Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.56.1
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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satrājitaḥ
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King Satrājit
The father of Satyabhāmā and devotee of Sūrya. His name (sat-rājit, 'conqueror of truth') is ironic — only after losing the jewel and his good name does he meet the real Satya in Kṛṣṇa.
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kṛta-kilbiṣaḥ
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having committed offense
Compound: kṛta (done) + kilbiṣaḥ (sin, especially against a brāhmaṇa or the Lord). The verse opens with the offense already in the past tense — the whole chapter is the working-out of one bad thought against Bhagavān.
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syamantakena
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with the Syamantaka jewel
The famous gem given by Sūrya, producing eight bhāras of gold daily. In the chapter's logic the jewel is a test object — wealth held tightly becomes a curse, given freely to Kṛṣṇa it becomes prasāda.
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udyamya
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striving, taking up with effort
From ud + √yam, to lift up with exertion. Atonement is never passive in the Bhāgavata frame — Satrājit must personally carry both daughter and jewel to Kṛṣṇa. Real prāyaścitta has feet.
In this chapter, Krsna, getting a bad reputation, goes to find the syamantaka jewel, receives the jewel and the daughter of Jambavan, and, on returning to Dvaraka, marries the daughter of Satrajit as well. Satrajit is sometimes spelt with "a" on the end.
Śrīdhara Svāmī mentions that after resolution of problems concerning a son, another problem is now described. The son mentioned is Pradyumna, described in relation to his mother. In answer to the question of how Kṛṣṇa married the queens, Śukadeva first describes the marriage of dear Satyabhāmā to Kṛṣṇa. The word sva indicates that this was his own daughter, given of his free will. He personally (svayam) undertook to give his daughter to Kṛṣṇa, who attracts everyone’s heart. This indicates that she had pūrva-rāga for Kṛṣṇa. Because of its lesser prema and being an incidental story occurring before the main marriage, the marriage of Jāmbavatī is narrated first.
The last chapter ended with a mention of mothers (mātaraḥ). How were they married to Kṛṣṇa? The marriage of Satyabhāmā, most dear is described first. Satrajit alone offered his daughter by his own decision or she was his only child (sva-tanayām). Kṛṣṇa was he who attracts everyone’s heart. Thus she desired to marry him also. Though it is proper to describe the marriage of Jāmbavatī, who was older, and though that marriage was a cause of this marriage, that marriage was accomplished along with the events of this marriage. This will be clear later. Or Kṛṣṇa had special prema for Satyabhāmā.
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A stained cloth cannot wash itself; the offender must bring the stain to the very feet he soiled. Satrājit's daughter and jewel, carried back to Kṛṣṇa, are the cloth and the soap together — the offense itself becomes the offering when laid at Bhagavān's feet.
When Bhṛgu Muni tested the three deities and finally kicked Viṣṇu on the chest, the Lord took the offending foot and gently pressed it, asking if the sage's tender foot had been hurt by His hard chest.
The Bhāgavatam later shows that Lakṣmī, residing on that very chest, took the kick personally and turned her face from Bhṛgu's line. Like Satrājit here, the offender must eventually return — and Kṛṣṇa, who never holds the grudge, makes the very wound the door of reunion.
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