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 Akrura (whose name derives from the Sanskrit ''akrur'', meaning "who is not cruel")<ref>http://www.naamkaran.com/babynames/meaning-of-akrur.html</ref> was one of twelve{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} sons born to Śvaphalka and Gāndinī.{{#tag:ref|Gāndinī is also known as Nandini.|group=nb}} Śvaphalka was a son of Prsni<ref name=Pargiter>Pargiter, p. 107, 280.</ref> and Gāndinīa was a daughter of the [[Kingdom of Kashi|king of Kashi]].<ref name=Garg1992/> Though sections of the relevant Puranas are missing, and remaining ones are unclear,{{#tag:ref|One example of the difficulties regarding clarity is that Vrishni had two sons who shared the same name.<ref>Pargiter, p. 104.</ref>|group=nb}} there is a general recognition that a direct line of descent exists from [[Yadu]] through Krostu, [[Yadava#The Satvatas|Satvata]], Vrishni, Yudhājit and then to Prsni, Śvaphalka and Akrura. In Vrishni, Akrura shared the same great-great-grandfather as [[Krishna]].<ref>Pargiter, pp. 102-109.</ref>
-Akrura married Sutanu, who was the daughter of Ahuka, and with her had two sons, Devaka and Updevaka.<ref name=Garg1992/>{{#tag:ref|Devaka is also known as Devavat, and Updevaka as Upadeva.|group=nb}} He reigned at [[Dvārakā]] and [[F. E. Pargiter|Pargiter]] believes that this was the family's chiefdom as far back as Vrishni.<ref>Pargiter, p. 280.</ref>
+Akrura married Sutanu, who was the daughter of Ahuka, and with her had two sons, Devaka and Updevaka.<ref name=Garg1992/>{{#tag:ref|Devaka is also known as Devavat, and Updevaka as Upadeva.|group=nb}} He reigned at [[Dvārakā]] and Pargiter believes that this was the family's chiefdom as far back as Vrishni.<ref>Pargiter, p. 280.</ref>
 [[Kamsa]] ruled over the area as king, being based in the capital at [[Mathura]]. Prophesied to be killed by The Lord Krishna, he ordered Akrura to go and invite the cowherd to Mathura. He ,thus, had a desire to see Krishna and [[Balarama|Baladeva]], his brother, killed. Kamsa was earlier witness to "akaash vani", a celestial announcement from the sky, suggesting that he would meet his end from the eighth of the Devaki's sons - Krishna. To achieve this end he ordered Akrura to bring them from [[Ambadi]], where they were staying, on the pretext of an invitation to view a ceremony known as "worshipping the bow".<ref>Swami, p. 782.</ref>
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[[File:AMBASSADOR AKRURA MEETING KRISHNA AT GOKULAM WITH A MESSAGE FROM KAMSA.jpg|thumb|Ambassador Akrura meeting Krishna at Gokulam with a message from Kamsa]]
'''Akrura''' ({{IAST|Akrūra}}) was a chief of king Kamsa, an ancient people of [[India]], and a descendant of the [[Vrishni]] ''kula'' (clan). He is worshipped as '''Shri Akrurji Maharaj''' by the present-day [[Varshney]]{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} community and is also known as '''Babrhu'''.<ref name=Garg1992>Garg, pp. 305-306.</ref> The life of Akrura is depicted in the ancient Indian texts known as the [[Puranas]].

==Life==
[[File:Brooklyn Museum - Akrura Speaks to the Cowherds Page from an Unidentified Hindu Manuscript.jpg|thumb|Akrura Speaks to the Cowherds]]
Akrura (whose name derives from the Sanskrit ''akrur'', meaning "who is not cruel")<ref>http://www.naamkaran.com/babynames/meaning-of-akrur.html</ref> was one of twelve{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} sons born to Śvaphalka and Gāndinī.{{#tag:ref|Gāndinī is also known as Nandini.|group=nb}} Śvaphalka was a son of Prsni<ref name=Pargiter>Pargiter, p. 107, 280.</ref> and Gāndinīa was a daughter of the [[Kingdom of Kashi|king of Kashi]].<ref name=Garg1992/> Though sections of the relevant Puranas are missing, and remaining ones are unclear,{{#tag:ref|One example of the difficulties regarding clarity is that Vrishni had two sons who shared the same name.<ref>Pargiter, p. 104.</ref>|group=nb}} there is a general recognition that a direct line of descent exists from [[Yadu]] through Krostu, [[Yadava#The Satvatas|Satvata]], Vrishni, Yudhājit and then to Prsni, Śvaphalka and Akrura. In Vrishni, Akrura shared the same great-great-grandfather as [[Krishna]].<ref>Pargiter, pp. 102-109.</ref>

Akrura married Sutanu, who was the daughter of Ahuka, and with her had two sons, Devaka and Updevaka.<ref name=Garg1992/>{{#tag:ref|Devaka is also known as Devavat, and Updevaka as Upadeva.|group=nb}} He reigned at [[Dvārakā]] and [[F. E. Pargiter|Pargiter]] believes that this was the family's chiefdom as far back as Vrishni.<ref>Pargiter, p. 280.</ref>

[[Kamsa]] ruled over the area as king, being based in the capital at [[Mathura]]. Prophesied to be killed by The Lord Krishna, he ordered Akrura to go and invite the cowherd to Mathura. He ,thus, had a desire to see Krishna and [[Balarama|Baladeva]], his brother, killed. Kamsa was earlier witness to "akaash vani", a celestial announcement from the sky, suggesting that he would meet his end from the eighth of the Devaki's sons - Krishna. To achieve this end he ordered Akrura to bring them from [[Ambadi]], where they were staying, on the pretext of an invitation to view a ceremony known as "worshipping the bow".<ref>Swami, p. 782.</ref>

Akrura was given [[Syamantaka]], a significant jewel in Hindu mythology, for safekeeping.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}}

==Akrura in Hindu scriptures==
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[[File:Akrura's Mystic Vision of Krishna.jpg|thumb|220px|Akrura's Mystic Vision of Krishna, [[Bhagavata Purana]]]]
Śvaphalka, of the Vrsni dynasty, married Nandini, daughter of the king of [[Kasi Kingdom|Kasi]], and Akrura was born to them. Akrura was an uncle of [[Krishna]] but is respected more as a worshipper of Krishna. He is mentioned in Hindu scriptures in the following ways.
*He rose to fame as a commander of the [[Yaduvanshi|Yadava]] army. (Chapter 220 of Adi Parva, [[Mahabharat]]).
*Akrura was also present for the [[Swayamvara]] (wedding) of [[Draupadi]]. (Sloka 18, Chapter 185 of Adi Parva, Mahabharat).
*At the time that [[Arjuna]] eloped with [[Subhadra]], a grand festival was being held in the [[Raivataka]] mountain, which Akrura partook in (Sloka 10, Chapter 218, Adi Parva, Mahabharat).
*Akrura accompanied Krishna to the marriage of [[Subhadra]] (Sloka 29, Chapter 220, Adi Parva, Mahabharat).
*Akrura came to [[Upaplavya]] to attend the marriage of [[Abhimanyu]]. (Sloka 22, chapter 72, Virata Parva, Mahabharat).
*Akrura and Ahuka always quarrelled with each other. Both accused the other of siding with the camp of Krishna (Sloka 9 to 11, Chapter 81, Santi Parva, Mahabharat).
*[[Kamsa]], who was planning to kill [[Balarama]] and Krishna, conducted a festival called Capapuja (worship of the bow). Akura was sent by Kamsa to bring Balarama and Krishna to the festival. Akrura saw through the plot, informed Krishna about it and advised him to kill Kamsa (Dasama Skandha, Bhagvata).
*Akrura fought against [[Jarasandha]], alongside Krishna (Dashama Skandha, Bhagvata).
*On another occasion Krishna, Balarama and [[Uddhava]] sent Akura to [[Hastinapura]] to gather news about [[Kunti]] and the [[Pandavas]]. Akura met [[Vasudeva|Vasudev]]'s sister [[Kunti]] and the king of Hastinapura, [[Dhritarashtra]], and talked to them, after which he returned to [[Dvārakā|Dvaraka]] (Dashama Skandha, Bhagvata).
*Akrura married Sutanu, daughter of Ahuka, and had two sons named Devaka and Upadevaka (Navama Skandha, Bhagvata).

==Shri Akrura Maharaj Temples==
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[[File:ShriAkrurte.PNG|right|thumb|220px|Shree Akrura with Krishna and Balarama, Gopi Nath Temple]]

===Akrur Ghat===
Akrura Ghat is one of the bathing [[ghats]] at [[Vrindavan]], [[Mathura district]]. This is the place where Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama are believed to have revealed their forms of [[Lord Vishnu]] and [[Sesha Naga]] to Akrura. The text Adi [[Varaha Purana]] illustrates Akrura Ghat as the king of all holy places.

One of the major attractions is an ancient Gopi Nath temple dedicated to Krishna and Balarama. Akrura is depicted standing in between the two. It is believed that one can eradicate all his sins by bathing here during a full moon.

==See also==
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*[[Vaishnavism]]
*[[Maharaja Shurasena]]
*[[Krishnology]]
*[[Vrindavan]]
*[[Svayam Bhagavan]]
*[[Haridasa Thakur]]
*[[Mahābhārata]]
*[[Bhagavata Purana]]
*[[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]]
*[[Bhagwad Gita]]
*[[Harivamsa]]
*[[Krishnavatara]]
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==References==
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*{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of the Hindu world, Volume 2 |first=Gaṅgā Rām |last=Garg |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=1992|isbn=978-81-7022-375-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WjDcd0cTFxQC}}
*{{cite book |last=Pargiter |first=F. E. |year=1922 |title=Ancient Indian Historical Tradition |url=https://archive.org/details/ancientindianhis00parguoft |publisher=Oxford University Press}}
*{{cite book |title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas, Volume 3 |first=Swami |last=Parmeshwaranand |publisher=Sarup & Sons |year=2001 |isbn=978-81-7625-226-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLcv-Ow6Ux4C}}

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