Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 12
Kṛṣṇa Enters Mathurā: City Splendor, Devotees’ Reception, and the Washerman’s Fate
आगच्छ याम गेहान्न: सनाथान्कुर्वधोक्षज । सहाग्रज: सगोपालै: सुहृद्भिश्च सुहृत्तम ॥ १२ ॥
āgaccha yāma gehān naḥ sa-nāthān kurv adhokṣaja sahāgrajaḥ sa-gopālaiḥ suhṛdbhiś ca suhṛttama
来吧，阿多克沙迦！让我们同你的兄长、牧人们与同伴一起到我家去。至善的朋友、超越之主啊，愿你降临，使我家得有其主。
FAQs
In this verse Akrura begs Krishna to come to his home and “make us protected” (sanāthān kuru), expressing the Bhagavatam theme that the Lord personally becomes the shelter of those who surrender to Him.
After reaching Mathura with Krishna and Balarama, Akrura—overwhelmed with devotion—requests the Lord to visit his house, seeing Krishna as the supreme well-wisher and desiring His presence as true protection.
Like Akrura, a devotee seeks real security by inviting the Lord into daily life—through prayer, remembrance, and devotional practice—rather than relying solely on external arrangements for safety and peace.