avatārikai (Introduction)
The nāyakī's bosom is of such a delicate nature that it is most aptly bound by a bodice. The ailment that has afflicted her is no ordinary malady; it is a distinguished sickness, a divine affliction (dheyva nōy) whose origin is none other than Śrīman Nārāyaṇa Himself—the Supreme Lord of the nityasūris and the embodiment of all auspicious