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Sri: Krushna to marry his daughter him to death. There the Lord Such is the nature of money too!
Sathyabha:ma. In all wisdom, Sri: realizes that the Mani is not with

Krushna refuses the Mani and Sathadhwana. While Sri: Krushna Keep it for yourself, it creates
accepts Sathyabha:ma as His returns to Dwa:raka, Balara:ma differences and destroys peace.
spouse. stays back at Mitthila with suspicion Use the riches for higher purposes
that Krushna might have hidden and they bring joy to many

Great people are not exempted facts about the precious Mani. (including the owner).
from facing problems. Difficulties Only after three years do things
and problems come to everyone. become clear to him. Akru:ra, in So, let us not rush after wealth
Great ones deal with them with all humility, accepts the fact that he merely for self-enjoyment. Instead,

courage and patience. Instead has the Mani with him and offers let us strive for spiritual attainment.
of running away from those it to our Lord. Observing the lust of Let us ask ourselves “How do
obstacles, they confront them with wealth in the eyes and hearts of the I spend the money I have? Am I
vigour and end up victorious. Such Ya:dava:s, Sri: Krushna asks him using it for my enjoyment or for

is the lesson that the Lord intends to to keep the Mani, laying down a better purposes?” Let us pray to
teach us through the episode. condition that the fortune given by the Lord to remove obstacles in our
the Mani should be offered to the spiritual journey. May He grant us
So far it is about obstacles and people of Dwa:raka. This episode the wisdom to use wealth for His

dealing with them. But what is it is beautifully depicted in Vishnu service! May He create obstacles
that we must avoid doing so as to Pura:nam as well as in Sri:mad whenever we are about to suffer a
minimize self-created obstacles? Bha:gavatham. fall in the path of devotion.
The episode of Syamanthaka Mani
May we instantly grasp the great
teaches us this also. Sathadhanva, This is the story of Syamanthaka,
lesson from this episode and may it
a prominent person in Dwa:raka the Mani. The Mani creates
inspire us to be a part of the noble
murders Sathra:jith under a flimsy differences between friends and
mission that is progressing around
pretext and seizes the Mani. even brothers! It effectively destroys
us! May it firmly fix our minds on
Quickly realizing that Sri: Krushna peace. It was only Sri: Krushna who
the lotus feet of our Lord!
would chase him to death, he does not succumb to the dazzle of
requests Akru:ra to be the guardian the Mani. The reason is evident.
of the Mani and to keep it with Our Lord dedicated the riches

him if he never returns. Making to the welfare of all people and
this arrangement, Sathadhanva hence escaped its ill-effects. All the
escapes from Dwa:raka. others wanted the wealth for their
own enjoyment and satisfaction of

Sri: Krushna, along with their ego. So, they obtained guilt,
Balara:ma, chases the offender till remorse and pain in return. Such is
the city of Mitthila. The Lord chases the nature of the Mani.
him alone in a forest and punishes

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