Śrīmad Bhāgavatam|Canto 10 Chapter 56

The Syamantaka Jewel

VERSE 10.56.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

satrājitaḥ sva-tanayāṁ
kṛṣṇāya kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ
syamantakena maṇinā
svayam udyamya dattavān

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; satrājitaḥ — King Satrājit; sva — his own; tanayām — daughter; kṛṣṇāya — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; kṛta — having committed; kilbiṣaḥ — offense; syamantakena — known as Syamantaka; maṇinā — together with the jewel; svayam — personally; udyamya — striving; dattavān — he gave.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having offended Lord Kṛṣṇa, Satrājit tried as best he could to atone by presenting Him with his daughter and the Syamantaka jewel.

VERSE 10.56.2

śrī-rājovāca

satrājitaḥ kim akarod
brahman kṛṣṇasya kilbiṣaḥ
syamantakaḥ kutas tasya
kasmād dattā sutā hareḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-rājā — the King (Parīkṣit Mahārāja); uvāca — said; satrājitaḥ — Satrājit; kim — what; akarot — committed; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; kṛṣṇasya — against Lord Kṛṣṇa; kilbiṣaḥ — offense; syamantakaḥ — the Syamantaka jewel; kutaḥ — from where; tasya — his; kasmāt — why; dattā — given; sutā — his daughter; hareḥ — to Lord Hari.

TRANSLATION

Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired: O brāhmaṇa, what did King Satrājit do to offend Lord Kṛṣṇa? Where did he get the Syamantaka jewel, and why did he give his daughter to the Supreme Lord?

VERSE 10.56.3

śrī-śuka uvāca

āsīt satrājitaḥ sūryo
bhaktasya paramaḥ sakhā
prītas tasmai maṇiṁ prādāt
sa ca tuṣṭaḥ syamantakam

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; āsīt — was; satrājitaḥ — of Satrājit; sūryaḥ — the sun-god; bhaktasya — who was his devotee; paramaḥ — the best; sakhā — well-wishing friend; prītaḥ — affectionate; tasmai — to him; maṇim — the jewel; prādāt — gave; saḥ — he; ca — and; tuṣṭaḥ — satisfied; syamantakam — named Syamantaka.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Sūrya, the sun-god, felt great affection for his devotee Satrājit. Acting as his greatest friend, the demigod gave him the jewel called Syamantaka as a token of his satisfaction.

VERSE 10.56.4

sa taṁ bibhran maṇiṁ kaṇṭhe
bhrājamāno yathā raviḥ
praviṣṭo dvārakāṁ rājan
tejasā nopalakṣitaḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he, King Satrājit; tam — that; bibhrat — wearing; maṇim — jewel; kaṇṭhe — on his neck; bhrājamānaḥ — shining brilliantly; yathā — like; raviḥ — the sun; praviṣṭaḥ — having entered; dvārakām — the city of Dvārakā; rājan — O King (Parīkṣit); tejasā — because of the effulgence; na — not; upalakṣitaḥ — recognized.

TRANSLATION

Wearing the jewel on his neck, Satrājit entered Dvārakā. He shone as brightly as the sun itself, O King, and thus he went unrecognized because of the jewel’s effulgence.

VERSE 10.56.5

taṁ vilokya janā dūrāt
tejasā muṣṭa-dṛṣṭayaḥ
dīvyate ’kṣair bhagavate
śaśaṁsuḥ sūrya-śaṅkitāḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — him; vilokya — seeing; janāḥ — the people; dūrāt — from some distance; tejasā — by his effulgence; muṣṭa — stolen; dṛṣṭayaḥ — their ability to see; dīvyate — who was playing; akṣaiḥ — with dice; bhagavate — to the Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa; śaśaṁsuḥ — they reported; sūrya — the sun-god; śaṅkitāḥ — presuming him.

TRANSLATION

As the people looked at Satrājit from a distance, his brilliance blinded them. They presumed he was the sun-god, Sūrya, and went to tell Lord Kṛṣṇa, who was at that time playing at dice.

VERSE 10.56.6

nārāyaṇa namas te ’stu
śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dhara
dāmodarāravindākṣa
govinda yadu-nandana

SYNONYMS

nārāyaṇa — O Lord Nārāyaṇa; namaḥ — obeisances; te — unto; astu — may there be; śaṅkha — of the conchshell; cakra — disc; gadā — and club; dhara — O holder; dāmodara — O Lord Dāmodara; aravinda-akṣa — O lotus-eyed one; govinda — O Lord Govinda; yadu-nandana — O darling son of the Yadus.

TRANSLATION

[The residents of Dvārakā said:] Obeisances unto You, O Nārāyaṇa, O holder of the conch, disc and club, O lotus-eyed Dāmodara, O Govinda, O cherished descendant of Yadu!

VERSE 10.56.7

eṣa āyāti savitā
tvāṁ didṛkṣur jagat-pate
muṣṇan gabhasti-cakreṇa
nṛṇāṁ cakṣūṁṣi tigma-guḥ

SYNONYMS

eṣaḥ — this; āyāti — comes; savitā — the sun-god; tvām — You; didṛkṣuḥ — wanting to see; jagat-pate — O Lord of the universe; muṣṇan — stealing; gabhasti — of his rays; cakreṇa — with the circle; nṛṇām — of men; cakṣūṁṣi — the eyes; tigma — intense; guḥ — whose radiation.

TRANSLATION

Lord Savitā has come to see You, O Lord of the universe. He is blinding everyone’s eyes with his intensely effulgent rays.

VERSE 10.56.8

nanv anvicchanti te mārgaṁ
trī-lokyāṁ vibudharṣabhāḥ
jñātvādya gūḍhaṁ yaduṣu
draṣṭuṁ tvāṁ yāty ajaḥ prabho

SYNONYMS

nanu — certainly; anvicchanti — they seek out; te — Your; mārgam — path; tri-lokyām — in all the three worlds; vibudha — of the wise demigods; ṛṣabhāḥ — the most exalted; yñātvā — knowing; adya — now; gūḍham — disguised; yaduṣu — among the Yadus; draṣṭum — to see; tvām — You; yāti — comes; ajaḥ — the unborn (sun-god); prabho — O Lord.

TRANSLATION

The most exalted demigods in the three worlds are certainly anxious to seek You out, O Lord, now that You have hidden Yourself among the Yadu dynasty. Thus the unborn sun-god has come to see You here.

VERSE 10.56.9

śrī-śuka uvāca

niśamya bāla-vacanaṁ
prahasyāmbuja-locanaḥ
prāha nāsau ravir devaḥ
satrājin maṇinā jvalan

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca — Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; niśamya — hearing; bāla — childish; vacanam — these words; prahasya — smiling broadly; ambuja — lotuslike; locanaḥ — He whose eyes; prāha — said; na — not; asau — this person; raviḥ devaḥ — the sun-god; satrājit — King Satrājit; maṇinā — because of his jewel; jvalan — glowing.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Hearing these innocent words, the lotus-eyed Lord smiled broadly and said, “This is not the sun-god, Ravi, but rather Satrājit, who is glowing because of his jewel.”

VERSE 10.56.10

satrājit sva-gṛhaṁ śrīmat
kṛta-kautuka-maṅgalam
praviśya deva-sadane
maṇiṁ viprair nyaveśayat

SYNONYMS

satrājit — Satrājit; sva — his; gṛham — home; śrīmat — opulent; kṛta — (where there were) executed; kautuka — with festivity; maṅgalam — auspicious rituals; praviśya — entering; deva-sadane — in the temple room; maṇim — the jewel; vipraiḥ — by learned brāhmaṇas; nyaveśayat — he had installed.

TRANSLATION

King Satrājit entered his opulent home, festively executing auspicious rituals. He had qualified brāhmaṇas install the Syamantaka jewel in the house’s temple room.

VERSE 10.56.11

dine dine svarṇa-bhārān
aṣṭau sa sṛjati prabho
durbhikṣa-māry-ariṣṭāni
sarpādhi-vyādhayo ’śubhāḥ
na santi māyinas tatra
yatrāste ’bhyarcito maṇiḥ

SYNONYMS

dine dine — day after day; svarṇa — of gold; bhārān — bhāras (a measure of weight); aṣṭau — eight; saḥ — it; sṛjati — would produce; prabho — O master (Parīkṣit Mahārāja); durbhikṣa — famine; māri — untimely deaths; ariṣṭāni — catastrophes; sarpa — snake (bites); ādhi — mental disorders; vyādhayaḥ — diseases; aśubhāḥ — inauspicious; na santi — there are none; māyinaḥ — cheaters; tatra — there; yatra — where; āste — it is present; abhyarcitaḥ — properly worshiped; maṇiḥ — the gem.

TRANSLATION

Each day the gem would produce eight bhāras of gold, my dear Prabhu, and the place in which it was kept and properly worshiped would be free of calamities such as famine or untimely death, and also of evils like snake bites, mental and physical disorders and the presence of deceitful persons.

VERSE 10.56.12

sa yācito maṇiṁ kvāpi
yadu-rājāya śauriṇā
naivārtha-kāmukaḥ prādād
yācñā-bhaṅgam atarkayan

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he, Satrājit; yācitaḥ — requested; maṇim — the gem; kva api — on one occasion; yadu-rājāya — for the king of the Yadus, Ugrasena; śauriṇā — by Lord Kṛṣṇa; na — not; eva — indeed; artha — after wealth; kāmukaḥ — greedy; prādāt — gave; yācñā — of the request; bhaṅgam — the transgression; atarkayan — not considering.

TRANSLATION

On one occasion Lord Kṛṣṇa requested Satrājit to give the jewel to the Yadu king, Ugrasena, but Satrājit was so greedy that he refused. He gave no thought to the seriousness of the offense he committed by denying the Lord’s request.

VERSE 10.56.13

tam ekadā maṇiṁ kaṇṭhe
pratimucya mahā-prabham
praseno hayam āruhya
mṛgāyāṁ vyacarad vane

SYNONYMS

tam — that; ekadā — once; maṇim — the jewel; kaṇṭhe — on his neck; pratimucya — fixing; mahā — greatly; prabham — effulgent; prasenaḥ — Prasena (the brother of Satrājit); hayam — a horse; āruhya — mounting; mṛgāyām — for hunting; vyacarat — went about; vane — in the forest.

TRANSLATION

Once Satrājit’s brother, Prasena, having hung the brilliant jewel about his neck, mounted a horse and went hunting in the forest.

VERSE 10.56.14

prasenaṁ sa-hayaṁ hatvā
maṇim ācchidya keśarī
giriṁ viśan jāmbavatā
nihato maṇim icchatā

SYNONYMS

prasenam — Prasena; sa — along with; hayam — his horse; hatvā — killing; maṇim — the jewel; ācchidya — seizing; keśarī — a lion; girim — (a cave in) a mountain; viśan — entering; jāmbavatā — by Jāmbavān, the king of the bears; nihataḥ — killed; maṇim — the jewel; icchatā — who wanted.

TRANSLATION

A lion killed Prasena and his horse and took the jewel. But when the lion entered a mountain cave he was killed by Jāmbavān, who wanted the jewel.

VERSE 10.56.15

so ’pi cakre kumārasya
maṇiṁ krīḍanakaṁ bile
apaśyan bhrātaraṁ bhrātā
satrājit paryatapyata

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he, Jāmbavān; api — moreover; cakre — made; kumārasya — for his child; maṇim — the jewel; krīḍanakam — a toy; bile — in the cave; apaśyan — not seeing; bhrātaram — his brother; bhrātā — the brother; satrājit — Satrājit; paryatapyata — became deeply troubled.

TRANSLATION

Within the cave Jāmbavān let his young son have the Syamantaka jewel as a toy to play with. Meanwhile Satrājit, not seeing his brother return, became deeply troubled.

VERSE 10.56.16

prāyaḥ kṛṣṇena nihato
maṇi-grīvo vanaṁ gataḥ
bhrātā mameti tac chrutvā
karṇe karṇe ’japan janāḥ

SYNONYMS

prāyaḥ — probably; kṛṣṇena — by Kṛṣṇa; nihataḥ — killed; maṇi — the jewel; grīvaḥ — wearing on his neck; vanam — to the forest; gataḥ — gone; bhrātā — brother; mama — my; iti — thus saying; tat — that; śrutvā — hearing; karṇe karṇe — in one another’s ears; ajapan — whispered; janāḥ — the people.

TRANSLATION

He said, “Kṛṣṇa probably killed my brother, who went to the forest wearing the jewel on his neck.” The general populace heard this accusation and began whispering it in one another’s ears.

VERSE 10.56.17

bhagavāṁs tad upaśrutya
duryaśo liptam ātmani
mārṣṭuṁ prasena-padavīm
anvapadyata nāgaraiḥ

SYNONYMS

bhagavān — the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa; tat — that; upaśrutya — coming to hear; duryaśaḥ — infamy; liptam — smeared; ātmani — upon Himself; mārṣṭum — in order to clean away; prasena-padavīm — the path taken by Prasena; anvapadyata — He followed; nāgaraiḥ — together with people of the city.

TRANSLATION

When Lord Kṛṣṇa heard this rumor, He wanted to remove the stain on His reputation. So He took some of Dvārakā’s citizens with Him and set out to retrace Prasena’s path.

VERSE 10.56.18

hataṁ prasenaṁ aśvaṁ ca
vīkṣya keśariṇā vane
taṁ cādri-pṛṣṭhe nihatam
ṛkṣeṇa dadṛśur janāḥ

SYNONYMS

hatam — killed; prasenam — Prasena; aśvam — his horse; ca — and; vīkṣya — seeing; keśariṇā — by a lion; vane — in the forest; tam — that (lion); ca — also; adri — of a mountain; pṛṣṭhe — on the side; nihatam — killed; ṛkṣeṇa — by Ṛkṣa (Jāmbavān); dadṛśuḥ — they saw; janāḥ — the people.

TRANSLATION

In the forest they found Prasena and his horse, both killed by the lion. Further on they found the lion dead on a mountainside, slain by Ṛkṣa [Jāmbavān].

VERSE 10.56.19

ṛkṣa-rāja-bilaṁ bhīmam
andhena tamasāvṛtam
eko viveśa bhagavān
avasthāpya bahiḥ prajāḥ

SYNONYMS

ṛkṣa-rāja — of the king of the bears; bilam — the cave; bhīmam — terrifying; andhena tamasā — by blinding darkness; āvṛtam — covered; ekaḥ — alone; viveśa — entered; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; avasthāpya — stationing; bahiḥ — outside; prajāḥ — the citizens.

TRANSLATION

The Lord stationed His subjects outside the terrifying, pitch-dark cave of the king of the bears, and then He entered alone.

VERSE 10.56.20

tatra dṛṣṭvā maṇi-preṣṭhaṁ
bāla-krīḍanakaṁ kṛtam
hartuṁ kṛta-matis tasminn
avatasthe ’rbhakāntike

SYNONYMS

tatra — there; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; maṇi-preṣṭham — the most precious of jewels; bāla — of a child; krīḍanakam — the plaything; kṛtam — made; hartum — to take it away; kṛta-matiḥ — deciding; tasmin — there; avatasthe — He placed Himself; arbhaka-antike — near the child.

TRANSLATION

There Lord Kṛṣṇa saw that the most precious of jewels had been made into a child’s plaything. Determined to take it away, He approached the child.

VERSE 10.56.21

tam apūrvaṁ naraṁ dṛṣṭvā
dhātrī cukrośa bhīta-vat
tac chrutvābhyadravat kruddho
jāmbavān balināṁ varaḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — that; apūrvam — never before (seen); naram — person; dṛṣṭvā — seeing; dhātrī — the nurse; cukrośa — cried out; bhīta-vat — afraid; tat — that; śrutvā — hearing; abhyadravat — ran toward; kruddhaḥ — angry; jāmbavān — Jāmbavān; balinām — of the strong; varaḥ — the best.

TRANSLATION

The child’s nurse cried out in fear upon seeing that extraordinary person standing before them. Jāmbavān, strongest of the strong, heard her cries and angrily ran toward the Lord.

VERSE 10.56.22

sa vai bhagavatā tena
yuyudhe svāmīnātmanaḥ
puruṣam prākṛtaṁ matvā
kupito nānubhāva-vit

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he; vai — indeed; bhagavatā — with the Lord; tena — with Him; yuyudhe — fought; svāmīnā — master; ātmanaḥ — his own; puruṣam — a person; prākṛtam — mundane; matvā — thinking Him; kupitaḥ — angry; na — not; anubhāva — of His position; vit — aware.

TRANSLATION

Unaware of His true position and thinking Him an ordinary man, Jāmbavān angrily began fighting with the Supreme Lord, his master.

VERSE 10.56.23

dvandva-yuddhaṁ su-tumulam
ubhayor vijigīṣatoḥ
āyudhāśma-drumair dorbhiḥ
kravyārthe śyenayor iva

SYNONYMS

dvandva — paired; yuddham — the fight; su-tumulam — very furious; ubhayoḥ — between the two of them; vijigīṣatoḥ — who both were striving to win; āyudha — with weapons; aśma — stones; drumaiḥ — and trees; dorbhiḥ — with their arms; kravya — carrion; arthe — for the sake; śyenayoḥ — between two hawks; iva — as if.

TRANSLATION

The two fought furiously in single combat, each determined to win. Contending against each other with various weapons and then with stones, tree trunks and finally their bare arms, they struggled like two hawks battling over a piece of flesh.

VERSE 10.56.24

āsīt tad aṣṭā-vimśāham
itaretara-muṣṭibhiḥ
vajra-niṣpeṣa-paruṣair
aviśramam ahar-niśam

SYNONYMS

āsīt — was; tat — that; aṣṭā-viṁśa — twenty-eight; aham — days; itara-itara — with one another’s; muṣṭibhiḥ — fists; vajra — of lightning; niṣpeṣa — like the blows; paruṣaiḥ — hard; aviśramam — without pause; ahaḥ-niśam — day and night.

TRANSLATION

The fight went on without rest for twenty-eight days, the two opponents striking each other with their fists, which fell like the cracking blows of lightning.

VERSE 10.56.25

kṛṣṇa-muṣṭi-viniṣpāta
niṣpiṣṭāṅgoru bandhanaḥ
kṣīṇa-sattvaḥ svinna-gātras
tam āhātīva vismitaḥ

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa-muṣṭi — of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s fists; viniṣpāta — by the blows; niṣpiṣṭa — pummeled; aṅga — of whose body; uru — huge; bandhanaḥ — the muscles; kṣīṇa — diminished; sattvaḥ — whose strength; svinna — perspiring; gātraḥ — whose limbs; tam — to Him; āha — he spoke; atīva — extremely; vismitaḥ — astonished.

TRANSLATION

His bulging muscles pummeled by the blows of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s fists, his strength faltering and his limbs perspiring, Jāmbavān, greatly astonished, finally spoke to the Lord.

VERSE 10.56.26

jāne tvāṁ saṛva-bhūtānāṁ
prāṇa ojaḥ saho balam
viṣṇuṁ purāṇa-puruṣaṁ
prabhaviṣṇum adhīśvaram

SYNONYMS

jāne — I know; tvām — You (to be); sarva — of all; bhūtānām — living beings; prāṇaḥ — the life air; ojaḥ — the sensory strength; sahaḥ — the mental strength; balam — the physical strength; viṣṇum — Lord Viṣṇu; purāṇa — primeval; puruṣam — the Supreme Person; prabhaviṣṇum — all-powerful; adhīśvaram — the supreme controller.

TRANSLATION

[Jāmbavān said:] I know now that You are the life air and the sensory, mental and bodily strength of all living beings. You are Lord Viṣṇu, the original person, the supreme, all-powerful controller.

VERSE 10.56.27

tvaṁ hi viśva-sṛjām sraṣṭā
sṛṣṭānām api yac ca sat
kālaḥ kalayatām īśaḥ
para ātmā tathātmanām

SYNONYMS

tvam — You; hi — indeed; viśva — of the universe; sṛjām — of the creators; sraṣṭā — the creator; sṛṣṭānām — of created entities; api — also; yat — which; ca — and; sat — underlying substance; kālaḥ — the subduer; kalayatām — of subduers; īśaḥ — the Supreme Lord; paraḥ ātmā — the Supreme Soul; tathā — also; ātmanām — of all souls.

TRANSLATION

You are the ultimate creator of all creators of the universe, and of everything created You are the underlying substance. You are the subduer of all subduers, the Supreme Lord and Supreme Soul of all souls.

VERSE 10.56.28

yasyeṣad-utkalita-roṣa-kaṭākṣa-mokṣair
vartmādiśat kṣubhita-nakra-timiṅgalo ’bdhiḥ
setuḥ kṛtaḥ sva-yaśa ujjvalitā ca laṅkā
rakṣaḥ-śirāṁsi bhuvi petur iṣu-kṣatāni

SYNONYMS

yasya — whose; īṣat — slightly; utkalita — manifested; roṣa — from the anger; kaṭā-akṣa — of sidelong glances; mokṣaiḥ — because of the release; vartma — a way; ādiśat — showed; kṣubhita — agitated; nakra — (in which) the crocodiles; timiṅgalaḥ — and huge timiṅgila fish; abdhiḥ — the ocean; setuḥ — a bridge; kṛtaḥ — made; sva — His own; yaśaḥ — fame; ujjvalitā — set ablaze; ca — and; laṅkā — the city of Laṅkā; rakṣaḥ — of the demon (Rāvaṇa); śirāṁsi — the heads; bhuvi — to the ground; petuḥ — fell; iṣu — by whose arrows; kṣatāni — cut off.

TRANSLATION

You are He who impelled the ocean to give way when His sidelong glances, slightly manifesting His anger, disturbed the crocodiles and timiṅgila fish within the watery depths. You are He who built a great bridge to establish His fame, who burned down the city of Laṅkā, and whose arrows severed the heads of Rāvaṇa, which then fell to the ground.

VERSE 10.56.29-30

iti vijñāta-viijñānam
ṛkṣa-rājānam acyutaḥ
vyājahāra mahā-rāja
bhagavān devakī-sutaḥ

abhimṛśyāravindākṣaḥ
pāṇinā śaṁ-kareṇa tam
kṛpayā parayā bhaktaṁ
megha-gambhīrayā girā

SYNONYMS

iti — thus; vijñāta-vijñānam — who had understood the truth; ṛkṣa — of the bears; rājānam — to the king; acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; vyājahāra — spoke; mahā-rāja — O King (Parīkṣit); bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; devakī-suraḥ — the son of Devakī; abhimṛśya — touching; aravinda-akṣaḥ — lotus-eyed; pāṇinā — with His hand; śam — auspiciousness; kareṇa — which bestows; tam — to him; kṛpayā — with compassion; parayā — great; bhaktam — to His devotee; megha — like a cloud; gambhīrayā — deep; girā — in a voice.

TRANSLATION

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] O King, Lord Kṛṣṇa then addressed the king of the bears, who had understood the truth. The lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead, the son of Devakī, touched Jāmbavān with His hand, which bestows all blessings, and spoke to His devotee with sublime compassion, His grave voice deeply resounding like a cloud.

VERSE 10.56.31

maṇi-hetor iha prāptā
vayam ṛkṣa-pate bilam
mithyābhiśāpaṁ pramṛjann
ātmano maṇināmunā

SYNONYMS

maṇi — the jewel; hetoḥ — because of; iha — here; prāptāḥ — have come; vayam — we; ṛkṣa-pate — O lord of the bears; bilam — to the cave; mithyā — false; abhiśāpam — the accusation; pramṛjan — to dispel; ātmanaḥ — against Myself; maṇinā — with the jewel; amunā — this.

TRANSLATION

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] It is for this jewel, O lord of the bears, that we have come to your cave. I intend to use the jewel to disprove the false accusations against Me.

VERSE 10.56.32

ity uktaḥ svāṁ duhitaraṁ
kanyāṁ jāmbavatīṁ mudā
arhaṇārtham sa maṇinā
kṛṣṇāyopajahāra ha

SYNONYMS

iti — thus; uktaḥ — addressed; svām — his; duhitaram — daughter; kanyām — maiden; jāmbavatīm — named Jāmbavatī; mudā — happily; arhaṇa-artham — as a respectful offering; saḥ — he; maṇinā — with the jewel; kṛṣṇāya — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; upajahāra ha — presented.

TRANSLATION

Thus addressed, Jāmbavān happily honored Lord Kṛṣṇa by offering Him his maiden daughter, Jāmbavatī, together with the jewel.

VERSE 10.56.33

adṛṣṭvā nirgamaṁ śaureḥ
praviṣṭasya bilaṁ janāḥ
pratīkṣya dvādaśāhāni
duḥkhitāḥ sva-puraṁ yayuḥ

SYNONYMS

adṛṣṭvā — not seeing; nirgamam — the exit; śaureḥ — of Lord Kṛṣṇa; praviṣṭasya — who had gone inside; bilam — the cave; janaḥ — the people; pratīkṣya — after waiting; dvādaśa — twelve; ahāni — days; duḥkhitāḥ — unhappy; sva — their; puram — to the city; yayuḥ — went.

TRANSLATION

After Lord Śauri had entered the cave, the people of Dvārakā who had accompanied Him had waited twelve days without seeing Him come out again. Finally they had given up and returned to their city in great sorrow.

VERSE 10.56.34

niśamya devakī devī
rakmiṇy ānakadundubhiḥ
suhṛdo jñātayo ’śocan
bilāt kṛṣṇam anirgatam

SYNONYMS

niśamya — hearing; devakī — Devakī; devī rukmiṇī — the divine Rukmiṇī; ānakadundubhiḥ — Vasudeva; suhṛdaḥ — friends; jñātayaḥ — relatives; aśocan — they lamented; bilāt — from the cave; kṛṣṇam — Kṛṣṇa; anirgatam — not come out.

TRANSLATION

When Devakī, Rukmiṇī-devī, Vasudeva and the Lord’s other relatives and friends heard that He had not come out of the cave, they all lamented.

VERSE 10.56.35

satrājitaṁ śapantas te
duḥkhitā dvārakaukasaḥ
upatasthuś candrabhāgāṁ
durgāṁ kṛṣṇopalabdhaye

SYNONYMS

satrājitam — Satrājit; śapantaḥ — cursing; te — they; duḥkhitāḥ — sorrowful; dvārakā-okasaḥ — the residents of Dvārakā; upatasthuḥ — worshiped; candrabhāgām — Candrabhāgā; durgām — Durgā; kṛṣṇa-upalabdhaye — in order to obtain Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

Cursing Satrājit, the sorrowful residents of Dvārakā approached the Durgā deity named Candrabhāgā and prayed to her for Kṛṣṇa’s return.

VERSE 10.56.36

teṣāṁ tu devy-upasthānāt
pratyādiṣṭāśiṣā sa ca
prādurbabhūva siddhārthaḥ
sa-dāro harṣayan hariḥ

SYNONYMS

teṣām — to them; tu — but; devī — of the demigoddess; upasthānāt — after the worship; pratyādiṣṭa — granted in response; āśiṣāḥ — benediction; saḥ — He; ca — and; prādurbabhūva — appeared; siddha — having achieved; arthaḥ — His purpose; sa-dāraḥ — together with His wife; harṣayan — creating joy; hariḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa.

TRANSLATION

When the citizens had finished worshiping the demigoddess, she spoke to them in response, promising to grant their request. Just then Lord Kṛṣṇa, who had achieved His purpose, appeared before them in the company of His new wife, filling them with joy.

VERSE 10.56.37

upalabhya hṛṣīkeśaṁ
mṛtaṁ punar ivāgatam
saha patnyā maṇi-grīvaṁ
sarve jāta-mahotsavāḥ

SYNONYMS

upalabhya — recognizing; hṛṣīkeśam — the Lord of the senses; mṛtam — someone dead; punaḥ — again; iva — as if; āgatam — come; saha — with; patnyā — a wife; maṇi — the jewel; grīvam — on His neck; sarve — all of them; jāta — aroused; mahā — great; utsavāḥ — rejoicing.

TRANSLATION

Seeing Lord Hṛṣīkeśa return as if from death, accompanied by His new wife and wearing the Syamantaka jewel on His neck, all the people were roused to jubilation.

VERSE 10.56.38

satrājitaṁ samāhūya
sabhāyāṁ rāja-sannidhau
prāptiṁ cākhyāya bhagavān
maṇiṁ tasmai nyavedayat

SYNONYMS

satrājitam — Satrājit; samāhūya — calling; sabhāyām — into the royal assembly; rāja — of the King (Ugrasena); sannidhau — in the presence; prāptim — the recovery; ca — and; ākhyāya — announcing; bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; maṇim — the jewel; tasmai — to him; nyavedayat — presented.

TRANSLATION

Lord Kṛṣṇa summoned Satrājit to the royal assembly. There, in the presence of King Ugrasena, Kṛṣṇa announced the recovery of the jewel and then formally presented it to Satrājit.

VERSE 10.56.39

sa cāti-vrīḍito ratnaṁ
gṛhītvāvāṅ-mukhas tataḥ
anutapyamāno bhavanam
agamat svena pāpmanā

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he, Satrājit; ca — and; ati — extremely; vrīḍitaḥ — ashamed; ratnam — the gem; gṛhītvā — taking; avāk — downward; mukhaḥ — his face; tataḥ — from there; anutapyamānaḥ — feeling remorse; bhavanam — to his home; agamat — went; svena — with his own; pāpmanā — sinful behavior.

TRANSLATION

Hanging his head in great shame, Satrājit took the gem and returned home, all the while feeling remorse for his sinful behavior.

VERSE 10.56.40-42

so ’nudhyāyaṁs tad evāghaṁ
balavad-vigrahākulaḥ
kathaṁ mṛjāmy ātma-rajaḥ
prasīded vācyutaḥ katham

kim kṛtvā sādhu mahyaṁ syān
na śaped vā jano yathā
adīrgha-darśanaṁ kṣudraṁ
mūḍhaṁ draviṇa-lolupam

dāsye duhitaraṁ tasmai
strī-ratnaṁ ratnam eva ca
upāyo ’yaṁ samīcīnas
tasya śāntir na cānyathā

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he; anudhyāyan — pondering over; tat — that; eva — indeed; agham — offense; bala-vat — with those who are powerful; vigraha — about a conflict; ākulaḥ — worried; katham — how; mṛjāmi — will I cleanse; ātma — of myself; rajaḥ — the contamination; prasīdet — may become satisfied; — or; acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; katham — how; kim — what; kṛtvā — doing; sādhu — good; mahyam — for me; syāt — there may be; na śapet — may not curse; — or; janaḥ — the people; yathā — so as; adīrgha — short-ranged; darśanam — whose vision; kṣudram — petty; mūḍham — befooled; draviṇa — after wealth; lolupam — avaricious; dāsye — I will give; duhitaram — my daughter; tasmai — to Him; strī — of women; ratnam — the jewel; ratnam — the jewel; eva ca — as well; upāyaḥ — means; ayam — this; samīcīnaḥ — effective; tasya — His; śāntiḥ — pacification; na — not; ca — and; anyathā — otherwise.

TRANSLATION

Pondering over his grievous offense and worried about the possibility of conflict with the Lord’s mighty devotees, King Satrājit thought, “How can I cleanse myself of my contamination, and how may Lord Acyuta become satisfied with me? What can I do to regain my good fortune and avoid being cursed by the populace for being so short-sighted, miserly, foolish and avaricious? I shall give my daughter, the jewel of all women, to the Lord, together with the Syamantaka jewel. That, indeed, is the only proper way to pacify Him.”

VERSE 10.56.43

evaṁ vyavasito buddhyā
satrājit sva-sutāṁ śubhām
maṇiṁ ca svayam udyamya
kṛṣṇāyopajahāra ha

SYNONYMS

evam — thus; vyavasitaḥ — fixing his determination; buddhyā — by use of intelligence; satrājit — King Satrājit; sva — his own; sutām — daughter; śubhām — fair; maṇim — the jewel; ca — and; svayam — himself; udyamya — endeavoring; kṛṣṇāya — to Lord Kṛṣṇa; upajahāra ha — presented.

TRANSLATION

Having thus intelligently made up his mind, King Satrājit personally arranged to present Lord Kṛṣṇa with his fair daughter and the Syamantaka jewel.

VERSE 10.56.44

tāṁ satyabhāmāṁ bhagavān
upayeme yathā-vidhi
bahubhir yācitāṁ śīla-
rūpaudārya-guṇānvitām

SYNONYMS

tām — she; satyabhāmām — Satyabhāmā; bhagavān — the Lord; upayeme — married; yathā-vidhi — by proper rituals; bahubhiḥ — by many men; yācitām — asked for; śīla — of fine character; rūpa — beauty; audārya — and magnanimity; guṇa — with the qualities; anvitām — endowed.

TRANSLATION

The Lord married Satyabhāmā in proper religious fashion. Possessed of excellent behavior, along with beauty, broad-mindedness and all other good qualities, she had been sought by many men.

VERSE 10.56.45

bhagavān āha na maṇiṁ
pratīcchāmo vayaṁ nṛpa
tavāstāṁ deva-bhaktasya
vayaṁ ca phala-bhāginaḥ

SYNONYMS

bhagavān — the Supreme Lord; āha — said; na — not; maṇim — the jewel; pratīcchāmaḥ — desire back; vayam — We; nṛpa — O King; tava — yours; āstām — let it remain; deva — of the demigod (the sun-god Sūrya); bhaktasya — the devotee’s; vayam — We; ca — also; phala — of its fruits; bhāginaḥ — enjoyers.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead told Satrājit: We do not care to take this jewel back, O King. You are the sun-god’s devotee, so let it stay in your possession. Thus We will also enjoy its benefits.