Shloka 23
The Murder of Satrājit and the Recovery of the Syamantaka Jewel
तत आह बलो नूनं स मणि: शतधन्वना । कस्मिंश्चित् पुरुषे न्यस्तस्तमन्वेष पुरं व्रज ॥ २३ ॥
tata āha balo nūnaṁ sa maṇiḥ śatadhanvanā kasmiṁścit puruṣe nyastas tam anveṣa puraṁ vraja
แล้วพระบาลรามตรัสตอบว่า “แน่นอนศตธันวาต้องฝากมณีไว้กับใครสักคน เจ้าจงกลับไปยังนครของเราและตามหาผู้นั้น”
FAQs
In this verse, Balarāma concludes the Syamantaka jewel was likely entrusted by Śatadhanvā to another person, and he directs that person be searched for in the city.
Because Śatadhanvā himself was not holding the jewel; Balarāma infers it was handed to someone else, so the search must extend into the city to find the custodian.
Act with clear reasoning and persistence when seeking truth—don’t stop at surface assumptions; follow evidence and take purposeful steps to resolve wrongdoing.