Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.56.2
श्रीराजोवाच
सत्राजित: किमकरोद् ब्रह्मन् कृष्णस्य किल्बिष: ।
स्यमन्तक: कुतस्तस्य कस्माद् दत्ता सुता हरे: ॥ २ ॥
śrī-rājovāca
[shree-raajovaacha]
satrājitaḥ kim akarod
[satraajitah kim akarod]
brahman kṛṣṇasya kilbiṣaḥ
[brahman krishnasya kilbishah]
syamantakaḥ kutas tasya
[syamantakah kutas tasya]
kasmād dattā sutā hareḥ
[kasmaad dattaa sutaa hareh]
Word-for-word
śrī - rājā
—
the King (Parīkṣit Mahārāja)
uvāca
—
said
satrājitaḥ
—
Satrājit
kim
—
what
akarot
—
committed
brahman
—
O brāhmaṇa
kṛṣṇasya
—
against Lord Kṛṣṇa
kilbiṣaḥ
—
offense
syamantakaḥ
—
the Syamantaka jewel
kutaḥ
—
from where
tasya
—
his
kasmāt
—
why
dattā
—
given
sutā
—
his daughter
hareḥ
—
to Lord Hari .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-rājovāca
śrī - rājā
the King (Parīkṣit Mahārāja)
uvāca
said
satrājitaḥ kim akarod
satrājitaḥ
Satrājit
kim
what
akarot
committed
brahman kṛṣṇasya kilbiṣaḥ
brahman
O brāhmaṇa
kṛṣṇasya
against Lord Kṛṣṇa
kilbiṣaḥ
offense
syamantakaḥ kutas tasya
syamantakaḥ
the Syamantaka jewel
kutaḥ
from where
tasya
his
kasmād dattā sutā hareḥ
kasmāt
why
dattā
given
sutā
his daughter
hareḥ
to Lord Hari .
Important Words
-
akarot
—
committed
Imperfect of √kṛ. Parīkṣit assumes responsibility lies with the human side — Bhagavān is never the offender. Gauḍīya hermeneutics: when reading kṛṣṇa-līlā, locate the kilbiṣa in the jīva, never in the Lord.
-
kṛṣṇasya
—
against Lord Kṛṣṇa
Genitive. The grammar marks Kṛṣṇa as the offended party, but the chapter will reveal that 'offense against Kṛṣṇa' is a logical impossibility from His side — He turns each offense into an occasion for marriage and gift.
-
hareḥ
—
to Lord Hari
Hari — 'He who takes away' — both sins and hearts. The closing word of the question already names the resolution: when the daughter is given to Hari, the kilbiṣa is taken.
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired: O brāhmaṇa, what did King Satrājit do to offend Lord Kṛṣṇa? Where did he get the Syamantaka jewel, and why did he give his daughter to the Supreme Lord?
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Mahārāja Parīkṣit inquired: O brāhmaṇa, what did King Satrājit do to offend Lord Kṛṣṇa? Where did he get the Syamantaka jewel, and why did he give his daughter to the Supreme Lord?
Commentary
Why he gave his daughter to the lord (hareh for haraye)?
Jīva Gosvāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
Where did the Syamantaka gem come from (kutaḥ)? Using the possessive case (hareḥ) instead of the dative cause (haraye) indicates that he was not too willing to give his daughter to Kṛṣṇa.
Śrīdhara Svāmī
Gauḍīya
Commentary
How did he offend Kṛṣṇa, the supreme Lord? Why did he give his daughter to Kṛṣṇa? Because Kṛṣṇa removes previous faults (hareḥ), no offense remains. O brahman, you know everything.
Related values & verses
Related values
Bhakti (Devotion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)
Related verses
SB 1.2BG 14.1
BG 15.7
BG 15.9
BG 3.27
BG 3.3
BG 3.11
BG 9.11
BG 6.35
BG 14.12
BG 12.6
BG 15.2
BG 17.3
BG 5.4
BG 5.18
Concepts
BrahmanJiva
Personal Guidance
Parīkṣit asks: what did Satrājit do to offend, where did he get the jewel, and why give his daughter? The audience asks for the full story; chronological inquiry matters.
Reflection Questions
- Where do you accept a conclusion without asking the full backstory?
- What three questions would unlock a current situation in your life?
Analogy
Parīkṣit's question is the question every śravaṇa-attentive heart eventually asks: not 'what happened?' but 'how did this small human stumble entangle Bhagavān?' He is asking to be shown the seam where līlā touches our pettiness — and Śuka will show it.
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