Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 39

Sanskrit:

मनोरथान् करोत्युच्चैर्जनो दैवहतानपि ।युज्यते हर्षशोकाभ्यां तथाप्याज्ञां करोमि ते ॥ ३९ ॥

ITRANS:

manorathān karoty uccairjano daiva-hatān apiyujyate harṣa-śokābhyāṁtathāpy ājñāṁ karomi te

Translation:

An ordinary person is determined to act on his desires even when fate prevents their fulfillment. Therefore he encounters both happiness and distress. Yet even though such is the case, I will execute your order.

Purport:

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that although what Akrūra said was courteous and encouraging, his hidden meaning was far different. What he really meant was this: “Your plan is not fit to execute, yet I will carry it out since you are the King and I am your subject, and in any case, you are about to die.”