Akrura is a great devotee of Krishna but is in Kamsa's service. His duties detain him in Mathura and he has had no occasion to see Krishna. So it is a matter of great joy to him when Kamsa entrusts him with the task of bringing Krishna to Kamsa's court. Akrura is grateful to Kamsa, for here is a chance of a lifetime when the purpose of his mundane existence would be made fruitful by meeting the Supreme Lord in person.
Sage Suka's description of Akrura's state of mind all through the journey to Brindavan captures a devotee's experience of total absorption with the Supreme Being. For the time he undertakes the journey to Vraja, Akrura's mind is joyous and he visualises his forthcoming meeting with Krishna and Balarama. He imagines every minute detail. When he arrives in Brindavan, he gets down from the chariot and rolls on the ground of the Vraja country. What a blessing to have this experience of partaking of the dust that has been sanctified by the Lord's feet, he thinks.
The Lord welcomes Akrura with warmth and affection and embraces him with delight when he prostrates at His feet. Akrura makes it clear to Krishna that Kamsa's invitation for the sacrificial worship is only a pretext to kill Him. The omniscient Lord merely smiles and gets ready to leave for Mathura. On the way, when Akrura enters the Yamuna for ablutions, he is overwhelmed by the Lord's divine vision in Vaikunta. He is baffled for a moment and checks if the Lord and Balarama are in the chariot. With all his hopes fulfilled, Akrura desires nothing more. In his consciousness the Nirguna and Saguna aspects of the Supreme Brahman converge.
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