Akrura stuthi

Deciding to do kill Krishna, Kamsa asks Akrura to fetch Krishna. Akrura agrees readily. Why does he do so, when he knows Kamsa’s intention? Akrura knows that Kamsa will never be able to kill Krishna, said Kidambi Narayanan in a discourse. This is Akrura’s opportunity to meet Krishna, and also to unite Him with His parents- Vasudeva and Devaki. So, he goes to Gokula. He meets Balarama and Krishna and informs them of the purpose of his visit.

The brothers board the chariot that Akrura has brought. When they reach the banks of the Yamuna, Akrura stops to do his daily rituals. Akrura steps into the water, and sees Balarama and Krishna in the water! Surprised, Akrura steps out and looks at the chariot, and he finds that Balarama and Krishna are inside. How then had he seen the brothers in the water? He steps into the water a second time, and he sees the thousand headed Adisesha and the Lord reclining on the snake. He sees His long hands, His conch like shoulders, and finds Gandharvas worshipping Him. Akrura then praises the Lord.

In the Akrura stuthi, Akrura says that the clouds are the Lord’s tresses; trees are the hairs on His body. Hills are His bones and teeth. The batting of His eyelids constitutes day and night. Agni is His face. The Earth constitutes His feet. The sun and moon are His eyes. The sky is His navel, the directions are His ears. The celestial worlds make up His head. Celestials are His hands. Vaayu is the prana sakti say His devotees. Just as there are many creatures in water, and many worms in figs, so do all living things of the world find a place in His body. Akrura says that He shows His greatness through His avataras. He lists the avataras, including the Kalki avatara, which the Lord is yet to take.