Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 10: The Summum Bonum

Chapter 38: Akrura's Arrival in Vrindavana. Text 1

Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
akrÅ«ro 'pi ca tÄá¹ rÄtriá¹
madhu-puryÄá¹ mahÄ-matiḥ
uá¹£itvÄ ratham ÄsthÄya
prayayau nanda-gokulam

 Å›rÄ«-Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; akrÅ«raḥ - AkrÅ«ra; api ca - and; tÄm - that; rÄtrim - night; madhu-puryÄm - in the city of MathurÄ; mahÄ-matiḥ - high-minded; uá¹£itvÄ - remaining; ratham - his chariot; ÄsthÄya - mounting; prayayau - he set off; nanda-gokulam - for the cowherd village of Nanda MahÄrÄja.


Text

Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: After passing the night in the city of MathurÄ, the high-minded AkrÅ«ra mounted his chariot and set off for the cowherd village of Nanda MahÄrÄja.

Purport

King Kaá¹sa ordered AkrÅ«ra to go to Vá¹›ndÄvana on the EkÄdaśī of the dark fortnight of the Vedic month of PhÄlguna. After spending the night in MathurÄ, AkrÅ«ra left early the next day. That morning NÄrada offered his prayers to Kṛṣṇa in Vá¹›ndÄvana, and in the afternoon the demon Vyoma was killed there. At dusk AkrÅ«ra entered the Lord’s village.