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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.56.110.56.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.56.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 10.56.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीराजोवाच

सत्राजित: किमकरोद् ब्रह्मन् कृष्णस्य किल्बिष: ।

स्यमन्तक: कुतस्तस्य कस्माद् दत्ता सुता हरे: ॥ २ ॥

śrī-rājovāca

satrājitaḥ kim akarod

brahman kṛṣṇasya kilbiṣaḥ

syamantakaḥ kutas tasya

kasmād dattā sutā hareḥ

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?

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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.

Ask Questions to Understand

  1. 1

    Mahārāja Parīkṣit asked what Satrājit had done to offend Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    He also wanted to know where Satrājit had obtained the Syamantaka jewel.

  3. 3

    He asked why Satrājit gave his daughter to Kṛṣṇa, whom he recognized as the Supreme Lord.

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:

When Śukadeva Gosvāmī mentioned that King Satrājit offended Lord Kṛṣṇa on account of the Syamantaka jewel, King Parīkṣit became curious to hear the details of this incident. Thus Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrated the story.
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. śrī-rājāthe King (Parīkṣit Mahārāja)
  2. uvācasaid
  3. satrājitaḥSatrājit
  4. kimwhat
  5. akarotcommitted
  6. brahmanO brāhmaṇa
  7. kṛṣṇasyaagainst Lord Kṛṣṇa
  8. kilbiṣaḥoffense
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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

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “offend”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “king”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “inquired”

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

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Live it

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Ask yourself

What question would help me understand this account of the Supreme Lord more clearly?

Practice

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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