pūjayitvābhibhāṣyainaḿ

kathayitvā priyāḥ kathāḥ

vijñatākhila-citta jñaḥ

smayamāna uvāca ha

nanu dāna-pate nyastas

tvayy āste śatadhanvanā

syamantako maniḥ śrīmān

viditaḥ pūrvam eva naḥ

pujayitva -- honoring; abhibhashya -- greeting; enam -- him (Akrura); kathayitva -- discussing; priyah -- pleasant; kathah -- topics; vijnata -- fully aware; akhila -- of everything; citta -- (Akrura's) heart; jnah -- knowing; smayamanah -- smiling; uvaca ha -- He said; nanu -- surely; dana -- of charity; pate -- O master; nyastah -- kept; tvayi -- in your care; aste -- is present; satadhanvana -- by Satadhanva; syamantakah manih -- the Syamantaka jewel; sri-man -- opulent; viditah -- known; purvam -- beforehand; eva -- indeed; nah -- by Us.


Texto

Lord Krishna honored Akrura, greeted him confidentially and spoke pleasant words with him. Then the Lord, who was fully aware of Akrura's heart by virtue of His being the knower of everything, smiled and addressed him: "O master of charity, surely the opulent Syamantaka jewel was left in your care by Satadhanva and is still with you. Indeed, We have known this all along.

Significado

Lord Krishna's treatment of Akrura here confirms that he is actually a great devotee of the Lord.