> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

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> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

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> > Chapter Fifty-seven: Satrâjit Murdered, the Jewel Returned

> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-bâdarâyanir uvâca

> > vijn'âtârtho 'pi govindo

> > dagdhân âkarnya pândavân

> > kuntîm ca kulya-karane

> > saha-râmo yayau kurûn

> > s'rî-bâdarâyanih uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî, the son of Badarâyana, said; vijn'âta - aware; arthah - of the facts; api - although; govindah - Lord Krishna; dagdhân - burned to death; âkarnya - hearing; pândavân - the sons of Pându; kuntîm - their mother, Kuntî; ca - and; kulya - family obligations; karane - to carry out; saha-râmah - together with Lord Balarâma; yayau - went; kurûn - to the kingdom of the Kurus.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'rî Bâdarâyani said: Although Lord Govinda was fully aware of what had actually occurred, when He heard reports that the Pândavas and Queen Kuntî had burned to death, He went with Lord Balarâma to the kingdom of the Kurus to fulfill the family obligations expected of Him.

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> > TEXT 2

> > bhîshmam kripam sa viduram

> > gândhârîm dronam eva ca

> > tulya-duhkhau ca sangamya

> > hâ kashtham iti hocatuh

> > bhîshmam - Bhîshma; kripam - Âcârya Kripa; sa-viduram - and also Vidura; gândhârîm - Gândhârî, the wife of Dhritarâshthra; dronam - Âcârya Drona; eva ca - as well; tulya - equally; duhkhau - sorrowful; ca - and; sangamya - meeting with; hâ - alas; kashtham - how painful; iti - thus; ha ûcatuh - They spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The two Lords met with Bhîshma, Kripa, Vidura, Gândhârî and Drona. Showing sorrow equal to theirs, They cried out, "Alas, how painful this is!"

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> > TEXT 3

> > labdhvaitad antaram râjan

> > s'atadhanvânam ûcatuh

> > akrûra-kritavarmânau

> > manih kasmân na grihyate

> > labdhvâ - achieving; etat - this; antaram - opportunity; râjan - O King (Parîkchit); s'atadhanvânam - to S'atadhanvâ; ûcatuh - said; akrûra-kritavarmânau - Akrûra and Kritavarmâ; manih - the jewel; kasmât - why; na grihyate - should not be taken.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Taking advantage of this opportunity, O King, Akrûra and Kritavarmâ went to S'atadhanvâ and said, "Why not take the Syamantaka jewel?

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> > TEXT 4

> > yo 'smabhyam sampratis'rutya

> > kanyâ-ratnam vigarhya nah

> > krishnâyâdân na satrâjit

> > kasmâd bhrâtaram anviyât

> > yah - who; asmabhyam - to each of us; sampratis'rutya - promising; kanyâ - his daughter; ratnam - jewellike; vigarhya - contemptuously neglecting; nah - us; krishnâya - to Krishna; adât - gave; na - not; satrâjit - Satrâjit; kasmât - why; bhrâtaram - his brother; anviyât - should follow (in death).

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Satrâjit promised his jewellike daughter to us but then gave her to Krishna instead, contemptuously neglecting us. So why should Satrâjit not follow his brother's path?"

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> > TEXT 5

> > evam bhinna-matis tâbhyâm

> > satrâjitam asattamah

> > s'ayânam avadhîl lobhât

> > sa pâpah kshîna jîvitah

> > evam - thus; bhinna - affected; matih - whose mind; tâbhyâm - by the two of them; satrâjitam - Satrâjit; asat-tamah - the most wicked; s'ayânam - sleeping; avadhît - killed; lobhât - out of greed; sah - he; pâpah - sinful; kshîna - diminished; jîvitah - whose life span.

> > TRANSLATION

> > His mind thus influenced by their advice, wicked S'atadhanvâ murdered Satrâjit in his sleep simply out of greed. In this way the sinful S'atadhanvâ shortened his own life span.

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> > TEXT 6

> > strînâm vikros'amânânâm

> > krandantînâm anâtha-vat

> > hatvâ pas'ûn saunika-van

> > manim âdâya jagmivân

> > strînâm - as the women; vikros'amânânâm - called out; krandantînâm - and cried; anâtha - persons who have no protector; vat - as if; hatvâ - having killed; pas'ûn - animals; saunika - a butcher; vat - like; manim - the jewel; âdâya - taking; jagmivân - he went.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the women of Satrâjit's palace screamed and helplessly wept, S'atadhanvâ took the jewel and left, like a butcher after he has killed some animals.

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> > TEXT 7

> > satyabhâmâ ca pitaram

> > hatam vîkshya s'ucârpitâ

> > vyalapat tâta tâteti

> > hâ hatâsmîti muhyatî

> > satyabhâmâ - Queen Satyabhâmâ; ca - and; pitaram - her father; hatam - killed; vîkshya - seeing; s'ucâ-arpitâ - cast into sorrow; vyalapat - lamented; tata tâta - O father, O father; iti - thus; hâ - alas; hatâ - killed; asmi - I am; iti - thus; muhyatî - fainting.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Satyabhâmâ saw her dead father, she was plunged into grief. Lamenting "My father, my father! Oh, I am killed!" she fell unconscious.

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> > TEXT 8

> > taila-dronyâm mritam prâsya

> > jagâma gajasâhvayam

> > krishnâya viditârthâya

> > taptâcakhyau pitur vadham

> > taila - of oil; dronyâm - in a large vessel; mritam - the corpse; prâsya - putting; jagâma - she went; gaja-sâhvayam - to Hastinâpura, the Kuru capital; krishnâya - to Krishna; vidita-arthâya - who already was aware of the situation; taptâ - sorrowful; âcakhyau - she related; pituh - of her father; vadham - the killing.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Queen Satyabhâmâ put her father's corpse in a large vat of oil and went to Hastinâpura, where she sorrowfully told Lord Krishna, who was already aware of the situation, about her father's murder.

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> > TEXT 9

> > tad âkarnyes'varau râjann

> > anusritya nri-lokatâm

> > aho nah paramam kashtham

> > ity asrâkshau vilepatuh

> > tat - that; âkarnya - hearing; îs'varau - the two Lords; râjan - O King (Parîkchit); anusritya - imitating; nri-lokatâm - the way of human society; aho - alas; nah - for Us; paramam - the greatest; kashtham - distress; iti - thus; asra - tearful; akshau - whose eyes; vilepatuh - They both lamented.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Lord Krishna and Lord Balarâma heard this news, O King, They exclaimed, "Alas! This is the greatest tragedy for Us! "Thus imitating the ways of human society, They lamented, Their eyes brimming with tears.

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> > TEXT 10

> > âgatya bhagavâms tasmât

> > sa-bhâryah sâgrajah puram

> > s'atadhanvânam ârebhe

> > hantum hartum manim tatah

> > âgatya - returning; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tasmât - from that place; sa-bhâryah - with His wife; sa-agrajah - and with His elder brother; puram - to His capital; s'atadhanvânam - S'atadhanvâ; ârebhe - He prepared; hantum - to kill; hartum - to take; manim - the jewel; tatah - from him.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord returned to His capital with His wife and elder brother. After arriving in Dvârakâ, He readied Himself to kill S'atadhanvâ and retrieve the jewel from him.

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> > TEXT 11

> > so 'pi kritodyamam jn'âtvâ

> > bhîtah prâna-parîpsayâ

> > sâhâyye kritavarmânam

> > ayâcata sa câbravît

> > sah - he (S'atadhanvâ); api - also; krita-udyamam - preparing Himself; jn'âtvâ - learning; bhîtah - frightened; prâna - his life air; parîpsayâ - wishing to save; sâhâyye - for assistance; kritavarmânam - Kritavarmâ; ayâcata - he entreated; sah - he; ca - and; abravît - said.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Upon learning that Lord Krishna was preparing to kill him, S'atadhanvâ was struck with fear. To save his life he approached Kritavarmâ and begged him for help, but Kritavarmâ replied as follows.

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> > TEXTS 12 - 13

> > nâham îsvarayoh kuryâm

> > helanam râma-krishnayoh

> > ko nu kshemâya kalpeta

> > tayor vrijinam âcaran

> > kamsah sahânugo 'pîto

> > yad-dveshât tyâjitah s'riyâ

> > jarâsandhah saptadas'a-

> > samyugâd viratho gatah

> > na - not; aham - I; îs'varayoh - toward the Lords; kuryâm - can commit; helanam - offense; râma-krishnayoh - toward Balarâma and Krishna; kah - who; nu - indeed; kshemâya - good fortune; kalpeta - can achieve; tayoh - to Them; vrijinam - trouble; âcaran - causing;

> > kamsah - King Kamsa; saha - along with; anugah - his followers; apîtah - dead; yat - against whom; dveshât - because of his hatred; tyâjitah - abandoned; s'riyâ - by his opulence; jarâsandhah - Jarâsandha; saptadas'a - seventeen; samyugât - resulting from battles; virathah - deprived of his chariot; gatah - became.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Kritavarmâ said:] I dare not offend the Supreme Lords, Krishna and Balarâma. Indeed, how can one who troubles Them expect any good fortune? Kamsa and all his followers lost both their wealth and their lives because of enmity toward Them, and after battling Them seventeen times Jarâsandha was left without even a chariot.

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> > TEXT 14

> > pratyâkhyâtah sa câkrûram

> > pârshni-grâham ayâcata

> > so 'py âha ko virudhyeta

> > vidvân îs'varayor balam

> > pratyâkhyâtah - refused; sah - he, S'atadhanvâ; ca - and; akrûram - Akrûra; pârshni- grâham - for help; ayâcata - begged; sah - he, Akrûra; api - also; âha - said; kah - who; virudhyeta - can stand against; vidvân - knowing; îs'varayoh - of the two Personalities of Godhead; balam - the strength.

> > TRANSLATION

> > His appeal refused, S'atadhanvâ went to Akrûra and begged him for protection. But Akrûra similarly told him, "Who would oppose the two Personalities of Godhead if he knew Their strength?

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> > TEXT 15

> > ya idam lîlayâ vis'vam

> > srijaty avati hanti ca

> > ceshthâm vis'va-srijo yasya

> > na vidur mohitâjayâ

> > yah - who; idam - this; lîlayâ - as play; vis'vam - universe; srijati - creates; avati - maintains; hanti - destroys; ca - and; ceshthâm - purpose; vis'va-srijah - the (secondary) creators of the universe (headed by Lord Brahmâ); yasya - whose; na viduh - do not know; mohitâh - bewildered; ajayâ - by His eternal deluding potency.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "It is the Supreme Lord who creates, maintains and destroys this universe simply as His pastime. The cosmic creators cannot even understand His purpose, bewildered as they are by His illusory Mâyâ.

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> > TEXT 16

> > yah sapta-hâyanah s'ailam

> > utpâthyaikena pâninâ

> > dadhâra lîlayâ bâla

> > ucchilîndhram ivârbhakah

> > yah - who; sapta - seven; hâyanah - years of age; s'ailam - a mountain; utpâthya - uprooting; ekena - with a single; pâninâ - hand; dadhâra - held up; lîlayâ - as play; bâlah - a mere child; ucchilîndhram - a mushroom; iva - as; arbhakah - a boy.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "As a child of seven, Krishna uprooted an entire mountain and held it aloft as easily as a young boy picks up a mushroom.

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> > TEXT 17

> > namas tasmai bhagavate

> > krishnâyâdbhuta-karmane

> > anantâyâdi-bhûtâya

> > kûtha-sthâyâtmane namah

> > namah - obeisances; tasmai - to Him; bhagavate - the Supreme Lord; krishnâya - Krishna; adbhuta - amazing; karmane - whose acts; anantâya - the unlimited; âdi- bhûtâya - the source of all existence; kûtha-sthâya - the immovable center of existence; âtmane - the Supreme Soul; namah - obeisances.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "I offer my obeisances to that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, whose every deed is amazing. He is the Supreme Soul, the unlimited source and fixed center of all existence."

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> > TEXT 18

> > pratyâkhyâtah sa tenâpi

> > s'atadhanvâ mahâ-manim

> > tasmin nyasyâs'vam âruhya

> > s'ata-yojana-gam yayau

> > pratyâkhyâtah - refused; sah - he; tena - by him, Akrûra; api - also; s'atadhanvâ - S'atadhanvâ; mahâ-manim - the precious jewel; tasmin - with him; nyasya - leaving; as'vam - a horse; âruhya - mounting; s'ata - one hundred; yojana - yojanas (one yojana measures about eight miles); gam - which could go; yayau - he departed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > His appeal thus rejected by Akrûra also, S'atadhanvâ placed the precious jewel in Akrûra's care and fled on a horse that could travel one hundred yojanas [eight hundred miles].

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> > TEXT 19

> > garuda-dhvajam âruhya

> > ratham râma-janârdanau

> > anvayâtâm mahâ-vegair

> > as'vai râjan guru-druham

> > garuda-dhvajam - having the emblem of Garuda on its flag; âruhya - mounting; ratham - the chariot; râma - Balarâma; janârdanau - and Krishna; anvayâtâm - followed; mahâ-vegaih - very swift; as'vaih - by horses; râjan - O King (Parîkchit); guru - to Their superior (Satrâjit, Their father-in-law); druham - the committer of violence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear King, Krishna and Balarâma mounted Krishna's chariot, which flew the flag of Garuda and was yoked with tremendously swift horses, and pursued Their elder's murderer.

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> > TEXT 20

> > mithilâyâm upavane

> > visrijya patitam hayam

> > padbhyâm adhâvat santrastah

> > krishno 'py anvadravad rushâ

> > mithilâyâm - at Mithilâ; upavane - in a suburban garden; visrijya - abandoning; patitam - fallen; hayam - his horse; padbhyâm - on foot; adhâvat - he ran; santrastah - terrified; krishnah - Lord Krishna; api - also; anvadravat - ran after; rushâ - furiously.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In a garden on the outskirts of Mithilâ, the horse S'atadhanvâ was riding collapsed. Terrified, he abandoned the horse and began to flee on foot, with Krishna in angry pursuit.

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> > TEXT 21

> > padâter bhagavâms tasya

> > padâtis tigma-neminâ

> > cakrena s'ira utkritya

> > vâsasor vyacinon manim

> > padâteh - of him who was on foot; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; tasya - his; padâtih - Himself on foot; tigma - sharp; neminâ - whose edge; cakrena - with His disc; s'irah - head; utkritya - severing; vâsasoh - within S'atadhanvâ's garments (upper and lower); vyacinot - He searched for; manim - the jewel.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As S'atadhanvâ fled on foot, the Supreme Lord, also going on foot, cut off his head with His sharp-edged disc. The Lord then searched S'atadhanvâ's upper and lower garments for the Syamantaka jewel.

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> > TEXT 22

> > alabdha-manir âgatya

> > krishna âhâgrajântikam

> > vrithâ hatah s'atadhanur

> > manis tatra na vidyate

> > alabdha - not finding; manih - the gem; âgatya - approaching; krishnah - Lord Krishna; âha - said; agra-ja - of His elder brother; antikam - to the proximity; vrithâ - uselessly; hatah - killed; s'atadhanuh - S'atadhanvâ; manih - the jewel; tatra - with him; na vidyate - is not present.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Not finding the jewel, Lord Krishna went to His elder brother and said, "We have killed S'atadhanvâ uselessly. The jewel isn't here."

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> > TEXT 23

> > tata âha balo nûnam

> > sa manih s'atadhanvanâ

> > kasmims'cit purushe nyastas

> > tam anvesha puram vraja

> > tatah - then; âha - said; balah - Lord Balarâma; nûnam - certainly; sah - that; manih - jewel; s'atadhanvanâ - by S'atadhanvâ; kasmims'cit - with some particular; purushe - person; nyastah - left; tam - him; anvesha - search out; puram - to the city; vraja - go.

> > TRANSLATION

> > To this Lord Balarâma replied, "Indeed, S'atadhanvâ must have placed the jewel in the care of someone. You should return to Our city and find that person.

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> > TEXT 24

> > aham vaideham icchâmi

> > drashthum priyatamam mama

> > ity uktvâ mithilâm râjan

> > vives'a yada-nandanah

> > aham - I; vaideham - the King of Videha; icchâmi - wish; drashthum - to see; priya- tamam - who is most dear; mama - to Me; iti - thus; uktvâ - saying; mithilâm - Mithilâ (the capital of the Videha kingdom); râjan - O King (Parîkchit); vives'a - entered; yadu-nandanah - Lord Balarâma, the descendant of Yadu.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "I wish to visit King Videha, who is most dear to Me." O King, having said this, Lord Balarâma, the beloved descendant of Yadu, entered the city of Mithilâ.

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> > TEXT 25

> > tam drishthvâ sahasotthâya

> > maithilah prîta-mânasah

> > arhayâm âsa vidhi-vad

> > arhanîyam samarhanaih

> > tam - Him, Lord Balarâma; drishthvâ - seeing; sahasâ - immediately; utthâya - rising; maithilah - the King of Mithilâ; prîta-mânasah - feeling affection; arhayâm âsa - he honored Him; vidhi-vat - in accordance with scriptural injunctions; arhanîyam - worshipable; samarhanaih - with elaborate paraphernalia of worship.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The King of Mithilâ immediately rose from his seat when he saw Lord Balarâma approaching. With great love the King honored the supremely worshipable Lord by offering Him elaborate worship, as stipulated by scriptural injunctions.

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> > TEXT 26

> > uvâsa tasyâm katicin

> > mithilâyâm samâ vibhuh

> > mânitah prîti-yuktena

> > janakena mahâtmanâ

> > tato 's'ikshad gadâm kâle

> > dhârtarâshthrah suyodhanah

> > uvâsa - He lived; tasyâm - there; katicit - several; mithilâyâm - in Mithila; samâh - years; vibhuh - the almighty Lord, S'rî Balarâma; mânitah - honored; prîti- yuktena - affectionate; janakena - by King Janaka (Videha); mahâ-âtmanâ - the great soul; tatah - then; as'ikshat - learned; gadâm - the club; kâle - in time; dhârtarâshthrah - the son of Dhritarâshthra; suyodhanah - Duryodhana.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The almighty Lord Balarâma stayed in Mithilâ for several years, honored by His affectionate devotee Janaka Mahârâja. During that time Dhritarâshthra's son Duryodhana learned from Balarâma the art of fighting with a club.

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> > TEXT 27

> > kes'avo dvârakâm etya

> > nidhanam s'atadhanvanah

> > aprâptim ca maneh prâha

> > priyâyâh priya-krid vibhuh

> > kes'avah - Lord Krishna; dvârakâm - to Dvârakâ; etya - coming; nidhanam - the demise; s'atadhanvanah - of S'atadhanvâ; aprâptim - the failure to obtain; ca - and; maneh - the jewel; prâha - he told; priyâyâh - of His beloved (Queen Satyabhâmâ); priya - the pleasure; krit - doing; vibhuh - the all-powerful Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Kes'ava arrived in Dvârakâ and described the demise of S'atadhanvâ and His own failure to find the Syamantaka jewel. He spoke in a way that would please His beloved, Satyabhâmâ.

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> > TEXT 28

> > tatah sa kârayâm âsa

> > kriyâ bandhor hatasya vai

> > sâkam suhridbhir bhagavân

> > yâ yâh syuh sâmparâyikîh

> > tatah - then; sah - He, Lord Krishna; kârayâm âsa - had done; kriyâ - the ritual duties; bandhoh - for His relative (Satrâjit); hatasya - killed; vai - indeed; sâkam - together with; suhridbhih - well-wishers; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; yâh yâh - all which; syuh - there are; sâmparâyikîh - for the time of one's departure from this world.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna then had the various funeral rites performed for His deceased relative, Satrâjit. The Lord attended the funeral along with well-wishers of the family.

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> > TEXT 29

> > akrûrah kritavarmâ ca

> > s'rutvâ s'atadhanor vadham

> > vyûshatur bhaya-vitrastau

> > dvârakâyâh prayojakau

> > akrûrah kritavarmâ ca - Akrûra and Kritavarmâ; s'rutvâ - hearing about; s'atadhanoh - of S'atadhanvâ; vadham - the killing; vyûshatuh - they went into exile; bhaya-vitrastau - seized with overwhelming fear; dvârakâyâh - from Dvârakâ; prayojakau - the engagers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Akrûra and Kritavarmâ, who had originally incited S'atadhanvâ to commit his crime, heard that he had been killed, they fled Dvârakâ in terror and took up residence elsewhere.

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> > TEXT 30

> > akrûre proshite 'rishthâny

> > âsan vai dvârakaukasâm

> > s'ârîrâ mânasâs tâpâ

> > muhur daivika-bhautikâh

> > akrûre - Akrûra; proshite - being in exile; arishthâni - ill omens; âsan - arose; vai - indeed; dvârakâ-okasâm - for the residents of Dvârakâ; s'ârîrâh - caused by the body; mânasah - and by the mind; tâpâh - distresses; muhuh - repeated; daivika - caused by higher powers; bhautikâh - caused by other creatures.

> > TRANSLATION

> > In Akrûra's absence ill omens arose in Dvârakâ, and the citizens began to suffer continually from physical and mental distresses, as well as from disturbances caused by higher powers and by creatures of the earth.

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> > TEXT 31

> > ity angopadis'anty eke

> > vismritya prâg udâhritam

> > muni-vâsa-nivâse kim

> > ghathetârishtha-dars'anam

> > iti - thus; anga - my dear (King Parîkchit); upadis'anti - were proposing; eke - some; vismritya - forgetting; prâk - previously; udâhritam - what had been described; muni - of sages; vâsa - the residence; nivâse - when He is residing; kim - how; ghatheta - can arise; arishtha - of calamities; dars'anam - the appearance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Some men proposed [that the troubles were due to Akrûra's absence], but they had forgotten the glories of the Supreme Lord, which they themselves had so often described. Indeed, how can calamities occur in a place where the Personality of Godhead, the residence of all the sages, resides?

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> > TEXT 32

> > deve 'varshati kâs'îs'ah

> > s'vaphalkâyâgatâya vai

> > sva-sutâm gândinîm prâdât

> > tato 'varshat sma kâs'ishu

> > deve - when the demigod, Lord Indra; avarshati - had not been supplying rain; kâs'î-îs'ah - the King of Benares; s'vaphalkâya - to S'vaphalka (Akrûra's father); âgatâya - who had come; vai - certainly; sva - his own; sutâm - daughter; gândinîm - Gândinî; prâdât - gave; tatah - then; avarshat - it rained; sma - indeed; kâs'ishu - in the kingdom of Kâs'î.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [The elders said:] Previously, when Lord Indra had withheld rain from Kâsî [Benares], the king of that city gave his daughter Gândinî to S'vaphalka, who was then visiting him. It soon rained in the kingdom of Kâs'î.

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> > TEXT 33

> > tat-sutas tat-prabhâvo 'sâv

> > akrûro yatra yatra ha

> > devo 'bhivarshate tatra

> > nopatâpâ na mârîkâh

> > tat - his (S'vaphalka's); sutah - son; tat-prabhâvah - having his powers; asau - he; akrûrah - Akrûra; yatra yatra - wherever; ha - indeed; devah - Lord Indra; abhivarshate - will provide rain; tatra - there; na - no; upatâpâh - painful disturbances; na - no; mârikâh - untimely deaths.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Wherever his equally powerful son Akrûra stays, Lord Indra will provide sufficient rain. Indeed, that place will be free of miseries and untimely deaths.

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> > TEXT 34

> > iti vriddha-vacah s'rutvâ

> > naitâvad iha kâranam

> > iti matvâ samânâyya

> > prâhâkrûram janârdanah

> > iti - thus; vriddha - of the elders; vacah - the words; s'rutvâ - having heard; na - not; etâvat - only this; iha - of the matter at hand; kâranam - the cause; iti - thus; matvâ - thinking; samânâyya - having him brought back; prâha - said; akrûram - to Akrûra; janârdanah - Lord Krishna.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Hearing these words from the elders, Lord Janârdana, though aware that the absence of Akrûra was not the only cause of the evil omens, had him summoned back to Dvârakâ and spoke to him.

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> > TEXTS 35 - 36

> > pûjayitvâbhibhâshyainam

> > kathayitvâ priyâh kathâh

> > vijn'atâkhila-citta jn'ah

> > smayamâna uvâca ha

> > nanu dâna-pate nyastas

> > tvayy âste s'atadhanvanâ

> > syamantako manih s'rîmân

> > viditah pûrvam eva nah

> > pûjayitvâ - honoring; abhibhâshya - greeting; enam - him (Akrûra); kathayitvâ - discussing; priyâh - pleasant; kathâh - topics; vijn'âta - fully aware; akhila - of everything; citta - (Akrûra's) heart; jn'ah - knowing; smayamânah - smiling; uvâca ha - He said;

> > nanu - surely; dâna - of charity; pate - O master; nyastah - kept; tvayi - in your care; âste - is present; s'atadhanvanâ - by S'atadhanvâ; syamantakah. manih - the Syamantaka jewel; s'rî-mân - opulent; viditah - known; pûrvam - beforehand; eva - indeed; nah - by Us.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna honored Akrûra, greeted him confidentially and spoke pleasant words with him. Then the Lord, who was fully aware of Akrûra'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 S'atadhanvâ and is still with you. Indeed, We have known this all along.

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> > TEXT 37

> > satrâjito 'napatyatvâd

> > grihnîyur duhituh sutâh

> > dâyam ninîyâpah pindân

> > vimucyarnam ca s'eshitam

> > satrâjitah - of Satrâjit; anapatyatvât - because of not having sons; grihnîyuh - they should take; duhituh - of his daughter; sutâh - the sons; dâyam - the inheritance; ninîya - after presenting; âpah - water; pindân - and memorial offerings; vimucya - after clearing; rinam - debts; ca - and; s'eshitam - remaining.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Since Satrâjit had no sons, his daughter's sons should receive his inheritance. They should pay for memorial offerings of waler and pinda, clear their grandfather's outstanding debts and keep the remainder of the inheritance for themselves.

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> > TEXTS 38 - 39

> > tathâpi durdharas tv anyais

> > tvayy âstâm su-vrate manih

> > kintu mâm agrajah samyan

> > na pratyeti manim prati

> > dars'ayasva mahâ-bhâga

> > bandhûnâm s'ântim âvaha

> > avyucchinnâ makhâs te 'dya

> > vartante rukma-vedayah

> > tathâ api - nevertheless; durdharah - impossible to hold on to; tu - but; anyaih - by others; tvayi - with you; âstâm - should remain; suvrate - O trustworthy keeper of vows; manih - the jewel; kintu - only; mam - Me; agra- jah - My elder brother; samyak - completely; na pratyeti - does not believe; manim prati - concerning the jewel;

> > dars'ayasva - please show it; mahâ-bhâga - O most fortunate one; bandhûnâm - to My relatives; s'ântim - peace; âvaha - bring; avyucchinnâh - uninterrupted; makhâh - sacrifices; te - your; adya - now; vartante - are going on; rukma - of gold; vedayah - whose altars.

> > TRANSLATION

> > "Nevertheless, the jewel should remain in your care, O trustworthy Akrûra, 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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> > TEXT 40

> > evam sâmabhir âlabdhah

> > s'vaphalka-tanayo manim

> > âdâya vâsasâcchannah

> > dadau sûrya-sama-prabham

> > evam - thus; sâmabhih - with conciliatory words; âlabdhah - reproached; s'vaphalka- tanayah - the son of S'vaphalka; manim - the Syamantaka jewel; âdâya - taking; vâsasâ - in his garment; âcchannah - concealed; dadau - he gave; sûrya - to the sun; sama - equal; prabham - in effulgence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Thus shamed by Lord Krishna's conciliatory words, the son of S'vaphalka brought out the jewel from where he had concealed it in his clothing and gave it to the Lord. The brilliant gem shone like the sun.

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> > TEXT 41

> > syamantakam dars'ayitvâ

> > jn'âtibhyo raja âtmanah

> > vimrijya maninâ bhûyas

> > tasmai pratyarpayat prabhuh

> > syamantakam - the Syamantaka jewel; dars'ayitvâ - after showing; jn'âtibhyah - to His relatives; rajah - the contamination; âtmanah - (falsely heaped upon) Himself; vimrijya - wiping away; maninâ - with the jewel; bhûyah - again; tasmai - to him, Akrûra; pratyarpayat - offered it back; prabhuh - the Supreme Lord.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After the almighty Lord had shown the Syamantaka jewel to His relatives, thus dispelling the false accusations against Him, He returned it to Akrûra.

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> > TEXT 42

> > yas tv etad bhagavata îs'varasya vishnor

> > vîryâdhyam vrijina-haram su-mangalam ca

> > âkhyânam pathhati s'rinoty anusmared vâ

> > dushkîrtim duritam apohya yâti s'ântim

> > yah - whoever; tu - indeed; etat - this; bhagavatah - of the Personality of Godhead; îs'varasya - the supreme controller; vishnoh - Lord Vishnu; vîrya - with the prowess; âdhyam - which is rich; vrijina - sinful reactions; haram - which removes; su-mangalam - most auspicious; ca - and; âkhyânam - narration; pathhati - recites; s'rinoti - hears; anusmaret - remembers; vâ - or; dushkîrtim - bad reputation; duritam - and sins; apohya - driving away; yâti - he attains; s'ântim - peace.

> > TRANSLATION

> > This narration, rich with descriptions of the prowess of Lord S'rî Vishnu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, removes sinful reactions and bestows all auspiciousness. Anyone who recites, hears or remembers it will drive away his own infamy and sins and attain peace.

> > Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupâda to the Tenth Canto, Fifty-seventh Chapter, of the S'rîmad-Bhâgavatam, entitled 'Satrâjit Murdered, the Jewel Returned."

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