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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
10.56.3810.56.40-42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.56.39

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.56.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स चातिव्रीडितो रत्नं गृहीत्वावाङ्‍मुखस्तत: ।

अनुतप्यमानो भवनमगमत् स्वेन पाप्मना ॥ ३९ ॥

sa cāti-vrīḍito ratnaṁ

gṛhītvāvāṅ-mukhas tataḥ

anutapyamāno bhavanam

agamat svena pāpmanā

Translation

Hanging his head in great shame, Satrājit took the gem and returned home, all the while feeling remorse for his sinful behavior.

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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.

Recognizing One’s Own Wrongdoing

  1. 1

    Satrājit took the gem while hanging his head in great shame.

  2. 2

    He returned home carrying the jewel, but he was not free from remorse.

  3. 3

    His remorse concerned his own sinful behavior. Receiving the gem did not remove his awareness of wrongdoing.

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:

Satrājit accepted the jewel, but with great shame and remorse. He went back to his home, and there he decided to offer Lord Kṛṣṇa not only the jewel but also his daughter so as to atone for the offense he had committed against the Lord’s lotus feet.
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, Satrājit
  2. caand
  3. atiextremely
  4. vrīḍitaḥashamed
  5. ratnamthe gem
  6. gṛhītvātaking
  7. avākdownward
  8. mukhaḥhis face
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “sinful”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.56

    In this verse: “free from”

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

Am I willing to acknowledge my own wrongdoing rather than focus only on what I have gained?

Practice

Privately name one wrong action you regret, without making excuses for it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognizing One’s Own WrongdoingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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