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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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned
10.57.1710.57.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.18

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kṛtavarmāsince 10.57.12-13inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्रत्याख्यात: स तेनापि शतधन्वा महामणिम् ।

तस्मिन् न्यस्याश्वमारुह्य शतयोजनगं ययौ ॥ १८ ॥

pratyākhyātaḥ sa tenāpi

śatadhanvā mahā-maṇim

tasmin nyasyāśvam āruhya

śata-yojana-gaṁ yayau

Translation

His appeal thus rejected by Akrūra also, Śatadhanvā placed the precious jewel in Akrūra’s care and fled on a horse that could travel one hundred yojanas [eight hundred miles].

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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.

False Ownership Reveals a Thief's Mentality

  1. 1

    After Akrūra rejected his appeal, Śatadhanvā placed the precious jewel in Akrūra's care.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that leaving it in a friend's care implies Śatadhanvā now believed the jewel was his. It calls this a thief's mentality.

  3. 3

    Śatadhanvā fled on a horse capable of traveling one hundred yojanas, or eight hundred miles.

Key points from the purport
  • The term nyasya, “leaving in the care of,” implies Śatadhanvā now believed the jewel was his; thus he was leaving it in the care of a friend.
  • In blunt terms, this is a thief’s mentality.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When the Lord could not find the Syamantaka jewel on Śatadhanvā’s person, Baladeva told Him that Śatadhanvā must have left it in someone’s care. Baladeva further suggested that Kṛṣṇa return to Dvārakā to find the jewel while He, Baladeva, would take the opportunity to visit the King of Videha.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.57
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. pratyākhyātaḥrefused
  2. saḥhe
  3. tenaby him, Akrūra
  4. apialso
  5. śatadhanvāŚatadhanvā
  6. mahā-maṇimthe precious jewel
  7. tasminwith him
  8. nyasyaleaving
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.57

    In this verse: “friend's”

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 treating anything entrusted to me as though it were mine?

Practice

Check one borrowed or entrusted item today and take a concrete step to respect its owner's claim.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.57's connections

Live this todayFalse Ownership Reveals a Thief's MentalityThis 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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