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'''Facts about [[Vaniquotes:Category:Akrura|Akrūra]] - [[Vaniquotes:Category:Krsna's Family Members|Krsna's paternal uncle]]''', Commander in chief of the '''[[Vaniquotes:Vrsni Dynasty|Vṛṣṇi dynasty]]'''.
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*son of [[Vaniquotes:Category:Svaphalka (father of Akrura)|Śvaphalka]] and Gandini
*Son of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Svaphalka (father of Akrura)|Śvaphalka]]''' and Gandini
*eldest of twelves brothers and one sister
*Eldest of twelve brothers and one sister
*father of Devavan and Upadeva
*Father of Devavan and Upadeva
*'''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Krsna's Family Members|Paternal uncle]]''' of '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Krsna|Kṛṣṇa]]'''
*Commander in chief of the '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Vrsni Dynasty|Vṛṣṇi dynasty]]'''
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====Selection of quotes from Srila Prabhupada's books====
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Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters offer a comprehensive presentation of this glorious personality as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Akrura|Akrūra]]''' category. An introduction to Akrūra from Srila Prabhupada's books is given below in the following quotes.
Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters reveal the qualities of this glorious personality as seen in the Vaniquotes '''[[Vaniquotes:Category:Akrura|Akrūra]]''' category. An introduction to Akrūra from Srila Prabhupada's teachings is given below in the following 10 quotes.
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{{VaniQuotebox|Akrura is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead|Please tell me whether Akrūra, the son of Śvaphalka, is doing well. He is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead. He once lost his mental equilibrium due to his ecstasy of transcendental love and fell down on the dust of a road which was marked with the footprints of Lord Kṛṣṇa. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.32)'''}}
{{VaniQuotebox|After Akrura visited Hastinapura and reported the condition of the Pandavas to Krsna, there were further developments. The Pandavas were transferred to a house which was made of lac and was later set ablaze|After Akrūra visited Hastināpura and reported the condition of the Pāṇḍavas to Kṛṣṇa, there were further developments. The Pāṇḍavas were transferred to a house which was made of lac and was later set ablaze, and everyone believed that the Pāṇḍavas, along with their mother Kuntī, had been killed. '''(Krsna Book 57)'''}}
{{VaniQuotebox|According to some authoritative opinions, Kesava Bharati is an incarnation of Akrura. Kesava Bharati offered the sannyasa order to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in the year 1432 sakabda (A.D. 1510) in Katwa. This is stated in the Vaisnava-manjusa, Part Two|According to some authoritative opinions, Keśava Bhāratī is an incarnation of Akrūra. Keśava Bhāratī offered the sannyāsa order to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the year 1432 śakābda (A.D. 1510) in Katwa. This is stated in the Vaiṣṇava-mañjuṣā, Part Two. '''(Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 9.13-15)'''}}
{{VaniQuotebox|Akrura and Krtavarma joined the conspiracy because they wanted the jewel for Krsna. They knew that Krsna wanted the jewel and that Satrajit had not delivered it properly|Akrūra and Kṛtavarmā joined the conspiracy because they wanted the jewel for Kṛṣṇa. They knew that Kṛṣṇa wanted the jewel and that Satrājit had not delivered it properly. Others joined the conspiracy because they were disappointed in not having the hand of Satyabhāmā. Some of them incited Śatadhanvā to kill Satrājit and take away the jewel. '''(Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 57)'''}}


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{{VaniQuotebox|Akrura decided to return home and report on the strained circumstances in which he found Kunti and her five sons|Akrūra decided to return home and report on the strained circumstances in which he found Kuntī and her five sons. He first wanted to give good advice to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was so favorably inclined toward his own sons and unfavorably inclined toward the Pāṇḍavas. When King Dhṛtarāṣṭra was sitting among friends and relatives, Akrūra began to address him, calling him Vaicitravīrya. Vaicitravīrya means "the son of Vicitravīrya.'''(Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 49)'''}}
{{VaniQuotebox|Akrura is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead|Akrura is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.32, Translation)'''}}
 
{{VaniQuotebox|Akrura is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead|Please tell me whether Akrūra, the son of Śvaphalka, is doing well. He is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead. He once lost his mental equilibrium due to his ecstasy of transcendental love and fell down on the dust of a road which was marked with the footprints of Lord Kṛṣṇa. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.32)'''}}
 
{{VaniQuotebox|Akrura: The commander in chief of the Vrsni dynasty and a great devotee of Lord Krsna. Akrura attained success in devotional service to the Lord by the one single process of offering prayers|Akrūra: The commander in chief of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty and a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Akrūra attained success in devotional service to the Lord by the one single process of offering prayers. He was the husband of Sūtanī, daughter of Ahūka. He supported Arjuna when Arjuna took Subhadrā forcibly away by the will of Kṛṣṇa. Both Kṛṣṇa and Akrūra went to see Arjuna after his successful kidnapping of Subhadrā. '''(Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.16-17)'''}}
 
{{VaniQuotebox|All the gopis conjectured that Akrura might have come again to fulfill another cruel plan. But they thought, "We are now dead bodies without our supreme master, Krsna. What further act can Akrura perpetrate against these dead bodies?"|All the gopīs conjectured that Akrūra might have come again to fulfill another cruel plan. But they thought, "We are now dead bodies without our supreme master, Kṛṣṇa. What further act can Akrūra perpetrate against these dead bodies?" While they were talking in this way, Uddhava finished his morning ablutions, prayers and chanting and came before them. '''(Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 46)'''}}
 
{{VaniQuotebox|Devotees are always absorbed in thoughts of Krsna, and Akrura was constantly thinking of Lord Krsna's lotus eyes|After receiving instruction from Kaṁsa, Akrūra started the next morning via chariot for Vṛndāvana. Because Akrūra himself was a great devotee of the Lord, while going to Vṛndāvana he began to pray to the Lord. Devotees are always absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa, and Akrūra was constantly thinking of Lord Kṛṣṇa's lotus eyes. '''(Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 38)'''}}


{{VaniQuotebox|After Akrura visited Hastinapura and reported the condition of the Pandavas to Krsna, there were further developments. The Pandavas were transferred to a house which was made of lac and was later set ablaze|After Akrura visited Hastinapura and reported the condition of the Pandavas to Krsna, there were further developments. The Pandavas were transferred to a house which was made of lac and was later set ablaze. '''(Krsna Book 57)'''}}
{{VaniQuotebox|Following his (Pradyumna's) command, many warriors like Satyaki, Carudesna and Samba, all young brothers of Pradyumna, as well as Akrura, Krtavarma, Bhanuvinda, Gada, Suka and Sarana, all came out of the city to fight with Salva|Following his command, many warriors like Sātyaki, Cārudeṣṇa and Sāmba, all young brothers of Pradyumna, as well as Akrūra, Kṛtavarmā, Bhānuvinda, Gada, Śuka and Sāraṇa, all came out of the city to fight with Śālva. All of them were mahā-rathīs, great warriors able to fight with thousands of men. All were fully equipped with necessary weapons and assisted by hundreds and thousands of charioteers, elephants, horses and infantry soldiers. Fierce fighting began between the two parties, exactly like that formerly carried on between the demigods and the demons. '''(Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 76)'''}}
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Akrura takes Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā
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Srila Prabhupada's books, lectures, conversations and letters reveal the qualities of this glorious personality as seen in the Vaniquotes Akrūra category. An introduction to Akrūra from Srila Prabhupada's teachings is given below in the following 10 quotes.

Quotes from Srila Prabhupada's teachings


vanipedia.org 		Please tell me whether Akrūra, the son of Śvaphalka, is doing well. He is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead. He once lost his mental equilibrium due to his ecstasy of transcendental love and fell down on the dust of a road which was marked with the footprints of Lord Kṛṣṇa. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.32)



vanipedia.org 		After Akrūra visited Hastināpura and reported the condition of the Pāṇḍavas to Kṛṣṇa, there were further developments. The Pāṇḍavas were transferred to a house which was made of lac and was later set ablaze, and everyone believed that the Pāṇḍavas, along with their mother Kuntī, had been killed. (Krsna Book 57)



vanipedia.org 		According to some authoritative opinions, Keśava Bhāratī is an incarnation of Akrūra. Keśava Bhāratī offered the sannyāsa order to Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu in the year 1432 śakābda (A.D. 1510) in Katwa. This is stated in the Vaiṣṇava-mañjuṣā, Part Two. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 9.13-15)



vanipedia.org 		Akrūra and Kṛtavarmā joined the conspiracy because they wanted the jewel for Kṛṣṇa. They knew that Kṛṣṇa wanted the jewel and that Satrājit had not delivered it properly. Others joined the conspiracy because they were disappointed in not having the hand of Satyabhāmā. Some of them incited Śatadhanvā to kill Satrājit and take away the jewel. (Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 57)



vanipedia.org 		Akrūra decided to return home and report on the strained circumstances in which he found Kuntī and her five sons. He first wanted to give good advice to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was so favorably inclined toward his own sons and unfavorably inclined toward the Pāṇḍavas. When King Dhṛtarāṣṭra was sitting among friends and relatives, Akrūra began to address him, calling him Vaicitravīrya. Vaicitravīrya means "the son of Vicitravīrya.(Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 49)



vanipedia.org 		Please tell me whether Akrūra, the son of Śvaphalka, is doing well. He is a faultless soul surrendered unto the Personality of Godhead. He once lost his mental equilibrium due to his ecstasy of transcendental love and fell down on the dust of a road which was marked with the footprints of Lord Kṛṣṇa. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.32)



vanipedia.org 		Akrūra: The commander in chief of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty and a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Akrūra attained success in devotional service to the Lord by the one single process of offering prayers. He was the husband of Sūtanī, daughter of Ahūka. He supported Arjuna when Arjuna took Subhadrā forcibly away by the will of Kṛṣṇa. Both Kṛṣṇa and Akrūra went to see Arjuna after his successful kidnapping of Subhadrā. (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.11.16-17)



vanipedia.org 		All the gopīs conjectured that Akrūra might have come again to fulfill another cruel plan. But they thought, "We are now dead bodies without our supreme master, Kṛṣṇa. What further act can Akrūra perpetrate against these dead bodies?" While they were talking in this way, Uddhava finished his morning ablutions, prayers and chanting and came before them. (Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 46)



vanipedia.org 		After receiving instruction from Kaṁsa, Akrūra started the next morning via chariot for Vṛndāvana. Because Akrūra himself was a great devotee of the Lord, while going to Vṛndāvana he began to pray to the Lord. Devotees are always absorbed in thoughts of Kṛṣṇa, and Akrūra was constantly thinking of Lord Kṛṣṇa's lotus eyes. (Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 38)



vanipedia.org 		Following his command, many warriors like Sātyaki, Cārudeṣṇa and Sāmba, all young brothers of Pradyumna, as well as Akrūra, Kṛtavarmā, Bhānuvinda, Gada, Śuka and Sāraṇa, all came out of the city to fight with Śālva. All of them were mahā-rathīs, great warriors able to fight with thousands of men. All were fully equipped with necessary weapons and assisted by hundreds and thousands of charioteers, elephants, horses and infantry soldiers. Fierce fighting began between the two parties, exactly like that formerly carried on between the demigods and the demons. (Kṛṣṇa Book, Chapter 76)


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