avathārikai (Introduction)
As the young Lord Kṛṣṇa considered resting for the night, He recalled the promise made to Him by His mother, Yaśodāp Pirāṭṭi. She had assured Him that she would bring Him the moon, and so He now implores her once more to fetch Candran for Him. After calling out to the moon several times to no avail, she adopts a tone of gentle warning,