Shloka 1
अक्रूर-सत्कारः, मथुरायात्रा-विरहः, यमुनातटे दिव्यदर्शनम्, चतुर्व्यूह-नमस्कारः
चिन्तयन्न् इति गोविन्दम् उपगम्य स यादवः अक्रूरो ऽस्मीति चरणौ ननाम शिरसा हरेः
cintayann iti govindam upagamya sa yādavaḥ akrūro 'smīti caraṇau nanāma śirasā hareḥ
આ રીતે વિચારતાં તે યાદવ (અક્રૂર) ગોવિંદ પાસે ગયો; “હું અક્રૂર છું” એમ કહી હરિના ચરણોને મસ્તકથી નમસ્કાર કર્યો।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
It signifies śaraṇāgati (surrender): acknowledging Hari/Govinda as the supreme refuge and the ground of dharma, not merely a heroic prince.
Through narrative action rather than abstract doctrine: Akrūra approaches with inner contemplation and expresses humility by prostrating, showing bhakti as reverent recognition of the Lord’s supremacy.
Kṛṣṇa is addressed as Govinda and Hari, indicating the Vishnu Purana’s stance that the human-visible līlā is of the same Supreme Vishnu who sustains cosmic order.