sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; asit -- was; satrajitah -- of Satrajit; suryah -- the sun-god; bhaktasya -- who was his devotee; paramah -- the best; sakha -- well-wishing friend; pritah -- affectionate; tasmai -- to him; manim -- the jewel; pradat -- gave; sah -- he; ca -- and; tushtah -- satisfied; syamantakam -- named Syamantaka.

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Surya, the sun-god, felt great affection for his devotee Satrajit. Acting as his greatest friend, the demigod gave him the jewel called Syamantaka as a token of his satisfaction.