Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.57.35-36

pūjayitvābhibhāṣyainaḿ

kathayitvā priyāḥ kathāḥ

vijñatākhila-citta jñaḥ

smayamāna uvāca ha

nanu dāna-pate nyastas

tvayy āste śatadhanvanā

syamantako maniḥ śrīmān

viditaḥ pūrvam eva naḥ

SYNONYMS

pūjayitvā — honoring; abhibhāṣya — greeting; enam — him (Akrūra); kathayitvā — discussing; priyāḥ — pleasant; kathāḥ — topics; vijñāta — fully aware; akhila — of everything; citta — (Akrūra's) heart; jñaḥ — knowing; smayamānaḥ — smiling; uvāca ha — He said; nanu — surely; dāna — of charity; pate — O master; nyastaḥ — kept; tvayi — in your care; āste — is present; śatadhanvanā — by Śatadhanvā; syamantakaḥ maniḥ — the Syamantaka jewel; śrī-mān — opulent; viditaḥ — known; pūrvam — beforehand; eva — indeed; naḥ — by Us.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa honored Akrūra, greeted him confidentially and spoke pleasant words with him. Then the Lord, who was fully aware of Akrūra's heart by virtue of His being the knower of everything, smiled and addressed him: "O master of charity, surely the opulent Syamantaka jewel was left in your care by Śatadhanvā and is still with you. Indeed, We have known this all along.

PURPORT

Lord Kṛṣṇa's treatment of Akrūra here confirms that he is actually a great devotee of the Lord.

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