Shloka 13
Akrūra’s Prayers (Akrūra-stuti): The Lord as Cause of Causes, Virāṭ, and the Goal of All Paths
अग्निर्मुखं तेऽवनिरङ्घ्रिरीक्षणं सूर्यो नभो नाभिरथो दिश: श्रुति: । द्यौ: कं सुरेन्द्रास्तव बाहवोऽर्णवा: कुक्षिर्मरुत् प्राणबलं प्रकल्पितम् ॥ १३ ॥ रोमाणि वृक्षौषधय: शिरोरुहा मेघा: परस्यास्थिनखानि तेऽद्रय: । निमेषणं रात्र्यहनी प्रजापति- र्मेढ्रस्तु वृष्टिस्तव वीर्यमिष्यते ॥ १४ ॥
agnir mukhaṁ te ’vanir aṅghrir īkṣaṇaṁ sūryo nabho nābhir atho diśaḥ śrutiḥ dyauḥ kaṁ surendrās tava bāhavo ’rṇavāḥ kukṣir marut prāṇa-balaṁ prakalpitam
火はあなたの御顔、地は御足、太陽は御眼、天空は御臍。方角は御聴覚、主なる神々は御腕、海は御腹。天界は御頭、風は御息吹と御力。樹木と薬草は御身の毛、雲は御髪、山々は至上者なるあなたの骨と爪。昼夜の移ろいは御眼の瞬きであり、人類の祖プラジャーパティは御生殖器、雨は御精力の種と説かれます。
FAQs
This verse presents the Lord’s universal form by mapping cosmic functions to His body—fire as His mouth, sun as His eye, directions as His ears—showing that all creation rests within Him.
While traveling to bring Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā, Akrura’s devotion intensified; recognizing Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme, he worshiped Him by glorifying His all-pervading universal form.
It trains one to see the world as sacred and God-centered—cultivating reverence, humility, and steady devotion by remembering that every element of nature is connected to the Lord.