Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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kaṁso batādyākṛta me ’ty-anugrahaṁ
drakṣye ’ṅghri-padmaṁ prahito ’munā hareḥ
kṛtāvatārasya duratyayaṁ tamaḥ
pūrve ’taran yan-nakha-maṇḍala-tviṣā

WORD BY WORD



TRANSLATION

Indeed, today King Kaṁsa has shown me extreme mercy by sending me to see the lotus feet of Lord Hari, who has now appeared in this world. Simply by the effulgence of His toenails, many souls in the past have transcended the insurmountable darkness of material existence and achieved liberation.

PURPORT

Akrūra noted how ironic it was that the envious, demoniac Kaṁsa had given him an extraordinary blessing by sending him to see the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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