The pastoral life led by the Lord, as Kṛṣṇa, the young cow-herd is vividly described in this song, in all its details. The shepherds wear cloth made of leather, when they move about in the forests tending the cows and calves, as a safeguard against brambles and bushes. The wild fruits they gather in plenty, tie them up in clothes and eat, thereby staining the clothes.
In this fourth pāsuram of the chapter, Śrī Nammāzhvār, in the state of Parāṅkuśa Nāyakī, continues to express the profound sorrow of separation from Emperumān. The ācāryas reveal that she laments the futility of her own exquisite beauty, saying, "I have no use for my tender, sprout-like complexion, for it is not cherished by that very Kṛṣṇa who dedicates his entire