Akrūra’s Prayers (Akrūra-stuti): The Lord as Cause of Causes, Virāṭ, and the Goal of All Paths
श्रीअक्रूर उवाच नतोऽस्म्यहं त्वाखिलहेतुहेतुं नारायणं पूरुषमाद्यमव्ययम् । यन्नाभिजातादरविन्दकोषाद् ब्रह्माविरासीद् यत एष लोक: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-akrūra uvāca nato ’smy ahaṁ tvākhila-hetu-hetuṁ nārāyaṇaṁ pūruṣam ādyam avyayam yan-nābhi-jātād aravinda-koṣād brahmāvirāsīd yata eṣa lokaḥ
ଶ୍ରୀ ଅକ୍ରୂର କହିଲେ—ହେ ସମସ୍ତ କାରଣର କାରଣ, ଆଦି ଓ ଅବ୍ୟୟ ପରମପୁରୁଷ ନାରାୟଣ! ମୁଁ ଆପଣଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଣାମ କରୁଛି। ଆପଣଙ୍କ ନାଭିରୁ ଜନ୍ମିତ ପଦ୍ମକୋଷରୁ ବ୍ରହ୍ମା ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲେ, ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଏହି ଜଗତ୍ ପ୍ରକଟ ହେଲା।
In this verse Akrura addresses the Lord as “akhila-hetu-hetu,” affirming that the Supreme Person (Nārāyaṇa) is the ultimate source behind all secondary causes in creation.
Akrura, overwhelmed by devotion upon meeting the Lord, begins his prayers by glorifying Krishna/Nārāyaṇa’s supreme position as the origin of Brahmā and the universe.
It teaches humility and God-centered thinking: begin actions with reverence, and remember a higher source behind life’s outcomes, which steadies the mind and deepens devotion.