SB 10.56.20

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 56: The Syamantaka Jewel

SB 10.56.19

SB 10.56.21

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 20

tatra dṛṣṭvā maṇi-preṣṭhaṁ
bāla-krīḍanakaṁ kṛtam
hartuṁ kṛta-matis tasminn
avatasthe 'rbhakāntike

SYNONYMS

tatra—there; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; maṇi-preṣṭham—the most precious of jewels; bāla—of a child; krīḍanakam—the plaything; kṛtam—made; hartum—to take it away; kṛta-matiḥ—deciding; tasmin—there; avatasthe—He placed Himself; arbhaka-antike—near the child.

TRANSLATION

There Lord Kṛṣṇa saw that the most precious of jewels had been made into a child's plaything. Determined to take it away, He approached the child.