Shloka 32
Akrūra’s Mission: The Departure from Vraja and the Yamunā Vision of Viṣṇu-Ananta
स्त्रीणामेवं रुदन्तीनामुदिते सवितर्यथ । अक्रूरश्चोदयामास कृतमैत्रादिको रथम् ॥ ३२ ॥
strīṇām evaṁ rudantīnām udite savitary atha akrūraś codayām āsa kṛta-maitrādiko ratham
ខណៈដែលគោពីកំពុងយំដូច្នេះ ព្រះអាទិត្យក៏រះឡើង។ អក្រូរៈបានបំពេញការបូជាពេលព្រឹក និងកិច្ចការផ្សេងៗរួច ហើយចាប់ផ្តើមបើករទេះ។
According to some Vaiṣṇava authorities, Akrūra offended the gopīs by not consoling them when he took Kṛṣṇa to Mathurā, and because of this offense Akrūra was later forced to leave Dvārakā and be separated from Kṛṣṇa during the episode of the Syamantaka jewel. At that time Akrūra had to take up an ignoble residence in Vārāṇasī.
FAQs
They were overwhelmed by separation as Kṛṣṇa was being taken toward Mathurā, and the sunrise signaled that the departure was truly happening.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the account of Akrūra’s journey with Kṛṣṇa.
Even amid intense events, one can maintain steadiness and discipline—anchoring life in dharma while keeping the heart devoted to Bhagavān.