Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.56.12

sa yacito manim kvapi

yadu-rajaya saurina

naivartha-kamukah pradad

yacna-bhangam atarkayan

SYNONYMS

sah -- he, Satrajit; yacitah -- requested; manim -- the gem; kva api -- on one occasion; yadu-rajaya -- for the king of the Yadus, Ugrasena; saurina -- by Lord Krsna; na -- not; eva -- indeed; artha -- after wealth; kamukah -- greedy; pradat -- gave; yacna -- of the request; bhangam -- the transgression; atarkayan -- not considering.

TRANSLATION

On one occasion Lord Krsna requested Satrajit to give the jewel to the Yadu king, Ugrasena, but Satrajit was so greedy that he refused. He gave no thought to the seriousness of the offense he committed by denying the Lord's request.

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