मणिं स्यमंतकं चैव यः स सत्राजितोऽभवत् । स कथं स्मारयामास सात्यकिर्मधुसूदनम्
maṇiṃ syamaṃtakaṃ caiva yaḥ sa satrājito'bhavat | sa kathaṃ smārayāmāsa sātyakirmadhusūdanam
And Satrājit—he who possessed the Syamantaka jewel—how did he cause Sātyaki to remind Madhusūdana (Kṛṣṇa) of that matter?
Unspecified narrator (continuing Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narration)
Old disputes and remembered grievances can reignite conflict; dharma urges restraint and reconciliation before fate hardens.
The narrative is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, whose Māhātmya frames these recollections as part of a sacred-history arc.
None in this verse; it references a prior episode (Syamantaka jewel) as a catalyst in conversation.
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