manorathān karoty uccair
jano daiva-hatān api
yujyate harṣa-śokābhyāḿ
tathāpy ājñāḿ karomi te
manah-rathan -- his desires; karoti -- carries out; uccaih -- fervently; janah -- the average person; daiva -- by Providence; hatan -- thwarted; api -- even though; yujyate -- he is confronted; harsha-sokabhyam -- by happiness and distress; tatha api -- nonetheless; ajnam -- order; karomi -- I will do; te -- your.
An ordinary person is determined lo act on his desires even when fate prevents their fulfillment. Therefore he encounters both happiness and distress. Yet even though such is the case, I will execute your order.
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti explains that although what Akrura said was courteous and encouraging, his hidden meaning was far different. What he really meant was this: "Your plan is not fit to execute, yet I will carry it out since you are the King and I am your subject, and in any case, you are about to die."
