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KRISHNA AVATARA
 
स्थात्तूर्णमवप्लुत्य सोऽक्रूरस्स्नेहविक्लवःबः

पपात चरणोपान्ते दण्डवद्रामकृष्णयोः ॥
 
SL
 

Quickly jumping down
from his
 
Quickly jump

chariot, Akrura, trembl
ing down
chariot, Akrura, trembling
with love, fell

like a stick at the feet of Rama and

Krishna.
 

 
पुलकाचिताङ्ग औत्कण्ठ्यात्स्वाख्याने
 

नाशकत् [नृप] ।

भगवांस्तमभिप्रेत्य रथाङ्गाङ्कितपाणिना ।

परिरेभेऽभ्युपाकृष्य प्रीतः प्रणतवत्सलः ॥
 

With hairs standing on end, and lost in

love, Akrura could not announce himself.

Understanding who he was, the Lord

who is affectionate to those who bow to

Him, became pleased, drew Akrura to

Himself with his discus-marked hand

and embraced him.
 

 
सङ्कर्षणश्च प्रणतमुपगुह्य महामनाः ।

गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणी अनयत्सानुजो गृहम् ॥
 
also
 

The high-minded Balarama
also
embraced Akrura who had bowed to him,

and taking Akrura's hand in his, brought

him home, along with his brother

Krishna.