Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10: - 56, 57

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SB 10.56.1: Sukadeva Gosvami said: Having offended Lord Krsna,

Satrajit tried as best he could to atone by presenting Him with his

daughter and the Syamantaka jewel.

 

SB 10.56.2: Maharaja Pariksit inquired: O brahmana, what did King

Satrajit do to offend Lord Krsna? Where did he get the Syamantaka

jewel, and why did he give his daughter to the Supreme Lord?

 

SB 10.56.3: Sukadeva Gosvami said: Surya, the sun-god, felt great

affection for his devotee Satrajit. Acting as his greatest friend, the

demigod gave him the jewel called Syamantaka as a token of his

satisfaction.

 

SB 10.56.4: Wearing the jewel on his neck, Satrajit entered Dvaraka.

He shone as brightly as the sun itself, O King, and thus he went

unrecognized because of the jewel's effulgence.

 

SB 10.56.5: As the people looked at Satrajit from a distance, his

brilliance blinded them. They presumed he was the sun-god, Surya, and

went to tell Lord Krsna, who was at that time playing at dice.

 

SB 10.56.6: [The residents of Dvaraka said:] Obeisances unto You, O

Narayana, O holder of the conch, disc and club, O lotus-eyed Damodara,

O Govinda, O cherished descendant of Yadu!

 

SB 10.56.7: Lord Savita has come to see You, O Lord of the universe.

He is blinding everyone's eyes with his intensely effulgent rays.

 

SB 10.56.8: 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.

 

SB 10.56.9: Sukadeva Gosvami continued: Hearing these innocent words,

the lotus-eyed Lord smiled broadly and said, " This is not the sun-god,

Ravi, but rather Satrajit, who is glowing because of his jewel. "

 

SB 10.56.10: King Satrajit entered his opulent home, festively

executing auspicious rituals. He had qualified brahmanas install the

Syamantaka jewel in the house's temple room.

 

SB 10.56.11: Each day the gem would produce eight bharas 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.

 

SB 10.56.12: On one occasion Lord Krsna requested Satrajit to give the

jewel to the Yadu king, Ugrasena, but Satrajit was so greedy that he

refused. He gave no thought to the seriousness of the offense he

committed by denying the Lord's request.

 

SB 10.56.13: Once Satrajit's brother, Prasena, having hung the

brilliant jewel about his neck, mounted a horse and went hunting in

the forest.

 

SB 10.56.14: A lion killed Prasena and his horse and took the jewel.

But when the lion entered a mountain cave he was killed by Jambavan,

who wanted the jewel.

 

SB 10.56.15: Within the cave Jambavan let his young son have the

Syamantaka jewel as a toy to play with. Meanwhile Satrajit, not seeing

his brother return, became deeply troubled.

 

SB 10.56.16: He said, " Krsna 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.

 

SB 10.56.17: When Lord Krsna heard this rumor, He wanted to remove the

stain on His reputation. So He took some of Dvaraka's citizens with

Him and set out to retrace Prasena's path.

 

SB 10.56.18: 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 Rksa [Jambavan].

 

SB 10.56.19: The Lord stationed His subjects outside the terrifying,

pitch-dark cave of the king of the bears, and then He entered alone.

 

SB 10.56.20: There Lord Krsna saw that the most precious of jewels had

been made into a child's plaything. Determined to take it away, He

approached the child.

 

SB 10.56.21: The child's nurse cried out in fear upon seeing that

extraordinary person standing before them. Jambavan, strongest of the

strong, heard her cries and angrily ran toward the Lord.

 

SB 10.56.22: Unaware of His true position and thinking Him an ordinary

man, Jambavan angrily began fighting with the Supreme Lord, his

master.

 

SB 10.56.23: 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.

 

SB 10.56.24: 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.

 

SB 10.56.25: His bulging muscles pummeled by the blows of Lord Krsna's

fists, his strength faltering and his limbs perspiring, Jambavan,

greatly astonished, finally spoke to the Lord.

 

SB 10.56.26: [Jambavan said:] I know now that You are the life air and

the sensory, mental and bodily strength of all living beings. You are

Lord Visnu, the original person, the supreme, all-powerful controller.

 

SB 10.56.27: 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.

 

SB 10.56.28: You are He who impelled the ocean to give way when His

sidelong glances, slightly manifesting His anger, disturbed the

crocodiles and timingila fish within the watery depths. You are He who

built a great bridge to establish His fame, who burned down the city

of Lanka, and whose arrows severed the heads of Ravana, which then

fell to the ground.

 

SB 10.56.29-30: [sukadeva Gosvami continued:] O King, Lord Krsna then

addressed the king of the bears, who had understood the truth. The

lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead, the son of Devaki, touched Jambavan

with His hand, which bestows all blessings, and spoke to His devotee

with sublime compassion, His grave voice deeply resounding like a

cloud.

 

SB 10.56.31: [Lord Krsna 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.

 

SB 10.56.32: Thus addressed, Jambavan happily honored Lord Krsna by

offering Him his maiden daughter, Jambavati, together with the jewel.

 

SB 10.56.33: After Lord Sauri had entered the cave, the people of

Dvaraka 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.

 

SB 10.56.34: When Devaki, Rukmini-devi, Vasudeva and the Lord's other

relatives and friends heard that He had not come out of the cave, they

all lamented.

 

SB 10.56.35: Cursing Satrajit, the sorrowful residents of Dvaraka

approached the Durga deity named Candrabhaga and prayed to her for

Krsna's return.

 

SB 10.56.36: When the citizens had finished worshiping the

demigoddess, she spoke to them in response, promising to grant their

request. Just then Lord Krsna, who had achieved His purpose, appeared

before them in the company of His new wife, filling them with joy.

 

SB 10.56.37: Seeing Lord Hrsikesa 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.

 

SB 10.56.38: Lord Krsna summoned Satrajit to the royal assembly.

There, in the presence of King Ugrasena, Krsna announced the recovery

of the jewel and then formally presented it to Satrajit.

 

SB 10.56.39: Hanging his head in great shame, Satrajit took the gem

and returned home, all the while feeling remorse for his sinful

behavior.

 

SB 10.56.40-42: Pondering over his grievous offense and worried about

the possibility of conflict with the Lord's mighty devotees, King

Satrajit 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. "

 

SB 10.56.43: Having thus intelligently made up his mind, King Satrajit

personally arranged to present Lord Krsna with his fair daughter and

the Syamantaka jewel.

 

SB 10.56.44: The Lord married Satyabhama 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.

 

SB 10.56.45: The Supreme Personality of Godhead told Satrajit: 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.

 

SB 10.57.1: Sri Badarayani said: Although Lord Govinda was fully aware

of what had actually occurred, when He heard reports that the Pandavas

and Queen Kunti had burned to death, He went with Lord Balarama to the

kingdom of the Kurus to fulfill the family obligations expected of

Him.

 

SB 10.57.2: The two Lords met with Bhisma, Krpa, Vidura, Gandhari and

Drona. Showing sorrow equal to theirs, They cried out, " Alas, how

painful this is! "

 

SB 10.57.3: Taking advantage of this opportunity, O King, Akrura and

Krtavarma went to Satadhanva and said, " Why not take the Syamantaka

jewel?

 

SB 10.57.4: " Satrajit promised his jewellike daughter to us but then

gave her to Krsna instead, contemptuously neglecting us. So why should

Satrajit not follow his brother's path? "

 

SB 10.57.5: His mind thus influenced by their advice, wicked

Satadhanva murdered Satrajit in his sleep simply out of greed. In this

way the sinful Satadhanva shortened his own life span.

 

SB 10.57.6: As the women of Satrajit's palace screamed and helplessly

wept, Satadhanva took the jewel and left, like a butcher after he has

killed some animals.

 

SB 10.57.7: When Satyabhama saw her dead father, she was plunged into

grief. Lamenting " My father, my father! Oh, I am killed! " she fell

unconscious.

 

SB 10.57.8: Queen Satyabhama put her father's corpse in a large vat of

oil and went to Hastinapura, where she sorrowfully told Lord Krsna,

who was already aware of the situation, about her father's murder.

 

SB 10.57.9: When Lord Krsna and Lord Balarama heard this news, O King,

They exclaimed, " Alas! This is the greatest tragedy for Us! " Thus

imitating the ways of human society, They lamented, Their eyes

brimming with tears.

 

SB 10.57.10: The Supreme Lord returned to His capital with His wife

and elder brother. After arriving in Dvaraka, He readied Himself to

kill Satadhanva and retrieve the jewel from him.

 

SB 10.57.11: Upon learning that Lord Krsna was preparing to kill him,

Satadhanva was struck with fear. To save his life he approached

Krtavarma and begged him for help, but Krtavarma replied as follows.

 

SB 10.57.12-13: [Krtavarma said:] I dare not offend the Supreme Lords,

Krsna and Balarama. Indeed, how can one who troubles Them expect any

good fortune? Kamsa and all his followers lost both their wealth and

their lives because of enmity toward Them, and after battling Them

seventeen times Jarasandha was left without even a chariot.

 

SB 10.57.14: His appeal refused, Satadhanva went to Akrura and begged

him for protection. But Akrura similarly told him, " Who would oppose

the two Personalities of Godhead if he knew Their strength?

 

SB 10.57.15: " It is the Supreme Lord who creates, maintains and

destroys this universe simply as His pastime. The cosmic creators

cannot even understand His purpose, bewildered as they are by His

illusory Maya.

 

SB 10.57.16: " As a child of seven, Krsna uprooted an entire mountain

and held it aloft as easily as a young boy picks up a mushroom.

 

SB 10.57.17: " I offer my obeisances to that Supreme Personality of

Godhead, Krsna, whose every deed is amazing. He is the Supreme Soul,

the unlimited source and fixed center of all existence. "

 

SB 10.57.18: His appeal thus rejected by Akrura also, Satadhanva

placed the precious jewel in Akrura's care and fled on a horse that

could travel one hundred yojanas [eight hundred miles].

 

SB 10.57.19: My dear King, Krsna and Balarama mounted Krsna's chariot,

which flew the flag of Garuda and was yoked with tremendously swift

horses, and pursued Their elder's murderer.

 

SB 10.57.20: In a garden on the outskirts of Mithila, the horse

Satadhanva was riding collapsed. Terrified, he abandoned the horse and

began to flee on foot, with Krsna in angry pursuit.

 

SB 10.57.21: As Satadhanva fled on foot, the Supreme Lord, also going

on foot, cut off his head with His sharp-edged disc. The Lord then

searched Satadhanva's upper and lower garments for the Syamantaka

jewel.

 

SB 10.57.22: Not finding the jewel, Lord Krsna went to His elder

brother and said, " We have killed Satadhanva uselessly. The jewel

isn't here. "

 

SB 10.57.23: To this Lord Balarama replied, " Indeed, Satadhanva must

have placed the jewel in the care of someone. You should return to Our

city and find that person.

 

SB 10.57.24: " I wish to visit King Videha, who is most dear to Me. " O

King, having said this, Lord Balarama, the beloved descendant of Yadu,

entered the city of Mithila.

 

SB 10.57.25: The King of Mithila immediately rose from his seat when

he saw Lord Balarama approaching. With great love the King honored the

supremely worshipable Lord by offering Him elaborate worship, as

stipulated by scriptural injunctions.

 

SB 10.57.26: The almighty Lord Balarama stayed in Mithila for several

years, honored by His affectionate devotee Janaka Maharaja. During

that time Dhrtarastra's son Duryodhana learned from Balarama the art

of fighting with a club.

 

SB 10.57.27: Lord Kesava arrived in Dvaraka and described the demise

of Satadhanva and His own failure to find the Syamantaka jewel. He

spoke in a way that would please His beloved, Satyabhama.

 

SB 10.57.28: Lord Krsna then had the various funeral rites performed

for His deceased relative, Satrajit. The Lord attended the funeral

along with well-wishers of the family.

 

SB 10.57.29: When Akrura and Krtavarma, who had originally incited

Satadhanva to commit his crime, heard that he had been killed, they

fled Dvaraka in terror and took up residence elsewhere.

 

SB 10.57.30: In Akrura's absence ill omens arose in Dvaraka, and the

citizens began to suffer continually from physical and mental

distresses, as well as from disturbances caused by higher powers and

by creatures of the earth.

 

SB 10.57.31: Some men proposed [that the troubles were due to Akrura's

absence], but they had forgotten the glories of the Supreme Lord,

which they themselves had so often described. Indeed, how can

calamities occur in a place where the Personality of Godhead, the

residence of all the sages, resides?

 

SB 10.57.32: [The elders said:] Previously, when Lord Indra had

withheld rain from Kasi [benares], the king of that city gave his

daughter Gandini to Svaphalka, who was then visiting him. It soon

rained in the kingdom of Kasi.

 

SB 10.57.33: Wherever his equally powerful son Akrura stays, Lord

Indra will provide sufficient rain. Indeed, that place will be free of

miseries and untimely deaths.

 

SB 10.57.34: Hearing these words from the elders, Lord Janardana,

though aware that the absence of Akrura was not the only cause of the

evil omens, had him summoned back to Dvaraka and spoke to him.

 

SB 10.57.35-36: Lord Krsna honored Akrura, greeted him confidentially

and spoke pleasant words with him. Then the Lord, who was fully aware

of Akrura's heart by virtue of His being the knower of everything,

smiled and addressed him: " O master of charity, surely the opulent

Syamantaka jewel was left in your care by Satadhanva and is still with

you. Indeed, We have known this all along.

 

SB 10.57.37: " Since Satrajit had no sons, his daughter's sons should

receive his inheritance. They should pay for memorial offerings of

waler and pinda, clear their grandfather's outstanding debts and keep

the remainder of the inheritance for themselves.

 

SB 10.57.38-39: " Nevertheless, the jewel should remain in your care, O

trustworthy Akrura, because no one else can keep it safely. But please

show the jewel just once, since My elder brother does not fully

believe what I have told Him about it. In this way, O most fortunate

one, you will pacify My relatives. [Everyone knows you have the jewel,

for] you are now continually performing sacrifices on altars of gold. "

 

SB 10.57.40: Thus shamed by Lord Krsna's conciliatory words, the son

of Svaphalka brought out the jewel from where he had concealed it in

his clothing and gave it to the Lord. The brilliant gem shone like the

sun.

 

SB 10.57.41: After the almighty Lord had shown the Syamantaka jewel to

His relatives, thus dispelling the false accusations against Him, He

returned it to Akrura.

 

SB 10.57.42: This narration, rich with descriptions of the prowess of

Lord Sri Visnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, removes sinful

reactions and bestows all auspiciousness. Anyone who recites, hears or

remembers it will drive away his own infamy and sins and attain peace.

 

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