Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 10: The Summum Bonum

Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel. Text 2

Å›rÄ«-rÄjovÄca
satrÄjitaḥ kim akarod
brahman kṛṣṇasya kilbiṣaḥ
syamantakaḥ kutas tasya
kasmÄd dattÄ sutÄ hareḥ

 Å›rÄ«-rÄjÄ - the King (ParÄ«ká¹£it MahÄrÄja); uvÄca - said; satrÄjitaḥ - SatrÄjit; kim - what; akarot - committed; brahman - O brÄhmaṇa; kṛṣṇasya - against Lord Kṛṣṇa; kilbiá¹£aḥ - offense; syamantakaḥ - the Syamantaka jewel; kutaḥ - from where; tasya - his; kasmÄt - why; dattÄ - given; sutÄ - his daughter; hareḥ - to Lord Hari.


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MahÄrÄja ParÄ«ká¹£it inquired: O brÄhmaṇa, what did King SatrÄjit do to offend Lord Kṛṣṇa? Where did he get the Syamantaka jewel, and why did he give his daughter to the Supreme Lord?

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