यथैव शृणुमो दूरात्संपश्यामस्तथांतिकात् । बभ्रुः श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृधस्समः
Just as we hear from afar and see from near, so Babhru was the best among men, and Devavridha was equal to the gods.
पुरुषाः षट् च षष्टिश्च सहस्राणि तथाऽष्ट ये । तेऽमृतत्वमनुप्राप्ता बभ्रोर्देवावृधादपि
And there were sixty-six thousand men, and eight more, who attained immortality, descended from Babhru and Devavridha.
महाभोजस्त्वतिधर्मात्मा तस्यान्वये भोजाः मृत्तिकावरपुरनिवासिनो मार्त्तिकावरा बभूवुः
Mahabhoja was exceedingly righteous; in his line were the Bhojas, known as the Martikavaras, who dwelt in Martikavara city.
वृष्णे सुमित्रो युधाजिच्च पुत्रावभूताम्
Vrishni had two sons: Sumitra and Yudhajit.
ततश्चानमित्रः तथानमित्रान्निघ्नः
Then came Anamitra; from Anamitra, Nighna.
निघ्नस्य प्रसेन सत्राजितौ
Nighna had two sons: Prasena and Satrajit.
तस्य च सत्राजितो भगवानादित्यः सखाऽभवत्
And to Satrajit, the blessed Sun god became a friend.
एकदा त्वंभोनिधितीरसंश्रयः सूर्यं सत्राजित्तुष्टाव तन्मनस्कतया च भास्वानभिष्टूयमानोऽग्रतस्तस्थौ
Once, while staying on the shore of the ocean, Satrajit praised the Sun with concentrated mind, and the radiant one, being thus worshipped, appeared before him.
ततस्त्वस्पष्टमूर्त्तिधरं चैनमालोक्य सत्राजित्सूर्यमाह
Then, seeing the Sun in a form not clearly manifest, Satrajit spoke to him.
यथैव व्योम्नि वह्निपिंडोपमं त्वामहमपश्यं तथैवाद्याग्रतो गतमप्यत्र भगवता किंचिन्न प्रसादीकृतं विश्षोमुपलक्षयामीत्येवमुक्ते भगवता सूर्येण निजकंठादुन्मुच्य स्यमंतकं नाम महामणिवरमवतार्यैकान्ते न्यस्तम्
Just as I saw you in the sky, resembling a mass of fire, so now, though you have come before me, O Lord, I do not perceive any special favor; having said this, the Sun god took from his own neck the great and excellent jewel called Syamantaka, and placed it aside in a secluded spot.
ततस्तमाताम्रोज्ज्वलं ह्रस्ववपुषमीषदापिंगलनयनमादित्यमद्रा क्षीत्
Then, from there, he beheld the sun, radiant with a coppery glow, of short stature, with slightly tawny eyes.
कृतप्रणिपातस्तवादिकं च सत्राजितमाह भगवानादित्यस्सहस्रदीधितिः वरमस्मत्तोभिमतं वृणीष्वेति
Having bowed down, Satrājit was addressed by the divine Sun, lord of a thousand rays: 'Choose a boon from me, whatever you desire.'
स च तदेव मणिरत्नमयाचत
He requested that very jewel.
स चापि तस्मै तद्दत्त्वा दीधितिपतिर्वियति स्वधिष्ण्यमारुरोह
The lord of radiance, giving him that jewel, ascended to his own abode in the sky.
सत्राजितोऽप्यमलमणिरत्नसनाथकंठतया सूर्य इव तेजोभिरश्षोदिगंतराण्युद्भासयन् द्वारकां विवेश
Satrājit, adorned with the flawless jewel at his throat, entered Dvārakā, shining in all directions with brilliance like the sun.
द्वारकावासी जनस्तु तमायांतमवेक्ष्य भगवंतमादिपुरुषं पुरुषोत्तममवनिभारावतरणायांश्नो मानुषरूपधारिणं प्रणिपत्याह
The people of Dvārakā, seeing him approach, bowed down and said, 'This must be the divine Supreme Person, the highest of men, who has descended to lighten the burden of the earth, appearing in human form.'
भगवन् भवंतं द्र ष्ट्रं नूनमयमादित्य आयातीत्युक्तो भगवानुवाच
They said, 'Lord, surely this is the Sun coming to see you.' The Lord replied:
भगवान्नायमादित्यः सत्राजितोऽयमादित्यदत्तस्यमंतकाख्यं महामणिरत्नं बिभ्रदत्रोपयाति
The Lord said, 'This is not the Sun; this is Satrājit, who comes here wearing the great jewel named Syamantaka, given by the Sun.'
तदेनं विस्त्रब्धाः पश्यतेत्युक्तास्ते तथैव ददृशुः
'Therefore, look upon him without hesitation,' he said, and so they did.
स च तं स्यमंतकमणिमात्मनिवेशने चक्रे
He placed that Syamantaka jewel in his own residence.
प्रतिदिनं तन्मणिरत्नमष्टौ कनकभारान्स्त्रवति
Every day, that jewel produced eight measures of gold.
तत्प्रभावाच्च सकलस्यैव राष्ट्रस्योपसर्गानावृष्टिव्यालाग्नितो यद्दुर्भिक्षादिभयं न भवति
Because of its power, throughout the entire kingdom, there was no fear of calamities such as drought, wild beasts, fire, famine, or the like.
अच्युतोऽपि तद्दिव्यं रत्नमुग्रसेनस्य भूपतेर्योग्यमेतदिति लिप्सां चक्रे २७ गोत्रभेदभयाच्छक्तोपि न जहार
Even Acyuta (Krishna) desired that divine jewel for King Ugrasena, thinking it suitable for him; but, though able, he did not take it, fearing the reproach of breaking kinship.
सत्राजिदप्यच्युतो मामेतद्याचयिष्यतीत्यवगम्य रत्नलोभाद्भ्रात्रे प्रसेनाय तद्र त्नमदात्
Satrājit, realizing that Acyuta would ask him for the jewel, out of greed for it, gave the jewel to his brother Prasena.
तच्च शुचिना ध्रियमाणमश्षोमेव सुवर्णस्रवादिकं गुणजातमुत्पादयति अन्यथा धारयंतमेव हंतीत्यजानन्नसावपि प्रसेनस्तेन कंठसक्तेन स्यमंतकेनाश्वमारुह्याटव्यां मृगयामगच्छत्
That jewel, when kept by a pure person, yields gold and other virtues; but if kept otherwise, it destroys the possessor. Unaware of this, Prasena, with the Syamantaka fastened at his neck, mounted his horse and went hunting in the forest.
तत्र च सिंहाद्वधमवाप
There, he met his death at the hands of a lion.
साश्वं च तं निहत्य सिंहोप्यमलमणिरत्नमास्याग्रेणादाय गंतुमभ्युद्यतः ऋक्षाधिपतिना जांबवता दृष्टो घातितश्च
The lion, having slain him and his horse, took the flawless jewel in its mouth and was about to depart, when it was seen and killed by Jāmbavat, the lord of bears.
जांबवानप्यमलमणिरत्नमादाय स्वबिलं प्रविवेश
Jāmbavat took the flawless jewel and entered his own cave.
सुकुमारसंज्ञाय बालकाय च क्रीडनकमकरोत्
He made a plaything for the boy named Sukumāra.
अनागच्छति तस्मिन्प्रसेने कृष्णो मणिरत्नमभिलषितवान्स च प्राप्तनान्नूनमेतदस्य कर्मेत्यखिल एव यदुलोकः परस्परं कर्णाकर्ण्याऽकथयत्
When Prasena did not return, all the Yadus whispered among themselves, 'Krishna must have coveted the jewel, and surely he has obtained it; this must be his doing.'