KRSNA The Supreme Personality of Godhead Vol. 2 ... - Prabhupada

l I The Stor y of the S y amantaka JewelThere was a king of the name Satrajit within the jurisdiction ofDvarakadhama. He was a great devotee of the sun-god, who awarded himthe benediction of a jewel known as Syamantaka. Because of this Syamantakajewel, there was a misunderstanding between King Satrajit and theYadu dynasty. Later on the matter was settled when Satrajit voluntarilyoffered KHa his daughter, Satyabhama, along with the jewel Syamantaka.Not only was Satyabhama married to Kra on account of the Syamantakajewel, but Jambavati, the daughter of Jambavan, was also married to Kra.These two marriages took place before the appearance of Pradyumna, asdescribed in the last chapter. How King Satrajit offended the Y adudynasty and how he later on came to his senses and offered his daughterand the Syamantaka jewel to Kra is described as follows.Since he was a great devotee of the sun-god, King Satrajit graduallyentered into a very friendly relationhip with him. The sun-god was muchpleased with him and delivered to him an exceptional jewel known asSyamantaka. When this jewel was worn by Satrajit in a locket around hisneck, he appeared exactly like an imitation sun-god. Putting on this jewel,he would enter the city of Dvaraka, and people would think that the sungod had come into the city to see Kra. They knew that Kra, being theSupreme Personality of Godhead, was sometimes visited by the demigods,so while Satrajit was visiting the city of Dvaraka all the inhabitants exceptKra took him to be the sun-god himself. Although King Satrajit wasknown to everyone, he could not be recognized because of the dazzlingeffulgence of the Syamantaka jewel.Once, mistaking him to be the sun-god, some of the important citizensof Dvaraka immediately went to KHa to inform Him that the sun-god hadarrived to see Him. At that time, Kra was playing chess. One of theimportant residents of Dvaraka spoke thus; "My dear Lord Narayaa, YouI