Maharaja.Ranjit.Sing.. - Gurmat Veechar

Legendary Origin of the Koh-i-Noor 13
because he alone of all men was best fitted to be in
its possession. How could Satrajit agree to such a
suggestion?
Persain who seems to have been determined to
dispossess his brother of the diamond, took this
opportunity and snatched it from his elder brother.
Without delay he started for Muttra to gain the favour
of his potentate, by presenting to him this extraordinary
gift of the Sun-God. He was, however, not
destined to attain his objective, as he was killed by
a lion in a jungle through which he was passing.
Hearing the hue and cry of Persain, one Jamavant, a
warrior of celebrated brawn and great reputation,
came to his rescue; but too late. He· noticed the
diamond of extraordinary brilliance and took it away
with him. 2
Persain was a near relative of Lord Krishna. The
former's sudden disappearance gave rise to many wild
stories and there were whispers in quarters
antagonistic to Lord Krishna, that it was he who was
at the bottom of this mysterious disappearance of
Persain along with the Sun-God's diamond. Whispers
soon turned into definite allegations and Satrajit
openly accused the Lord of his complicity in this
crime. To set all such rumours at rest, Krishna set
out in search of Persain and the diamond. He heard
stories about Jamavant's possession of a precious
stone with extraordinary brilliance and went to take ,-
2. See Bhagwat Purana. Page 246.