Avathārikai (Introduction)
In the preceding pāśuram, the gopikās had lamented to Śrī Krishṇa that the carp and scabbard fishes were biting and tormenting them in the waters of the Yamunā. However, as this plea did not move the Lord to compassion or yield the desired result, they adopt a new strategy in the present pāśuram. Here, they describe how the very