Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.48.12
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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akrūra-priya-kāmyayā
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with the desire to please Akrūra
Compound: akrūra (the devotee's name) + priya (the pleasing of) + kāmyayā (out of the wish). Kṛṣṇa's stated motive is to delight His devotee. The kiñcit-cikīrṣayā (small thing to be done) is the cover-story; the affection is the real cause.
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kiñcit cikīrṣayan
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wanting to have something done
Phrase: kiñcit (something small) + cikīrṣayan (desiderative present participle of √kṛ — wanting to do). The 'something small' is the Pāṇḍava-mission revealed at v. 32. Kṛṣṇa wraps a large diplomatic errand inside a small visit.
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saha rāma-uddhavaḥ
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together with Balarāma and Uddhava
Compound: saha (with) + rāma (Balarāma) + uddhava. The three-person delegation is the same that left Trivakrā's house — the chapter sustains its company. Akrūra is being honored by the highest possible visiting party.
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prabhuḥ
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the Supreme Lord
The name placed beside His walking to a devotee's house — Bhagavān-prabhutva does not stay seated; it visits. Gauḍīyas read this as the doctrinal pattern of Kṛṣṇa's social grace.
The previous incident of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s visit to Trivakrā’s house, and now His visit to Akrūra’s, gives a fascinating glimpse into the daily activities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Mathurā City.
With a desire to please Akrura, with a desire to engage him in service (kincit cikirsayan) (since the order of the master is pleasing to the servant), Krsna went to Akrura’s house.
Kṛṣṇa went to Akrūra’s house to fulfill Akrūra’s desires, just as he had done with Kubjā. Because of this similarity the two pastimes are narrated together. He went with Balarāma and Uddhava because he had previously promised (SB 10.41.17) to come along with Balarāma and because he should not do such activities independently, without Balarāma. Balarāma had also promised Yaśodā that he would accompany Kṛṣṇa everywhere to protect him. He went with Uddhava since he was dependent on Uddhava’s expert advice to comprehend certain affairs.
Kṛṣṇa went to Akrūra’s house to fulfill Akrūra’s desires, just as he had done with Kubjā. Because of this similarity, the two pastimes are narrated together. He went with Balarāma and Uddhava because he had previously promised (SB 10.41.17) to come along with Balarāma and because he should not do such activities independently, without Balarāma. Balarāma had also promised Yaśodā that he would accompany Kṛṣṇa everywhere to protect him. He went with Uddhava since he was dependent on Uddhava’s expert advice to comprehend certain affairs. He fulfilled the previous request of Akrūra: āgaccha yāma gehān naḥ sa-nāthān kurv adhokṣaja sahāgrajaḥ sa-gopālaiḥ suhṛdbhiś ca suhṛttama Come, let us go to my house with your elder brother, the cowherd men and your companions. O best of friends, O transcendental Lord, in this way please grace my house with its master. SB 10.41.12 Because they were dear to him Kṛṣṇa considered them equals. Thus he, with them, went to the house gloriously (pra- agāt). Akṛūra had remained all this time in his house making various arrangements with devotion, in expectation of the Lord’s coming. Since Akrūra did not directly witness the killing of Kaṁsa, he was eager to congratulate Kṛṣṇa now.
- Where do you treat the Lord's visits as either mission or mercy, when they are often both?
- How might a 'task' from Him also be His way of pleasing you?
A general, with the city's main business finished, walks to the home of his most trusted older statesman — not because he needs counsel but because the bond requires renewal. Kṛṣṇa goes to Akrūra's house with a small task in hand and a large affection in heart.
In SB 10.38–39, Akrūra was sent by Kaṁsa to bring Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā. On the way, he stopped to bathe in the Yamunā and saw both brothers in the water though they sat behind him on the chariot — a vision that broke him into prayer.
Now, chapters later, Kṛṣṇa returns the visit. The chariot once carried Kṛṣṇa to Akrūra's master; today Kṛṣṇa walks to Akrūra's own door. The Lord remembers every leg of every devotee's journey.
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