The glorious divyadeśam of Śrīraṅgam is celebrated as the earthly abode of that Supreme Lord, Sarveśvaran, whose divine nature is a wondrous paradox. He is at once the most distant and transcendent reality (dūrastha), standing far beyond the reach of our limited senses and intellect. He is immeasurably greater than all else (paratva), surpassing every known