Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.56.40-42

so 'nudhyāyaḿs tad evāghaḿ

balavad-vigrahākulaḥ

kathaḿ mṛjāmy ātma-rajaḥ

prasīded vācyutaḥ katham

kim kṛtvā sādhu mahyaḿ syān

na śaped vā jano yathā

adīrgha-darśanaḿ kṣudraḿ

mūḍhaḿ draviṇa-lolupam

dāsye duhitaraḿ tasmai

strī-ratnaḿ ratnam eva ca

upāyo 'yaḿ samīcīnas

tasya śāntir na cānyathā

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he; anudhyāyan — pondering over; tat — that; eva — indeed; agham — offense; bala-vat — with those who are powerful; vigraha — about a conflict; ākulaḥ — worried; katham — how; mṛjāmi — will I cleanse; ātma — of myself; rajaḥ — the contamination; prasīdet — may become satisfied; vā — or; acyutaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; katham — how; kim — what; kṛtvā — doing; sādhu — good; mahyam — for me; syāt — there may be; na śapet — may not curse; vā — or; janaḥ — the people; yathā — so as; adīrgha — short-ranged; darśanam — whose vision; kṣudram — petty; mūḍham — befooled; draviṇa — after wealth; lolupam — avaricious; dāsye — I will give; duhitaram — my daughter; tasmai — to Him; strī — of women; ratnam — the jewel; ratnam — the jewel; eva ca — as well; upāyaḥ — means; ayam — this; samīcīnaḥ — effective; tasya — His; śāntiḥ — pacification; na — not; ca — and; anyathā — otherwise.

TRANSLATION

Pondering over his grievous offense and worried about the possibility of conflict with the Lord's mighty devotees, King Satrājit thought, "How can I cleanse myself of my contamination, and how may Lord Acyuta become satisfied with me? What can I do to regain my good fortune and avoid being cursed by the populace for being so short-sighted, miserly, foolish and avaricious? I shall give my daughter, the jewel of all women, to the Lord, together with the Syamantaka jewel. That, indeed, is the only proper way to pacify Him."

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