Shloka 7
The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel
सत्यभामा च पितरं हतं वीक्ष्य शुचार्पिता । व्यलपत्तात तातेति हा हतास्मीति मुह्यती ॥ ७ ॥
satyabhāmā ca pitaraṁ hataṁ vīkṣya śucārpitā vyalapat tāta tāteti hā hatāsmīti muhyatī
لما رأت ساتياباما أباها قتيلاً غمرها الحزن. وأخذت تنتحب: «يا أبي، يا أبي! آه، لقد هلكتُ!» ثم أغمي عليها.
According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī, Satyabhāmā’s anguished feelings and words at the death of her father were prompted by Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastime potency ( līlā-śakti ), to prepare for the Lord’s violent reaction against Śatadhanvā.
FAQs
This verse shows Satyabhāmā’s intense, human grief at her father’s death—lamentation and bewilderment—highlighting how worldly sorrow can overwhelm even those close to Krishna, setting the stage for seeking divine justice and shelter.
She had just seen her father Satrājit murdered; struck by sorrow, she openly lamented and fainted, expressing the natural bond of family and the shock of sudden violence in the Syamantaka narrative.
Grief is real and can disorient the mind; the Bhagavatam acknowledges this honestly while guiding the listener toward dharmic response—seeking truth, justice, and ultimately taking shelter of the Lord rather than remaining lost in despair.