tathÄpi durdharas tv anyais
tvayy ÄstÄá¹ su-vrate maṇiḥ
kintu mÄm agrajaḥ samyaá¹…
na pratyeti maṇiṠprati
darÅ›ayasva mahÄ-bhÄga
bandhÅ«nÄá¹ Å›Äntim Ävaha
avyucchinnÄ makhÄs te 'dya
vartante rukma-vedayaḥ
tathÄ api - nevertheless; durdharaḥ - impossible to hold on to; tu - but; anyaiḥ - by others; tvayi - with you; ÄstÄm - should remain; suvrate - O trustworthy keeper of vows; maṇiḥ - the jewel; kintu - only; mam - Me; agra-jaḥ - My elder brother; samyak - completely; na pratyeti - does not believe; maṇim prati - concerning the jewel; darÅ›ayasva - please show it; mahÄ-bhÄga - O most fortunate one; bandhÅ«nÄm - to My relatives; Å›Äntim - peace; Ävaha - bring; avyucchinnÄḥ - uninterrupted; makhÄḥ - sacrifices; te - your; adya - now; vartante - are going on; rukma - of gold; vedayaḥ - whose altars.
“Nevertheless, the jewel should remain in your care, O trustworthy AkrÅ«ra, because no one else can keep it safely. But please show the jewel just once, since My elder brother does not fully believe what I have told Him about it. In this way, O most fortunate one, you will pacify My relatives. [Everyone knows you have the jewel, for] you are now continually performing sacrifices on altars of gold.â€
Although technically SatyabhÄmÄ’s sons had a right to the jewel, Lord Kṛṣṇa decided to leave the jewel in the care of AkrÅ«ra, who was using the jewel’s wealth to continually perform religious sacrifices. Indeed, AkrÅ«ra’s ability to perform such rituals on altars of gold was an indication of the jewel’s potency.
