Shloka 15
The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā
सोऽपि चक्रे कुमारस्य मणिं क्रीडनकं बिले । अपश्यन् भ्रातरं भ्राता सत्राजित् पर्यतप्यत ॥ १५ ॥
so ’pi cakre kumārasya maṇiṁ krīḍanakaṁ bile apaśyan bhrātaraṁ bhrātā satrājit paryatapyata
Inside the cave Jāmbavān gave the jewel to his young son as a toy. Meanwhile Satrājit, not seeing his brother return, became deeply distressed.
FAQs
This verse indicates the jewel was taken into a cave and treated as a mere plaything for a child, showing how material opulence can be misused and become the cause of further conflict and sorrow.
Because his brother Prasena did not return, and not seeing him, Satrājit was tormented by grief and anxiety, setting the stage for suspicion and accusations around the Syamantaka jewel.
Uncertainty and attachment to possessions can quickly lead to fear and blame; the verse encourages cultivating trust, patience, and dharmic inquiry rather than impulsive suspicion.