Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.56.40-42
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सोऽनुध्यायंस्तदेवाघं बलवद्विग्रहाकुल: ।
कथं मृजाम्यात्मरज: प्रसीदेद् वाच्युत: कथम् ॥ ४० ॥
किं कृत्वा साधु मह्यं स्यान्न शपेद् वा जनो यथा ।
अदीर्घदर्शनं क्षुद्रं मूढं द्रविणलोलुपम् ॥ ४१ ॥
दास्ये दुहितरं तस्मै स्त्रीरत्नं रत्नमेव च ।
उपायोऽयं समीचीनस्तस्य शान्तिर्न चान्यथा ॥ ४२ ॥
so ’nudhyāyaṁs tad evāghaṁ
balavad-vigrahākulaḥ
kathaṁ mṛjāmy ātma-rajaḥ
prasīded vācyutaḥ katham
kim kṛtvā sādhu mahyaṁ syān
na śaped vā jano yathā
adīrgha-darśanaṁ kṣudraṁ
mūḍhaṁ draviṇa-lolupam
dāsye duhitaraṁ tasmai
strī-ratnaṁ ratnam eva ca
upāyo ’yaṁ samīcīnas
tasya śāntir na cānyathā
Pondering over his grievous offense and worried about the possibility of conflict with the Lord’s mighty devotees, King Satrājit 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.”
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