1/ The Story of the Syamantaka Jewel

There was a king of the name Satrajit within the jurisdiction of
Dvarakadhama. He was a great devotee of the sun-god, who awarded him
the benediction of a jewel known as Syamantaka. Because of this Syaman-
taka jewel, there was a misunderstanding between King Satrajit and the
Yadu dynasty. Later on the matter was settled when Satrajit voluntarily
offered Krsna his daughter, Satyabhama, along with the jewel Syamantaka.
Not only was Satyabhama married to Krsna on account of the Syamantaka
jewel, but Jambavati, the daughter of Jambavan, was also married to Krsna.
These two marriages took place before the appearance of Pradyumna, as
described in the last chapter. How King Satrajit offended the Yadu
dynasty and how he later on came to his senses and offered his daughter
and the Syamantaka jewel to Krsna is described as follows.

Since he was a great devotee of the sun-god, King Satrajit gradually
entered into a very friendly relationship with him. The sun-god was much
pleased with him and delivered to him an exceptional jewel known as
Syamantaka. When this jewel was worn by Satrajit in a locket around his
neck, he appeared exactly like an imitation sun-god. Putting on this jewel,
he would enter the city of Dvaraka, and people would think that the sun:
god had come into the city to see Krsna. They knew that Krsna, being the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, was sometimes visited by the demigods,
so while Satrajit was visiting the city of Dvaraka all the inhabitants except
Krsna took him to be the sun-god himself. Although King Satrajit was
known to everyone, he could not be recognized because of the dazzling
effulgence of the Syamantaka jewel.

Once, mistaking him to be the sun-god, some of the important citizens
of Dvaraka immediately went to Krsna to inform Him that the sun-god had
arrived to see Him. At that time, Krsna was playing chess. One of the
important residents of Dvaraka spoke thus: “My dear Lord Narayana, You

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