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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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel
10.56.3710.56.39

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.56.38

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.56.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सत्राजितं समाहूय सभायां राजसन्निधौ ।

प्राप्तिं चाख्याय भगवान् मणिं तस्मै न्यवेदयत् ॥ ३८ ॥

satrājitaṁ samāhūya

sabhāyāṁ rāja-sannidhau

prāptiṁ cākhyāya bhagavān

maṇiṁ tasmai nyavedayat

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.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Publicly Returns the Jewel

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa summoned Satrājit to the royal assembly.

  2. 2

    In King Ugrasena’s presence, He announced the recovery of the jewel.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa then formally presented the jewel to Satrājit. The recovery and return took place openly before the assembly.

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:

He summoned Satrājit to the royal assembly and, after recounting to him the entire story of the Syamantaka jewel’s recovery, gave the jewel back to him. Satrājit accepted the jewel, but with great shame and remorse.
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. satrājitamSatrājit
  2. samāhūyacalling
  3. sabhāyāminto the royal assembly
  4. rājaof the King (Ugrasena)
  5. sannidhauin the presence
  6. prāptimthe recovery
  7. caand
  8. ākhyāyaannouncing
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “king”

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 can I be more open and careful when returning something entrusted to me?

Practice

If you have something borrowed, return it today or arrange clearly when you will return it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Publicly Returns the JewelThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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