Shloka 23
Akrūra’s Prayers (Akrūra-stuti): The Lord as Cause of Causes, Virāṭ, and the Goal of All Paths
भगवन् जीवलोकोऽयं मोहितस्तव मायया । अहं ममेत्यसद्ग्राहो भ्राम्यते कर्मवर्त्मसु ॥ २३ ॥
bhagavan jīva-loko ’yaṁ mohitas tava māyayā ahaṁ mamety asad-grāho bhrāmyate karma-vartmasu
ഭഗവനേ! ഈ ജീവലോകം നിന്റെ മായയാൽ മോഹിതമാണ്. ‘ഞാൻ’ ‘എന്റെ’ എന്ന അസത്യഗ്രഹണത്തിൽ കുടുങ്ങി, അത് കർമ്മപഥങ്ങളിൽ അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്നു.
FAQs
This verse says the jīvas become deluded by the Lord’s māyā and accept the unreal identity of “I” and “mine,” which keeps them wandering on the path of karma.
In his prayers (Canto 10, Chapter 40), Akrura glorifies Krishna as the Supreme Lord and acknowledges how conditioned beings forget their true nature due to māyā, thereby becoming trapped in karmic wandering.
Reduce ego-centered ownership and identity—act with humility, offer results to God, and cultivate devotion—so daily work doesn’t deepen karmic entanglement.