Shloka 10
The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel
आगत्य भगवांस्तस्मात् सभार्य: साग्रज: पुरम् । शतधन्वानमारेभे हन्तुं हर्तुं मणिं तत: ॥ १० ॥
āgatya bhagavāṁs tasmāt sa-bhāryaḥ sāgrajaḥ puram śatadhanvānam ārebhe hantuṁ hartuṁ maṇiṁ tataḥ
आगत्य भगवान् तस्मात् सभार्यः साग्रजः पुरम् । द्वारकां प्राप्य शतधन्वानं हन्तुं मणिं हर्तुं चोद्यममकरोत् ॥
FAQs
In this verse, Śukadeva explains that Kṛṣṇa returned to the city with His wife and Balarāma and then set out to kill Śatadhanvā and recover the Syamantaka jewel, continuing the narrative of justice and restoration.
Because Śatadhanvā was to be punished and the stolen jewel had to be recovered; the verse states Kṛṣṇa undertook both—killing Śatadhanvā and retrieving the Syamantaka mani.
Act decisively to correct wrongdoing while restoring what was unlawfully taken—upholding dharma through responsible, principled action rather than indifference.