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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel
10.56.1410.56.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.56.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.56.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सोऽपि चक्रे कुमारस्य मणिं क्रीडनकं बिले ।

अपश्यन् भ्रातरं भ्राता सत्राजित् पर्यतप्यत ॥ १५ ॥

so ’pi cakre kumārasya

maṇiṁ krīḍanakaṁ bile

apaśyan bhrātaraṁ bhrātā

satrājit paryatapyata

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.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Plaything Here, Deep Worry Elsewhere

  1. 1

    Within the cave, Jāmbavān gave the Syamantaka jewel to his young son.

  2. 2

    The child used the jewel as a toy to play with.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, Satrājit became deeply troubled because his brother had not returned.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Jāmbavān killed the lion and gave the jewel to his son to play with. When King Satrājit’s brother did not return, the King presumed that Śrī Kṛṣṇa had killed him for the Syamantaka gem.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.56
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥhe, Jāmbavān
  2. apimoreover
  3. cakremade
  4. kumārasyafor his child
  5. maṇimthe jewel
  6. krīḍanakama toy
  7. bilein the cave
  8. apaśyannot seeing
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “child”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse contrast the child’s play with Satrājit’s worry?

Practice

Reread the verse slowly, noticing both the child’s play and Satrājit’s distress.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Plaything Here, Deep Worry ElsewhereThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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