Avatārikai (Introduction)
In this deeply moving pāśuram, the Āzhvār gives voice to the profound sorrow of Dēvakī. Having been separated from her divine child, Lord Kṛṣṇa, during His entire youth, she now stands before Him as a grown monarch. With a heart full of unfulfilled maternal love, she earnestly beseeches Him to graciously re-enact the wondrous divine