Shloka 45
Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā: City Splendor, Devotees’ Reception, and the Washerman’s Fate
प्राह न: सार्थकं जन्म पावितं च कुलं प्रभो । पितृदेवर्षयो मह्यं तुष्टा ह्यागमनेन वाम् ॥ ४५ ॥
prāha naḥ sārthakaṁ janma pāvitaṁ ca kulaṁ prabho pitṛ-devarṣayo mahyaṁ tuṣṭā hy āgamanena vām
[スダーマは言った。] 主よ、今や我が生は成就し、我が家系も清められました。御二方がここにお越し下さったことで、祖霊も神々も大聖仙も、必ずや私に満足しておられます。
FAQs
In this verse, Akrūra declares that simply by Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma’s arrival, his birth becomes successful and his family becomes sanctified—showing the purifying power of the Lord’s presence and darśana.
Akrūra sees the Lord’s visit as spiritually elevating not only himself but also his entire lineage and well-wishers; the Lord’s association is understood to satisfy and benefit ancestors (pitṛs), devas, and ṛṣis.
Make life meaningful by seeking the Lord’s presence through sincere bhakti—hearing His pastimes, chanting His names, and serving devotees—so one’s life becomes purified and purposeful like Akrūra’s experience.