Shloka 31

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

Devanagari script

मणिहेतोरिह प्राप्ता वयमृक्षपते बिलम् । मिथ्याभिशापं प्रमृजन्नात्मनो मणिनामुना ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

maṇi-hetor iha prāptā vayam ṛkṣa-pate bilam mithyābhiśāpaṁ pramṛjann ātmano maṇināmunā

Translation

[Der Herr Kṛṣṇa sprach:] O Herr der Bären, um dieses Juwel willen sind wir in deine Höhle gekommen. Mit diesem Juwel will Ich die falschen Anschuldigungen gegen Mich aus der Welt schaffen.

Synonyms

• मणिहेतोः: for the jewel’s sake
• मणिहेतोः: Hetu (हेतु/पञ्चमी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि-हेतु (प्रातिपदिक); मणि + हेतु
• Form: तत्पुरुष (cause for the jewel), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/पञ्चमी एकवचनरूपम् ‘हेतोः’ (genitive/ablative singular of हेतु); अर्थतः पञ्चमी (5th case, ablative) ‘for the sake of/because of’

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• प्राप्ताः: having come/arrived
• प्राप्ताः: Kriya (क्रिया/भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; प्र-√आप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘वयम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• वयम्: we
• वयम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), उत्तमपुरुषार्थे (1st person), प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• ऋक्षपते: O lord of bears
• ऋक्षपते: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋक्ष-पति (प्रातिपदिक); ऋक्ष + पति
• Form: तत्पुरुष (lord of bears), पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन

• बिलम्: to the cave
• बिलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• मिथ्याभिशापम्: the false curse
• मिथ्याभिशापम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथ्या-अभिशाप (प्रातिपदिक); मिथ्या + अभिशाप
• Form: कर्मधारय (false curse), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्रमृजन्: wiping away/removing
• प्रमृजन्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√मृज् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि—‘(अहं/सः) प्रमृजन्’ (wiping away)

• आत्मनः: of oneself
• आत्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• मणिना: with the jewel
• मणिना: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• अमुना: by this/with this
• अमुना: Karana (करण/तृतीया)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Jāmbavān

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about clearing false accusations against a righteous person?

In this verse, Kṛṣṇa Himself seeks the Syamantaka jewel so the false blame against Him can be removed, showing that dharmic people may act to practically dispel slander and restore truth.

Why did Krishna say this to Jambavan in Canto 10 Chapter 56?

Kṛṣṇa addresses Jāmbavān as the lord of the bears and explains He has come to the cave specifically to recover the jewel, which would publicly refute the mistaken accusation that Kṛṣṇa was responsible for the jewel’s disappearance.

Practical application of this teaching in modern life?

When wrongly blamed, respond with truth and appropriate evidence while remaining composed—protecting integrity without hatred—just as Kṛṣṇa seeks a clear resolution to remove false suspicion.