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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.57.38-39

तथापि दुर्धरस्त्वन्यैस्त्वय्यास्तां सुव्रते मणि: ।

किन्तु मामग्रज: सम्यङ्‍न प्रत्येति मणिं प्रति ॥ ३८ ॥

दर्शयस्व महाभाग बन्धूनां शान्तिमावह ।

अव्युच्छिन्ना मखास्तेऽद्य वर्तन्ते रुक्‍मवेदय: ॥ ३९ ॥

tathāpi durdharas tv anyais

tvayy āstāṁ su-vrate maṇiḥ

kintu mām agrajaḥ samyaṅ

na pratyeti maṇiṁ prati

darśayasva mahā-bhāga

bandhūnāṁ śāntim āvaha

avyucchinnā makhās te ’dya

vartante rukma-vedayaḥ

Translation

“Nevertheless, the jewel should remain in your care, O trustworthy Akrūra, because no one else can keep it safely. But please show the jewel just once, since My elder brother does not fully believe what I have told Him about it. In this way, O most fortunate one, you will pacify My relatives. [Everyone knows you have the jewel, for] you are now continually performing sacrifices on altars of gold.”

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Trustworthy Care and Openness Bring Peace

  1. 1

    Although Satyabhāmā’s sons had a right to the jewel, Kṛṣṇa decided to leave it with Akrūra. He called Akrūra trustworthy and said no one else could keep it safely.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa asked Akrūra to show the jewel once because His elder brother did not fully believe His account. Showing it would pacify His relatives.

  3. 3

    Akrūra was using the jewel’s wealth to perform religious sacrifices continually. His sacrifices on golden altars indicated the jewel’s potency.

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.