣṇa, turns to her mothers and companions. Her soul and very being are tormented by the overwhelming beauty and playful cruelty of Emperumān. She beseeches them, her voice filled with the urgency of a soul at its limit, to