Shloka 10

The Syamantaka Jewel: Accusation, Recovery, and Kṛṣṇa’s Marriage to Satyabhāmā

Devanagari script

सत्राजित् स्वगृहं श्रीमत् कृतकौतुकमङ्गलम् । प्रविश्य देवसदने मणिं विप्रैर्न्यवेशयत् ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

satrājit sva-gṛhaṁ śrīmat kṛta-kautuka-maṅgalam praviśya deva-sadane maṇiṁ viprair nyaveśayat

Translation

Pumasok si Satrājit sa kanyang marangyang tahanan at nagsagawa ng mga mapalad na ritwal na parang pagdiriwang. Pagkaraan, ipinapagtatag niya sa mga karapat-dapat na brāhmaṇa ang hiyas na Syamantaka sa silid-templo ng bahay.

Synonyms

• सत्राजित्: Satrājit
• सत्राजित्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्राजित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• स्व-गृहम्: his own house
• स्व-गृहम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (svasya gṛham)

• श्रीमत्: splendid, prosperous
• श्रीमत्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying स्वगृहम्)

• कृत-कौतुक-मङ्गलम्: adorned with festive auspicious rites
• कृत-कौतुक-मङ्गलम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त; √कृ) + कौतुक (प्रातिपदिक) + मङ्गल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (kṛtāni kautukamaṅgalāni yasmin tat) विशेषण (स्वगृहम्)

• प्रविश्य: having entered
• प्रविश्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु) + प्र-उपसर्ग
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• देव-सदने: in the shrine/temple
• देव-सदने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + सदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (devasya sadanam)

• मणिम्: the jewel
• मणिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• विप्रैः: by/with the brāhmaṇas
• विप्रैः: Kartr-sahakari (कर्ता-सहकारी/सहकर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), बहुवचन

• न्यवेशयत्: installed, placed
• न्यवेशयत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विश् (धातु) + नि-उपसर्ग
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; causative sense ‘to place’ (न्यवेशयत् = caused to be placed/installed)

Characters & Entities

• Satrājit
• brāhmaṇas (vipras)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the Syamantaka jewel in Canto 10?

In this verse, Satrājit brings the jewel into his splendid home and formally installs it in the deity’s temple area, indicating he treated it as sacred and worthy of ritual placement.

Why did Satrājit place the Syamantaka jewel in the temple with brāhmaṇas?

The narrative shows Satrājit arranging auspicious ceremonies and using brāhmaṇas to install the jewel properly, presenting it as an act performed according to religious decorum and public sanctity.

Practical application of this verse in modern life?

Treat valuable resources as a trust: use them responsibly, transparently, and in harmony with sacred principles rather than mere personal pride or enjoyment.