SB 10.38.18 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

न मय्युपैष्यत्यरिबुद्धिमच्युत: कंसस्य दूत: प्रहितोऽपि विश्वद‍ृक् । योऽन्तर्बहिश्चेतस एतदीहितं क्षेत्रज्ञ ईक्षत्यमलेन चक्षुषा ॥ १८ ॥

Verse text

na mayy upaiṣyaty ari-buddhim acyutaḥ kaṁsasya dūtaḥ prahito ’pi viśva-dṛk yo ’ntar bahiś cetasa etad īhitaṁ kṣetra-jṣa īkṣaty amalena cakṣuṣā

Synonyms

na — not ; mayi — toward me ; upaiṣyati — will He develop ; ari — of being an enemy ; buddhim — the attitude ; acyutaḥ — the infallible Lord ; kaṁsasya — of Kaṁsa ; dūtaḥ — a messenger ; prahitaḥ — sent ; api — although ; viśva — of everything ; dṛk — the witness ; yaḥ — who ; antaḥ — inside ; bahiḥ — and outside ; cetasaḥ — of the heart ; etat — this ; īhitam — whatever is done ; kṣetra — of the field (of the material body) ; jṣaḥ — the knower ; īkṣati — He sees ; amalena — with perfect ; cakṣuṣā — vision .

Translation

The infallible Lord will not consider me an enemy, even though Kaṁsa has sent me here as his messenger. After all, the omniscient Lord is the actual knower of the field of this material body, and with His perfect vision He witnesses, both externally and internally, all the endeavors of the conditioned soul’s heart.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The infallible Lord will not consider me an enemy,, even though Kaṁsa has sent me here as his messenger. After all, the omniscient Lord is the actual knower of the field of this material body, and with His perfect vision He witnesses, both externally and internally, all the endeavors of the conditioned soul's heart. KB 10.38.18 Akrūra was afraid, however, because he had been deputed by Kaṁsa, the enemy of Kṛṣṇa. He thought, “I am going to see Kṛṣṇa as a messenger of the enemy.” At the same time, he thought, “Kṛṣṇa is in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul, so He must know my heart.” Although Akrūra was trusted by the enemy of Kṛṣṇa, his heart was clear. He was a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa. He risked becoming Kaṁsa’s deputy just to meet Kṛṣṇa. He was certain that although he was going as a representative of Kaṁsa, Kṛṣṇa would not accept him as an enemy.

Purport

Being omniscient, Lord Kṛṣṇa knew that Akrūra was only externally a friend of Kaṁsa. Internally he was an eternal devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Though all this is so, he still feared that it would be impossible to get mercy from Krsna. Therefore he removes that fear with this verse. "Though I am Kamsa’s messenger, sent by him, Krsna will understand that I am not his enemy, because he is the seer of everything, existing inside and outside of the heart. He witnesses not only my activities, but the activities of all the universe."

Purport (Jiva Goswami)

Akrūra speaks in pain, expressing cintā (worry) and mati (scriptural contemplation). The Lord has unfailing knowledge and powers. He sees the universe. Thus he will not consider me his enemy.

Purport (Sanatana Goswami)

Kṛṣṇa has unfailing knowledge and powers (acyutaḥ). Thus he knows everything (viśva-dṛk). Or Akrūra worries that he has no qualification to receive such mercy, since he serves Kaṁsa. To remove that worry he speaks this verse. As the witness, he knows all my actions (etad-īhitam). Or he sees that all my actions arise from Kaṁsa, knower of his kingdom (kṣetra-jñe).