The Gopis smelt a conspiracy when they saw Akrura having an intimate dialogue with Shree Krishna. There were now positive that Akrura was to take Shree Krishna to Mathura with him.
The Gopis asked Akrura directly, “Why have you come here with a chariot?”
Akrura said, “I have come here to take Shree Krishna and Balram with me to Mathura.” The Gopis were most upset on hearing such merciless answer. They accused him angrily and said that though he was named Akrura (which literally means not-cruel), there was no sign of mercy in him. He was like the material form of violence – Krura. They thought, “Why had he come here to snatch away Shree Krishna from us? He should go back in the first instance. We will not give up our Krishna.” That was the unanimous reaction from the Gopis. The Gopis further said that he had come to them to make them cry, and Vraj would be made a burial place in the absence of Shree Krishna. If he desired to take someone from Vraj, he should take Balram with him instead of Shree Krishna. The Gopis conveyed firmly that they would not part with Shree Krishna at any cost as they cannot live without Shree Krishna.