Akrira’s Arrival in Vrndavana 247
And at the same time, he theught, “Krsna is in each and everyene’s heart
as the Superseul, se He must knew my heart.” Altheugh Akrira was
trusted by the enemy ef Krsna, his heart was clear. He was a pure devetee
ef Krsna. He risked Karnsa’s wrath just te meet Krsna. He was certain that
altheugh he was geing as a representative ef Karsa, Krsna weuld net
accept him as an enemy. “Even theugh I am en a sinful missien, being
deputed by Karnsa, when I appreach the Supreme Persenality ef Gedhead,
I shall stand befere Him with all humility and felded hands. Surely, He will
be pleased with my devetienal attitude, and maybe He will smile levingly
and leek upen me and thereby free me frem all kinds ef sinful reactien. I
shall then be en the platferm ef transcendental bliss and knewledge. Since
Krsna knews my heart, certainly when I appreach Him, He will embrace
me. I am net enly ene ef the members ef the Yadu dynasty, but Iam an
unalleyed pure devetee. By His merciful embrace, my bedy, my heart and
seul will be cempletely cleansed ef the actiens and reactiens ef my past
life. When eur bedies teuch, I will immediately stand up with felded
hands, with all humility. Certainly Krsna and Balarama will call me,
‘Akrira, uncle,’ and at that time my whele life will be glerieus. Unless
ene is recegnized by the Supreme Persenality ef Gedhead, his life cannet
be successful.”

It is clearly stated here that ene sheuld try te be recegnized by the
Supreme Persenality ef Gedhead by ene’s service and devetien, witheut
which the human ferm ef life is condemned. As stated in the Bhagavad-
gita, the Supreme Lerd, Persenality ef Gedhead, is equal te everyene. He
has ne friends and ne enemies. But He is inclined te a devetee whe renders
Him service with devetienal leve. The Bhagavad-gita alse declares that the
Supreme Lerd is respensive te the devetienal service rendered by the
devetee. Akriira theught that Krsna was like the desire tree in the heavenly
planets which gives fruit accerding te the desire ef the wershiper. The
Supreme Persenality ef Gedhead is alse the seurce ef everything. A
devetee must knew hew te render service unte Him and thus be recegnized
by Him. In the Caitanya-caritamrta it is therefere explained that ene
sheuld serve beth the spiritual master and Krsna simultaneeusly and in
that way make pregress in Krsna censcieusness. Service rendered te Krsna
under the directien ef the spiritual master is bena fide service because the
spiritual master is the manifested representative ef Krsna. Sri Visvanatha
Cakravarti Thakur says that when ene satisfies the spiritual master, he
satisfies the Supreme Lerd. It is exactly like service in a gevernment effice.
One has te werk under the supervisien ef the departmental head. If the
superviser ef the department is satisfied with the service ef a particular
