Shloka 42
The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā
सोऽनुध्यायंस्तदेवाघं बलवद्विग्रहाकुल: । कथं मृजाम्यात्मरज: प्रसीदेद् वाच्युत: कथम् ॥ ४० ॥ किं कृत्वा साधु मह्यं स्यान्न शपेद् वा जनो यथा । अदीर्घदर्शनं क्षुद्रं मूढं द्रविणलोलुपम् ॥ ४१ ॥ दास्ये दुहितरं तस्मै स्त्रीरत्नं रत्नमेव च । उपायोऽयं समीचीनस्तस्य शान्तिर्न चान्यथा ॥ ४२ ॥
so ’nudhyāyaṁs tad evāghaṁ balavad-vigrahākulaḥ kathaṁ mṛjāmy ātma-rajaḥ prasīded vācyutaḥ katham
自らの重大な罪を思い、また主の強大な भक्तたちとの争いの恐れに心乱れたサトラージト王は考えた。「いかにして我が身の汚れを洗い清め、いかにしてアチュタなる主にお喜びいただけようか。どうすれば吉祥を取り戻し、人々が私を近視眼で吝嗇、愚かで財に貪る者として呪わずに済むのか。私は主に、女の中の宝である我が娘と、さらにシャマンタカの宝珠を捧げよう。これこそ相応しい唯一の方策であり、他に主を鎮める道はない。」
FAQs
This verse shows the offender reflecting deeply on his wrongdoing and seeking a way to cleanse the heart and regain Lord Acyuta’s pleasure—repentance begins with honest self-examination and desire to rectify.
Acyuta means “infallible” and “never deviating.” The speaker highlights that Krishna is perfectly steady and pure, and thus one must sincerely purify oneself to regain His favor.
When you realize you have wronged someone, don’t justify it—acknowledge the fault, seek inner reform, and take concrete steps to make amends.