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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
10.57.3410.57.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.57.35-36

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The elderssince 10.57.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पूजयित्वाभिभाष्यैनं कथयित्वा प्रिया: कथा: ।

विज्ञाताखिलचित्तज्ञ: स्मयमान उवाच ह ॥ ३५ ॥

ननु दानपते न्यस्तस्त्वय्यास्ते शतधन्वना ।

स्यमन्तको मनि: श्रीमान् विदित: पूर्वमेव न: ॥ ३६ ॥

pūjayitvābhibhāṣyainaṁ

kathayitvā priyāḥ kathāḥ

vijñātākhila-citta jñaḥ

smayamāna uvāca ha

nanu dāna-pate nyastas

tvayy āste śatadhanvanā

syamantako maniḥ śrīmān

viditaḥ pūrvam eva naḥ

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa honored Akrūra, greeted him confidentially and spoke pleasant words with him. Then the Lord, who was fully aware of Akrūra’s heart by virtue of His being the knower of everything, smiled and addressed him: “O master of charity, surely the opulent Syamantaka jewel was left in your care by Śatadhanvā and is still with you. Indeed, We have known this all along.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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 Knows and Honors His Devotee

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa honored Akrūra, greeted him confidentially and spoke pleasant words. The purport explains that this treatment confirms Akrūra is a great devotee.

  2. 2

    As the knower of everything, Kṛṣṇa was fully aware of Akrūra’s heart. Nothing about the jewel’s whereabouts was hidden from Him.

  3. 3

    Smiling, Kṛṣṇa told Akrūra that Śatadhanvā had left the Syamantaka jewel in his care. The Lord had known this all along.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa’s treatment of Akrūra here confirms that he is actually a great devotee of the Lord.

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:

Still, He had Akrūra brought back to Dvārakā, and after properly honoring him with worship and greeting him with sweet words, Kṛṣṇa told him, “I know Śatadhanvā left the jewel in your care. Since Satrājit had no sons, his daughter’s offspring are the just claimants to whatever property he has left behind.
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. pūjayitvāhonoring
  2. abhibhāṣyagreeting
  3. enamhim (Akrūra)
  4. kathayitvādiscussing
  5. priyāḥpleasant
  6. kathāḥtopics
  7. vijñātafully aware
  8. akhilaof everything
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.57

    In this verse: “devotee”

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 remembering that Kṛṣṇa knows my heart help me be more sincere with Him?

Practice

Offer Kṛṣṇa one honest prayer, remembering that He already knows your heart.

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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 todayKṛṣṇa Knows and Honors His DevoteeThis 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.

Ask the BhāgavatamHave a question about SB 10.57.35-36? Get an answer from the verses themselves.