keśavo dvārakām etya

nidhanaḿ śatadhanvanaḥ

aprāptiḿ ca maṇeḥ prāha

priyāyāḥ priya-kṛd vibhuḥ

kesavah -- Lord Krishna; dvarakam -- to Dvaraka; etya -- coming; nidhanam -- the demise; satadhanvanah -- of Satadhanva; apraptim -- the failure to obtain; ca -- and; maneh -- the jewel; praha -- he told; priyayah -- of His beloved (Queen Satyabhama); priya -- the pleasure; krit -- doing; vibhuh -- the all-powerful Lord.


Texto

Lord Kesava arrived in Dvaraka and described the demise of Satadhanva and His own failure to find the Syamantaka jewel. He spoke in a way that would please His beloved, Satyabhama.

Significado

Naturally Queen Satyabhama was pleased to hear that her father's murderer had been brought to justice. But her father's Syamantaka jewel still had to be recovered, and thus she was also pleased to hear of Lord Krishna's determination to recover it.