Avathārikai (Introduction)
My heart shall never cherish any being other than the Supreme Lord, Sarvēśvaran, who is Himself the Great Means for our salvation. It is He who, as the divine child Kṛṣṇa, masterfully pilfered the fresh butter churned with love by the gopikās, taking it from a skilfully concealed hoop. It is He who, during the cosmic deluge, held