Chapter 41
श्रीअक्रूर उवाच नाहं भवद्भ्यां रहित: प्रवेक्ष्ये मथुरां प्रभो । त्यक्तुं नार्हसि मां नाथ भक्तं ते भक्तवत्सल ॥ ११ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-akrūra uvāca nāhaṁ bhavadbhyāṁ rahitaḥ pravekṣye mathurāṁ prabho tyaktuṁ nārhasi māṁ nātha bhaktaṁ te bhakta-vatsala
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-akrūraḥ uvāca — Śrī Akrūra said; na — cannot; aham — I; bhavadbhyām — of the two of You; rahitaḥ — deprived; pravekṣye — enter; mathurām — Mathurā; prabho — O master; tyaktum — abandon; na arhasi — You should not; mām — me; nātha — O Lord; bhaktam — devotee; te — Your; bhakta-vatsala — O You who have parental affection for Your devotees.
Translation
“Śrī Akrūra said: O master, without the two of You I shall not enter Mathurā. I am Your devotee, O Lord, so it is not fair for You to abandon me, since You are always affectionate to Your devotees.”