Shloka 24
Akrūra’s Prayers (Akrūra-stuti): The Lord as Cause of Causes, Virāṭ, and the Goal of All Paths
अहं चात्मात्मजागारदारार्थस्वजनादिषु । भ्रमामि स्वप्नकल्पेषु मूढ: सत्यधिया विभो ॥ २४ ॥
ahaṁ cātmātmajāgāra- dārārtha-svajanādiṣu bhramāmi svapna-kalpeṣu mūḍhaḥ satya-dhiyā vibho
ഹേ സർവ്വശക്തനായ പ്രഭോ, ഞാനും മോഹിതനായി ദേഹം, മക്കൾ, വീട്, ഭാര്യ, ധനം, ബന്ധുക്കൾ എന്നിവയെ സത്യമെന്ന് കരുതി സ്വപ്നസദൃശമായ അസത്യങ്ങളിൽ അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്നു।
FAQs
This verse explains that identification with body, children, home, spouse, wealth, and relatives is like a dream—appearing real only due to delusion—so one should seek the Lord beyond ‘I’ and ‘mine’.
In their prayers, the Śrutis confess the conditioned soul’s confusion under māyā and glorify Kṛṣṇa as the supreme reality who can free one from false identification and attachment.
Treat possessions and relationships with responsibility but without ego-based ownership, and regularly re-center life on devotion and remembrance of God to avoid being trapped in ‘I’ and ‘mine’ thinking.