Excerpt from the beautiful prayers of Akrura upon his seeing Mahavishnu and Sesa Naga in the Yamuna.
"My dear Lord, Your lotus feet cannot be appreciated by any person in the conditional stage of material existence, but somehow or other I have come near Your lotus feet, and I consider this to be Your causeless mercy upon me. You can act in any way because You are the supreme controller." KRISHNA BOOK CH 39
The use of the words "somehow or other" caught my attention. This "somehow or other" refers to mercy of the spiritual master. Here, Akrura has been sent to Krishna by a demon, Kamsa. Kamsa has sent Akrura to Krishna. It is wonderful how the Lord does these things. Like Bilvamangal Thakur who was sent to Krishna by a prostitute. Krishna can act through anyone. If we are truly seeking Krishna.
It is interesting to note that Krishna does not manifest this form in Vrndavan. Only when they were leaving Vrndavan for Mathura. He does reveal his universal form in Vrndavan to Mother Yasoda.
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