Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 39: Akrūra's vision

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.39.40

akrūras tāv upāmantrya

niveśya ca rathopari

kālindyā hradam āgatya

snānaḿ vidhi-vad ācarat

SYNONYMS

akrūraḥAkrūra; tau — from the two of Them; upāmantrya — taking permission; niveśya — having Them sit down; ca — and; ratha-upari — on the chariot; kālindyāḥ — of the Yamunā; hradamto a pond; āgatya — going; snānam — his bath; vidhi-vatin accordance with scriptural injunction; ācarathe performed.

TRANSLATION

Akrūra asked the two Lords to take Their seats on the chariot. Then, taking Their permission, he went to a pool in the Yamunā and took his bath as enjoined in the scriptures.

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