Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa · Chapter 122
Sourceअथ द्वाविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः नारद उवाच सर्वासां रमणीनां च कृष्णेन परमात्मना । समुद्वाहश्च कथितस्त्वया भगवता मुदा ।। १ ।। स्यमन्तकस्य च मणेरुपाख्यानमभीप्सितम् । तन्न श्रुतं महाभाग तन्मां व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ।। २ ।। नारायण उवाच भाद्रशुक्लचतुर्थ्यां च तारकां हृत्वाञ्छशी । तां तत्याज स कृष्णायां गुरुस्तां च गृहीतवान् ।। ३ ।। गुरुणा भर्त्सिता तारा मगर्भा लज्जिता सती । शशाप लज्जया कोपाच्चन्द्रं कामातुरं पुरा ।। ४ ।। तारोवाच भव शापकलंकी त्वं यस्त्वां पश्यति देहभृत् । पापं दृष्ट्वा स पापी च कलंकी च भविष्यति ।। ५ ।। इति श्रुत्वा स चन्द्रश्च नारायणसरोवरे । नारायणतपस्तप्त्वा मुमोच कृतपातकात् ।। ६ ।। तपःक्लिष्टं च तं दृष्ट्वा भगवान्पुरुषोत्तमः । तमुवाच महाभीतं कृपया च कृपानिधिः ।। ७ ।। श्रीभगवानुवाच मुक्तो भव कलंकी त्वं सर्वकालं कलानिधे । शापस्थानं तारकाया भाद्रे मासि सितासिते ।। ८ ।। चतुर्थ्यामुदितं चन्द्रं यस्तु पश्यति कामतः । तं याति तत्कलङ्कश्च स कलंकी भविष्यति ।। ९ ।। हरिणा दीयते ताले भाद्रे मासि सितासिते । चतुर्थ्यामुदितश्चन्द्रो नेक्षितव्यः कदाचन ।। १० ।। स्वयं दृष्ट्वा स्ववाक्यं च पालनं कर्तुमर्हति । भाद्रे चन्द्रं चतुर्थ्यां तु स कलंकी बभूव ह ।। ११ ।। कलंकी येन रूपेण तद्वक्ष्यामि निशामय । स मुमोच कलंकाच्च लोकशिक्षार्थमीश्वरः ।। १२ ।। सत्राजितः सूर्यभक्तस्तपस्तब्त्वा च पुष्करे । स्यमन्तकं मणिश्रेष्ठं संप्राप भास्करादपि ।। १३ ।। अष्टौ भारान्सुवर्णानां प्रसूते नित्यमेव च । विष्गोर्मणावधिष्ठानं महापूते च पुण्यदे ।। १४ ।। सत्राजितः सत्यभामां दत्त्वा कृष्णाय भक्तितः । यौतुकार्थे मणिं दातुमुद्यतो महते महान् ।। १५ ।। तं निषिध्य प्रसेनश्च दुर्मतिः कालपीडितः । मणिं गृहीत्वा प्रययौ पुण्यां वाराणसीं पुरीम् ।। १६ ।। निहत्य तं पथि बलात्सिंहः सबल एव च । मणिं जग्राह रुचिरं सूत्रबद्धं गले दधौ ।। १७ ।। कलिङ्गराजपुत्रश्च ब्रह्मशापात्सुदारुणात् । विप्रेणाम्युदितस्तेन पशुयोनिं जगाम् सः ।। १८ ।। निहत्य सिंहं गहने भल्लूको जाम्बवान्बली । मणिं गृहीत्वा प्रययौ स्वपुरं रत्ननिर्मितम् ।। १९ ।। ऊचुः सर्वे द्वारकायां मणिं जगाह माधवः । तस्य बुद्धिं न जानीमः केनोपायेन वेति च ।। २० ।। इति श्रुत्वा तु भगवान्कलंककृन्तनाय च । प्रययौ काननं घोरं चौरचिह्नेन वर्त्मना ।। २१ ।। मृतं प्रसेनं दृष्ट्वा च दुःखी सिहं ददर्श सः । मणिशून्यं च तं दृष्ट्वा विषसाद च माधवः ।। २२ ।। सर्वंज्ञात्वा च सर्वज्ञो भल्लूकभवनं ययौ । रुदन्तं बालकं तत्र धात्रीक्रोडे ददर्श सः ।। २३ ।। बालकं बोधयामास सा धात्री करुणान्विता । मणिं गृहाण बालेति तव ह्येष स्यमन्तकः ।। २४ ।। सिंहः प्रसेनमवधीत्सिंहो जाम्बवता हतः । सुकुमारक मा रोदीस्तव ह्येष स्यमन्तकः ।। २५ ।। इति धात्र्युक्तसुश्लोकं यश्च स्मृत्वा जलं पिबेत् । दैवदृष्टनष्टचन्द्रद्रोषादेव प्रमृच्यते ।। २६ ।। कामतो यदि पश्यन्ति दाम्भिका वेदनिन्दकाः । कलङ्किनो भवन्त्येवमित्याह कमलोद्भवः ।। २७ ।। कृष्णो धात्रीवचः श्रुत्वा मणिं जग्राह बालकात् । धात्री गत्वा च भल्लूकं कथयामास कोपतः ।। २८ ।। जाम्बवांश्च समागत्य तुष्टाव प्रणिपत्य सः । कन्यां जाम्बवतीं तस्मै यौतुकार्थं मणिं ददौ ।। २९ ।। द्वारकां मणिमानीय दर्शयामास यादवान् । प्रभुश्च सर्वतः शुद्धो निष्कलङ्को बभूव सः ।। ३० ।। एतत्ते कथितं वत्स मणेराख्यानमुत्तमम् । अध्यायश्रवणादेव निष्कलंको भवेन्नरः ।। ३१ ।। यच्छ्रु तं धर्मवक्त्रेण तदुक्तं च यथागमम् । सुदुर्लभमुपाख्यानं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ।। ३२ ।। इति श्रीब्रह्मo महाo श्रीकृष्णजन्मखo उत्तo नारदानाo स्यमन्तकमणिः हरणं नाम द्वाविंशत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ।। १२२ ।।
atha dvāviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ nārada uvāca sarvāsāṃ ramaṇīnāṃ ca kṛṣṇena paramātmanā | samudvāhaśca kathitastvayā bhagavatā mudā || 1 || syamantakasya ca maṇerupākhyānamabhīpsitam | tanna śrutaṃ mahābhāga tanmāṃ vyākhyātumarhasi || 2 || nārāyaṇa uvāca bhādraśuklacaturthyāṃ ca tārakāṃ hṛtvāñchaśī | tāṃ tatyāja sa kṛṣṇāyāṃ gurustāṃ ca gṛhītavān || 3 || guruṇā bhartsitā tārā magarbhā lajjitā satī | śaśāpa lajjayā kopāccandraṃ kāmāturaṃ purā || 4 || tārovāca bhava śāpakalaṃkī tvaṃ yastvāṃ paśyati dehabhṛt | pāpaṃ dṛṣṭvā sa pāpī ca kalaṃkī ca bhaviṣyati || 5 || iti śrutvā sa candraśca nārāyaṇasarovare | nārāyaṇatapastaptvā mumoca kṛtapātakāt || 6 || tapaḥkliṣṭaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhagavānpuruṣottamaḥ | tamuvāca mahābhītaṃ kṛpayā ca kṛpānidhiḥ || 7 || śrībhagavānuvāca mukto bhava kalaṃkī tvaṃ sarvakālaṃ kalānidhe | śāpasthānaṃ tārakāyā bhādre māsi sitāsite || 8 || caturthyāmuditaṃ candraṃ yastu paśyati kāmataḥ | taṃ yāti tatkalaṅkaśca sa kalaṃkī bhaviṣyati || 9 || hariṇā dīyate tāle bhādre māsi sitāsite | caturthyāmuditaścandro nekṣitavyaḥ kadācana || 10 || svayaṃ dṛṣṭvā svavākyaṃ ca pālanaṃ kartumarhati | bhādre candraṃ caturthyāṃ tu sa kalaṃkī babhūva ha || 11 || kalaṃkī yena rūpeṇa tadvakṣyāmi niśāmaya | sa mumoca kalaṃkācca lokaśikṣārthamīśvaraḥ || 12 || satrājitaḥ sūryabhaktastapastabtvā ca puṣkare | syamantakaṃ maṇiśreṣṭhaṃ saṃprāpa bhāskarādapi || 13 || aṣṭau bhārānsuvarṇānāṃ prasūte nityameva ca | viṣgormaṇāvadhiṣṭhānaṃ mahāpūte ca puṇyade || 14 || satrājitaḥ satyabhāmāṃ dattvā kṛṣṇāya bhaktitaḥ | yautukārthe maṇiṃ dātumudyato mahate mahān || 15 || taṃ niṣidhya prasenaśca durmatiḥ kālapīḍitaḥ | maṇiṃ gṛhītvā prayayau puṇyāṃ vārāṇasīṃ purīm || 16 || nihatya taṃ pathi balātsiṃhaḥ sabala eva ca | maṇiṃ jagrāha ruciraṃ sūtrabaddhaṃ gale dadhau || 17 || kaliṅgarājaputraśca brahmaśāpātsudāruṇāt | vipreṇāmyuditastena paśuyoniṃ jagām saḥ || 18 || nihatya siṃhaṃ gahane bhallūko jāmbavānbalī | maṇiṃ gṛhītvā prayayau svapuraṃ ratnanirmitam || 19 || ūcuḥ sarve dvārakāyāṃ maṇiṃ jagāha mādhavaḥ | tasya buddhiṃ na jānīmaḥ kenopāyena veti ca || 20 || iti śrutvā tu bhagavānkalaṃkakṛntanāya ca | prayayau kānanaṃ ghoraṃ cauracihnena vartmanā || 21 || mṛtaṃ prasenaṃ dṛṣṭvā ca duḥkhī sihaṃ dadarśa saḥ | maṇiśūnyaṃ ca taṃ dṛṣṭvā viṣasāda ca mādhavaḥ || 22 || sarvaṃjñātvā ca sarvajño bhallūkabhavanaṃ yayau | rudantaṃ bālakaṃ tatra dhātrīkroḍe dadarśa saḥ || 23 || bālakaṃ bodhayāmāsa sā dhātrī karuṇānvitā | maṇiṃ gṛhāṇa bāleti tava hyeṣa syamantakaḥ || 24 || siṃhaḥ prasenamavadhītsiṃho jāmbavatā hataḥ | sukumāraka mā rodīstava hyeṣa syamantakaḥ || 25 || iti dhātryuktasuślokaṃ yaśca smṛtvā jalaṃ pibet | daivadṛṣṭanaṣṭacandradroṣādeva pramṛcyate || 26 || kāmato yadi paśyanti dāmbhikā vedanindakāḥ | kalaṅkino bhavantyevamityāha kamalodbhavaḥ || 27 || kṛṣṇo dhātrīvacaḥ śrutvā maṇiṃ jagrāha bālakāt | dhātrī gatvā ca bhallūkaṃ kathayāmāsa kopataḥ || 28 || jāmbavāṃśca samāgatya tuṣṭāva praṇipatya saḥ | kanyāṃ jāmbavatīṃ tasmai yautukārthaṃ maṇiṃ dadau || 29 || dvārakāṃ maṇimānīya darśayāmāsa yādavān | prabhuśca sarvataḥ śuddho niṣkalaṅko babhūva saḥ || 30 || etatte kathitaṃ vatsa maṇerākhyānamuttamam | adhyāyaśravaṇādeva niṣkalaṃko bhavennaraḥ || 31 || yacchru taṃ dharmavaktreṇa taduktaṃ ca yathāgamam | sudurlabhamupākhyānaṃ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi || 32 || iti śrībrahmao mahāo śrīkṛṣṇajanmakhao uttao nāradānāo syamantakamaṇiḥ haraṇaṃ nāma dvāviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 122 ||
English translation
The story of Syamantaka Gem Narada said- You have narrated about the marriage of several damsels with Krsna but the mystery about the Syamantaka remain xmfolded.
O virtuous, one I have not heard about it. You kindly tell me.
Narayana said- In the earlier times on the fourth moon day of the Bhadrapada, the moon abducted Tara and freed her on the fourth moon day of AsVina. Brhaspati then accepted her. The chaste lady felt shameful because of her conception Brhaspati denounced her and Tara in anger pronounced a curse on the moon getting filled with shame and anger.
Tara said- You would earn the blemish because of my curse. Whosoever you looks at you on the fourth moon day of Bhadrapada, he would also earn blemish.
Visnu said- O moon you will be freed from the blemish for all the times. Only such a person would earn a blemish, who would look at you on the fourth moon day of Bhadrapada quite willingly. The blemish of moon would be transferred to such a person and he would earn a wfw gjTgTT:i Lord Hari announced with the clapping of the hands that on the fourth day of the moon either in the bright or dark fortnight, the moon should not be witnessed.
He also followed, the declaration about the moon for himself and because of that he earned a blemish on the fourth day of the night in Bhadrapada. Now I shall narrate to you way in which he earned the blemish. The lord was freed from the blemish to educate the people.
On hearing this, the moon went to the Narayana-sarovara and performing tapas there he was free from the sin.
Finding the moon having become so lean and thin, the compassionate Narayana mercifully told Satrajita a devotee of Surya performed tapas at Puskara-ttrtha and achieved Syamantaka gem from Surya.
The Syamantaka gem produce eight bharas of gold daily. Lord Visnu was established in that Satrajita got ready to present the said gem with devotion to SatyabhamS as a dowry. Moved with die evil time the wicked Prasena stopped him from doing so and stealing the gem he went to the auspicious place of Varanasi.
But on the way a very strong lion killed him and took away the gem with the cord and wore it round his neck. The lion was none else than then the son of the king of Kalihga, who had been facing the curse of that Brahmana and had taken to the form of an animal. The same lion was killed by a very strong beer named Jambavan and carrying the gem with him, he reverted to his On the other hand people in Dvaraka started saying that the gem had been stolen by Krsna and it was difficult to find out the way by which he stole away the gem.
On hearing this in order to wash out the blemish, lord Krsna moved in the forest on the path bearing the foot-prints of the thief.
Finding Prasena having been dead, he was grieved. Then he found the lion but finding, him without the gem, Madhava felt disinterested.
Thereafter, the all knowledgeable Krsna, because of his divine power came to know of everything and went to the abode of the beer, he found a child sleeping in the lap of the mid-wife.
The mid-wife getting filled with compassion was talking to the child, "you have this gem known by the name of Syamantaka which belongs to you,".
The lion killed Prasena and Jambavan killed the lion. O prince don't cry, this gem belongs to The one who recites this stotra, composed by the mid-wife and then drinks the water, he is relieved of the blemish of witnessing the moon on the prohibited day.
Such of the wicked person who denounces the Vedas and willingly witnesses the moon on the prohibited day, he surely earns the blemish.
On hearing the words of the midwife Krsna took away the gem from the child. The enraged midwife went to the beer and spoke to him, wwrrq 5^ ufuitirg wm:i Jambavan than come there and started eulogising Krsna. Thereafter, he gave away his daughter Jambavatl to him together with the divine gem in dowry.
Lord Krsna went to Dvaraka and showed the gem to Yadavas and was freed from the blemish.
gjfer gRT TiuKi{9iiHyTiiTii;i O son, I have narrated to you the story of the Syamantaka gem with the hearing of which one is relieved of all the blemish.
I have narrated to you the beautiful story which I had heard from the mouth of Dharmaraja in earlier times, what else do you want to listen from me now.
Chapter-aligned complete witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource revision 76585 (2016-08-26T01:32:28Z); Shanti Lal Nagar English scan pages n1646–n1650: https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-purana-all-four-kandas-english-translation/page/n1646/mode/1up. The historic English OCR transcription is lightly normalized; no verse-by-verse alignment is asserted.