Avatārikai (Introduction)
In this deeply poignant pāsuram, the blessed Dēvakī, the mother of Lord Kṛṣṇa, expresses her profound sorrow and laments the great misfortune of her own birth. Though she gave birth to the Supreme Lord, she was tragically denied the simple, yet immeasurably precious, joys of raising Him as her own child. Her lamentation is a heart-rending