The Supreme Lord, Emperumān, whose divine form possesses the captivating hue of a dark, rain-laden cloud, mercifully chose to sojourn in the great forest. He was accompanied by the divine mother, Piraṭṭi, their departure from the kingdom precipitated by the harsh words of the hunch-backed woman, Kūnī. The glorious abode of this very same Lord is the sacred divya dēśam