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Honored by Nanda Mahārāja with these true and pleasing words of inquiry, Akrūra forgot the fatigue of his journey.
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- Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear sir, you appear so wonderful, glowing with such great beauty. Who are you? And who forced you to assume this terrible body of a snake?
- O master of mystic power, O great personality, O Lord of the devotees, I surrender to You. Please command me as You will, O supreme God, Lord of all lords of the universe.
- Once Lord Govinda and Lord Rāma, the performers of wonderful feats, were playing in the forest at night with the young girls of Vraja.
- The Lords called out in reply, “Do not fear!” Then They picked up logs of the śala tree and quickly pursued that lowest of Guhyakas, who swiftly ran away.
- Lord Govinda chased the demon wherever he ran, eager to take his crest jewel. Meanwhile Lord Balarāma stayed with the women to protect them.
- The Gopīs Sing of Kṛṣṇa as He Wanders in the Forest (Yugala-gītā)
- The Slaying of Ariṣṭa, the Bull Demon
- When the Supreme Lord saw the cowherd community distraught and fleeing in fear, He calmed them, saying, “Don’t be afraid.” Then He called out to the bull demon as follows.
- You fool! What do you think you’re doing, you wicked rascal, frightening the cowherd community and their animals when I am here just to punish corrupt miscreants like you!
- Thus repulsed by the Supreme Lord, the bull demon got up and, breathing hard and sweating all over his body, again charged Him in a mindless rage.
- Having thus killed the bull demon Ariṣṭa, He who is a festival for the gopīs’ eyes entered the cowherd village with Balarāma.
- Upon hearing this, the master of the Bhojas became furious and lost control of his senses. He picked up a sharp sword to kill Vasudeva.
- Erect a wrestling ring with many surrounding viewing stands, and bring all the residents of the city and the outlying districts to see the open competition.
- You, elephant-keeper, my good man, should position the elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa at the entrance to the wrestling arena and have him kill my two enemies.
- Please go to Nanda’s village, where the two sons of Ānakadundubhi are living, and without delay bring Them here on this chariot.
- When these two have been killed, I will kill Vasudeva and all Their lamenting relatives—the Vṛṣṇis, Bhojas and Daśārhas.
- ukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus instructed Akrūra, King Kaṁsa dismissed his ministers and retired to his quarters, and Akrūra returned home.
- The Killing of the Demons Keśī and Vyoma
- The horse demon was so terrifying that his neighing frightened the demigods into leaving their heavenly kingdom. But by our good fortune You have enjoyed the sport of killing him.
- Subsequently I will see You appear as time personified, serving as Arjuna’s chariot driver and destroying entire armies of soldiers to rid the earth of her burden.
- One day the cowherd boys, while grazing their animals on the mountain slopes, played the game of stealing and hiding, acting out the roles of rival thieves and herders.
- In that game, O King, some acted as thieves, others as shepherds and others as sheep. They played their game happily, without fear of danger.
- Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana
- As he traveled on the road, the great soul Akrūra felt tremendous devotion for the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead, and thus he began to consider as follows.
- Akrūra, overwhelmed with affection, quickly jumped down from his chariot and fell at the feet of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma like a rod.
- Honored by Nanda Mahārāja with these true and pleasing words of inquiry, Akrūra forgot the fatigue of his journey.
- Just see how much suffering I have caused My offenseless parents! Because of Me their sons were killed and they themselves imprisoned.
- By good fortune We have today fulfilled Our desire to see you, Our dear relative. O gentle uncle, please tell Us why you have come.
- When the young gopīs heard that Akrūra had come to Vraja to take Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to the city, they became extremely distressed.
- But even as the gopīs cried out in this way, Akrūra, having at sunrise performed His morning worship and other duties, began to drive the chariot.
- While immersing himself in the water and reciting eternal mantras from the Vedas, Akrūra suddenly saw Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa before him.
- There are still others, who worship You, the Supreme Lord, in the form of Lord Śiva. They follow the path described by him and interpreted in various ways by many teachers.
- As rivers born from the mountains and filled by the rain flow from all sides into the sea, so do all these paths in the end reach You, O master.
- Goodness, passion and ignorance, the qualities of Your material nature, entangle all conditioned living beings, from Brahmā down to the nonmoving creatures.
- Obeisances to You, the amazing lion [Lord Nṛsiṁha], who remove Your saintly devotees’ fear, and to the dwarf Vāmana, who stepped over the three worlds.
- Obeisances to You, Lord of the Sātvatas, and to Your forms of Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha.
- Just as a fool overlooks a body of water covered by the vegetation growing in it and chases a mirage, so I have turned away from You.
- Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā
- When Akrūra saw the vision disappear, he came out of the water and quickly finished his various ritual duties. He then returned to the chariot, astonished.
- And now that I am seeing You, O Supreme Absolute Truth, in whom reside all amazing things on the earth, in the sky and in the water, what amazing things could I see in this world?
- Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] Take the chariot and enter the city ahead of us. Then go home. After resting here a while, we will go to see the city.
- By bathing Your feet, the exalted Bali Mahārāja attained not only glorious fame and unequaled power but also the final destination of pure devotees.
- The Supreme Lord said: I will come to Your house with My elder brother, but first I must satisfy My friends and well-wishers by killing the enemy of the Yadu clan.
- Lord Kṛṣṇa desired to see Mathurā, so toward evening He took Lord Balarāma and the cowherd boys with Him and entered the city.
- Some of the ladies put their clothes and ornaments on backwards, others forgot one of their earrings or ankle bells, and others applied makeup to one eye but not the other.
- Seeing a washerman approaching who had been dyeing some clothes, Kṛṣṇa asked him for the finest laundered garments he had.
- Thus requested by the Supreme Lord, who is perfectly complete in all respects, that arrogant servant of the King became angry and replied insultingly.
- Fools, get out of here quickly! Don’t beg like this if You want to stay alive. When someone is too bold, the King’s men arrest him and kill him and take all his property.
- Thereupon a weaver came forward and, feeling affection for the Lords, nicely adorned Their attire with cloth ornaments of various colors.
- The two Lords then went to the house of the garland-maker Sudāmā. When Sudāmā saw Them he at once stood up and then bowed down, placing his head on the ground.
TRANSLATION
The joy of seeing the Supreme Lord flooded Akrūra’s eyes with tears and decorated his limbs with eruptions of ecstasy. He felt such eagerness that he could not speak to present himself, O King.
COMMENTARY
Due to ecstatic rapture, Akrūra could not introduce himself properly, saying, “I, Akrūra, offer my respects to You.”
|| 10.38.36 ||
bhagavāṁs tam abhipretya rathāṅgāṅkita-pāṇinā
parirebhe ’bhyupākṛṣya prītaḥ praṇata-vatsalaḥ
TRANSLATION
Recognizing Akrūra, Lord Kṛṣṇa drew him close with His hand, which bears the sign of the chariot wheel, and then embraced him. Kṛṣṇa felt pleased, for He is always benignly disposed toward His surrendered devotees.
COMMENTARY
Knowing the purpose (abhipretya) for which Akrūra had come, Kṛṣṇa used His hand, marked with the sign of a chariot wheel (rathāṅgāṅkita), to pull Akrūra near Himself. By extending His hand marked with the chariot wheel, or cakra, Śrī Kṛṣṇa indicated to Akrūra His ability to kill Kaṁsa.
|| 10.38.37-38 ||
saṅkarṣaṇaś ca praṇatam upaguhya mahā-manāḥ
gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇī anayat sānujo gṛham
pṛṣṭvātha sv-āgataṁ tasmai nivedya ca varāsanam
prakṣālya vidhi-vat pādau madhu-parkārhaṇam āharat
TRANSLATION
As Akrūra stood with his head bowed, Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa [Balarāma] grasped his joined hands, and then Balarāma took him to His house in the company of Lord Kṛṣṇa. After inquiring from Akrūra whether his trip had been comfortable, Balarāma offered him a first-class seat, bathed his feet in accordance with the injunctions of scripture and respectfully served him milk with honey.
COMMENTARY
With His right hand Balarāma held Akrūra’s folded hands, just as Akrūra had previously desired in verse twenty-three.
|| 10.38.39 ||
nivedya gāṁ cātithaye saṁvāhya śrāntam āḍṛtaḥ
annaṁ bahu-guṇaṁ medhyaṁ śraddhayopāharad vibhuḥ
TRANSLATION
The almighty Lord Balarāma presented Akrūra with the gift of a cow, massaged his feet to relieve him of fatigue and then with great respect and faith fed him suitably prepared food of various fine tastes.
COMMENTARY
Offering a cow was among the various upacāras or items of worship, such as pouring water over the guest’s feet. In order to give pleasure to the eyes of one’s guest, a beautiful cow is brought forward with the thought: “Please look upon this cow. She is yours.” The word medhyaṁ means appropriate for the Dvādaśī breakfast. In other words, rice was taken on Dvādaśī to break the Ekādaśī vrata.
Kaṁsa was killed two days later on Caturdaśī, on the occasion of worshiping Bhūtarāja Lord Śiva. There is a rule that one should not break a fast during the night, but Akrūra broke the rule because of his eagerness to receive food (annaṁ bahu-guṇaṁin, grains of various tastes) in Kṛṣṇa’s home.
|| 10.38.40 ||
tasmai bhuktavate prītyā rāmaḥ parama-dharma-vit
makha-vāsair gandha-mālyaiḥ parāṁ prītiṁ vyadhāt punaḥ
TRANSLATION
When Akrūra had eaten to his satisfaction, Lord Balarāma, the supreme knower of religious duties, offered him aromatic herbs for sweetening his mouth, along with fragrances and flower garlands. Thus Akrūra once again enjoyed the highest pleasure.
|| 10.38.41 ||
papraccha sat-kṛtaṁ nandaḥ kathaṁ stha niranugrahe
kaṁse jīvati dāśārha sauna-pālā ivāvayaḥ
TRANSLATION
Nanda Mahārāja asked Akrūra: O descendant of Daśārha, how are all of you maintaining yourselves while that merciless Kaṁsa remains alive? You are just like sheep under the care of a butcher.
COMMENTARY
Nanda Mahārāja asked, “How are you living (stha:jīvatha)? You are like sheep whose keeper is a killer of animals. You do not know when you will all be killed.”
|| 10.38.42 ||
yo ’vadhīt sva-svasus tokān krośantyā asu-tṛp khalaḥ
kiṁ nu svit tat-prajānāṁ vaḥ kuśalaṁ vimṛśāmahe
TRANSLATION
That cruel, self-serving Kaṁsa murdered the infants of his own sister in her presence, even as she cried in anguish. So why should we even ask about the well-being of you, his subjects?
COMMENTARY
Nanda Mahārāja said, “How can one consider asking about the welfare of those who are dependent on one who kills his sister’s baby (tokān)?”
|| 10.38.43 ||
itthaṁ sūnṛtayā vācā nandena su-sabhājitaḥ
akrūraḥ paripṛṣṭena jahāv adhva-pariśramam
TRANSLATION
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