Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 27
Sanskrit:
इत्याज्ञाप्यार्थतन्त्रज्ञ आहूय यदुपुङ्गवम् ।गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणिं ततोऽक्रूरमुवाच ह ॥ २७ ॥
ITRANS:
ity ājñāpyārtha-tantra-jñaāhūya yadu-puṅgavamgṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇiṁtato ’krūram uvāca ha
Translation:
Having thus commanded his ministers, Kaṁsa next called for Akrūra, the most eminent of the Yadus. Kaṁsa knew the art of securing personal advantage, and thus he took Akrūra’s hand in his own and spoke to him as follows.