Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 21
Akrūra’s Journey to Vraja and His Devotional Vision of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
लब्ध्वाङ्गसङ्गं प्रणतं कृताञ्जलिं मां वक्ष्यतेऽक्रूर ततेत्युरुश्रवा: । तदा वयं जन्मभृतो महीयसा नैवादृतो यो धिगमुष्य जन्म तत् ॥ २१ ॥
labdhvāṅga-saṅgam praṇatam kṛtāñjaliṁ māṁ vakṣyate ’krūra tatety uruśravāḥ tadā vayaṁ janma-bhṛto mahīyasā naivādṛto yo dhig amuṣya janma tat
蒙遍闻名的主克里希纳拥抱之后，我将低首合掌恭立于祂前。那时祂会唤我：“亲爱的阿克鲁拉。”就在那一刻，我此生之旨得以圆满；凡不蒙至上人格神垂认者，其生命实在可悲。
FAQs
This verse teaches that meeting and honoring a great devotee like Akrūra makes one’s life successful, and that failing to respect such a mahātmā makes one’s birth shameful.
Akrūra is portrayed as a great devotee coming to Vṛndāvana; Kṛṣṇa emphasizes the spiritual value of a devotee’s association and the duty to receive him with honor.
Seek saintly association, receive sincere devotees with respect, and cultivate humility—treating devotion and devotees as sacred rather than ordinary social contacts.