Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 38: Akrūra's Arrival in Vṛndāvana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.38.20

suhṛttamaḿ jñātim ananya-daivataḿ

dorbhyāḿ bṛhadbhyāḿ parirapsyate 'tha mām

ātmā hi tīrthī-kriyate tadaiva me

bandhaś ca karmātmaka ucchvasity ataḥ

SYNONYMS

suhṛt-tamam — the best of friends; jñātima family member; ananya — exclusive; daivatam — (having Him) as my object of worship; dorbhyām — with His two arms; bṛhadbhyām — large; parirapsyateHe will embrace; atha — thereupon; māmme; ātmā — the body; hi — indeed; tīrthī — sanctified; kriyate — will become; tadā eva — exactly then; me — my; bandhaḥ — the bondage; ca — and; karma-ātmakaḥ — due to fruitive activity; ucchvasiti — will become slackened; ataḥas a result of this.

TRANSLATION

Recognizing me as an intimate friend and relative, Kṛṣṇa will embrace me with His mighty arms, instantly sanctifying my body and diminishing to nil all my material bondage, which is due to fruitive activities.

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