The Lord, who was reposing on His serpent-bed in the Milky-ocean, gave up His bed and came down to Mathurā (Uttar Pradesh). Recounting the many deeds of Lord Kṛṣṇa, Who thus came down from the Milk-ocean to Mathurā, the Āzhvār begins with the famous ‘Rāsa Krīḍā’ where Kṛṣṇa assumes many forms and holds the hand of each of the half a million Gopīs, moving in a circle. It
In this opening pāśuram, the Āzhvār, having been fully united with his Lord after a period of romantic anger, is now completely induced by divine love (prēmam). He declares with absolute conviction that by continuously speaking of and enjoying the wondrous activities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, he has been rendered utterly complete, devoid of any shortcoming. This experience is