Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.56.3

sri-suka uvaca

asit satrajitah suryo

bhaktasya paramah sakha

pritas tasmai manim pradat

sa ca tustah syamantakam

SYNONYMS

sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; asit -- was; satrajitah -- of Satrajit; suryah -- the sun-god; bhaktasya -- who was his devotee; paramah -- the best; sakha -- well-wishing friend; pritah -- affectionate; tasmai -- to him; manim -- the jewel; pradat -- gave; sah -- he; ca -- and; tustah -- satisfied; syamantakam -- named Syamantaka.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Surya, the sun-god, felt great affection for his devotee Satrajit. Acting as his greatest friend, the demigod gave him the jewel called Syamantaka as a token of his satisfaction.

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