Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 14
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
ໄຟແມ່ນພຣະພັກຂອງພຣະອົງ, ແຜ່ນດິນແມ່ນພຣະບາດ, ດວງອາທິດແມ່ນພຣະເນດ, ແລະຟ້າແມ່ນພຣະນາບີ. ທິດທັງຫຼາຍແມ່ນການໄດ້ຍິນ, ເທວະຜູ້ເປັນໃຫຍ່ແມ່ນພຣະກອນ, ແລະມະຫາສະໝຸດແມ່ນພຣະອຸທອນ. ສະຫວັນແມ່ນພຣະເສຍ, ລົມແມ່ນປຣານແລະກຳລັງ. ຕົ້ນໄມ້ແລະພືດຢາແມ່ນຂົນກາຍ, ເມກແມ່ນຜົມ, ພູເຂົາແມ່ນກະດູກແລະເລັບ. ກາງວັນ-ກາງຄືນແມ່ນການກະພິບຕາ, ປຣະຊາປະຕິແມ່ນອະໄວຍະກຳເນີດ, ແລະຝົນແມ່ນພະພະລັງແຫ່ງເມັດພັນຂອງພຣະອົງ.
FAQs
In Akrura’s prayers, the cosmos is described as the Lord’s body—fire as His mouth, earth as His feet, sun as His eye—teaching that all elements rest in and depend on Him.
While traveling to bring Krishna and Balarama to Mathura, Akrura’s devotion overflows; he recognizes Krishna as the Supreme and offers Vedic-style cosmic praise to glorify His all-pervading lordship.
It trains the mind to see the sacred in all of nature—reducing ego and anxiety by remembering a higher order and offering daily experiences back to God in gratitude.