Shloka 3

The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā

Devanagari script

श्रीशुक उवाच आसीत् सत्राजित: सूर्यो भक्तस्य परम: सखा । प्रीतस्तस्मै मणिं प्रादात् स च तुष्ट: स्यमन्तकम् ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

śrī-śuka uvāca āsīt satrājitaḥ sūryo bhaktasya paramaḥ sakhā prītas tasmai maṇiṁ prādāt sa ca tuṣṭaḥ syamantakam

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī sprach: Sūrya, der Sonnengott, empfand große Zuneigung zu seinem Geweihten Satrājit und war ihm wie der höchste Freund. Zufrieden schenkte er ihm das Juwel namens Syamantaka.

Synonyms

• śrī-śukaḥ: Śrī Śuka
• śrī-śukaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-śuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; honorific ‘śrī’ prefixed

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), 3rd Person, Singular

• āsīt: was
• āsīt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd Person, Singular

• satrājitaḥ: of Satrājit
• satrājitaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satrājit (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular (here: ‘of Satrājit’)

• sūryaḥ: the Sun-god
• sūryaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• bhaktasya: of the devotee
• bhaktasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• paramaḥ: supreme/very great
• paramaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifies ‘sakhā’

• sakhā: friend
• sakhā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• prītaḥ: pleased
• prītaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prī (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; ‘pleased’ (with sūryaḥ implied)

• tasmai: to him
• tasmai: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/चतुर्थी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• maṇim: a jewel
• maṇim: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• prādāt: gave
• prādāt: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: Aorist (लुङ्), 3rd Person, Singular; Parasmaipada

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय-अव्यय)

• tuṣṭaḥ: satisfied
• tuṣṭaḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; qualifies ‘saḥ’ (Satrājit)

• syamantakam: Syamantaka (jewel)
• syamantakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: syamantaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular

Characters & Entities

• Satrājit
• Sūrya (Sun-god)
• Syamantaka (jewel)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Syamantaka jewel?

In Canto 10, Chapter 56, Śukadeva explains that the Syamantaka jewel was bestowed by the Sun-god upon Satrājit, pleased by his devotion—setting the stage for the later events surrounding the jewel.

Why did the Sun-god give the Syamantaka jewel to Satrājit?

Because Sūrya was pleased with Satrājit’s devotion and regarded him as a dear friend, he affectionately gifted him the Syamantaka jewel.

Practical application of devotion attracting blessings in modern life?

The verse highlights that sincere devotion and integrity invite grace and support; in daily life this can translate into steady spiritual practice, gratitude, and righteous conduct that naturally draw auspicious opportunities and goodwill.