Guest guest Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Dear Sir, That is very well written*. I heard the same from my Gurudev in 1969. He said the 4th day after every full moon, every month, was the curse. Because of which, as you have so nicely described, Lord Krishna was falsely accused. One thing I noticed back then was the actual spelling in the actual story as written in Sanskrit in the Srimad Bhagavatm is "SYAMANTAKA" I checked the Apti Sanskrit to English dict... which said "Syamantaka" was a radiant gem given by Surya to Satrajit. SB: "The people mistook Satrajit to be Surya Himself when ever he wore the gem". Obviously this is a RUBY. The Sun's gem is ruby. And people thought Satraji was the Sungod when he wore it. Unfortunately this story has been handed down over the ages in Hindu society, with out reference to the actual text. This has developed into a mis-pronounciation of the Sanskrit word "Syamantaka" mistakenly said as "Shyamantaka". Because of this mispronounciation it became a mispelling, and because of mis-spelling there arouse the wrong notion that Syamantaka is SHyamantaka - and that means a blue sapphire. Accordingly it is now written in fables that the Syamantaka gem is spelled as Shyamantaka as was a dark blue sapphire. Anyone who checks the text of Srimad Bhagavatam will see the spelling is "SYAMANTAKA" which is not the same meaning as SHYAM. I wish somehow this mistake can be corrected as the fable is handed down incorrectly, and the spelling is handed down incorrectly. According to Jyotish, Shani, the Ruler of Blue Sapphire, is enemy with Surya (his father) and thus it is unreasonable to assume that Surya would give Blue Sapphires to his bhaktas, like Satrajit. Also, when Satrajit wore Syamantake people "thought he was the Sungod" - it is NOT said that they mistook him to be Shanideva. Point is: 1) The Sanskrit spelling and word is SYAMANTAKA (not Shyamantaka) 2) Syamantaka is a Ruby (red) - Surya Ratna. Richard Shaw-Brown, PG Designer & Gemologist http://www.richardshawbrown.com http://www.agt-gems.com http://www.astralgemstonetalismans.com http://www.themisunderstood.com http://www.hrisikesh.com http://www.hrisikesh.net http://www.p-g-a.org http://www.satyavrat-shastri.net http://www.generalprem.com http://www.navaratna-museum.info http://www.sacred-objects.info Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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