The Prem sagurCaturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Religion
The Prem sagur
Caturbhujamisra, active 17th century
Krishna (Hindu deity)
Having narrated thus much, Shree Shookdeo Jee said,--O great king!
Shree Krishnù Jee, sitting in the court, sent for Suttrajeet, and,
having given him the jewel, said, “I did not take away this jewel, and
you suspected me falsely. Jamwunt took away this jewel, and has given
it to me, together with his daughter.” Taking the jewel, Suttrajeet
went away, bowing his head, and thoughtful:--“I have committed a great
crime against Huri, and ignorantly abused his family; I have cast a
slur and suspicion on the lord of the Judoos, and have shown great
enmity to him for the sake of the jewel. I must now endeavour to atone
for my fault, and give the jewel, Sutbhama, to Krishnù.” With these
thoughts in his mind, Suttrajeet went home with the jewel, depressed
in spirits, and explained all his anxieties to his wife. His wife
said, “O husband! this is a good thought of yours. Give Sutbhama to
Shree Krishnù, and obtain celebrity in the world.”
On hearing these words, Suttrajeet sent for a brahmin; and having
fixed upon a favourable rising of a sign of the zodiack, and a
division of time equal to forty-eight minutes, and placing on a dish a
coloured mixture for the forehead, unbroken rice, a rupee and a
cocoanut, sent the nuptial gifts to Shree Krishnù Chund by the hands
of the family priest. Shree Krishnù Jee came to the marriage with
great pomp and splendour, wearing a high crowned hat. Then Suttrajeet,
having observed all the usual forms and ceremonies, gave his daughter
in marriage according to the injunctions of the Vedas, and having
bestowed great wealth upon her, added the jewel also to her dowry. On
beholding the jewel, Shree Krishnù Jee drew it forth, and said, “This
jewel is of no use to me, because you have obtained it for having
performed a penance in honour of the sun. Keep this in your own house,
as my family do not accept the things bestowed by other gods, with
exception of Bhugwan.”
O great king! when Shree Krishnù Chund had thus spoken, Suttrajeet
took the jewel, and was ashamed, and Shree Krishnù Jee returned home
in musical procession with Sutbhama, and lived happily with her in the
royal palace. The Raja Pureechit interrupted Shree Shookdeo Jee in
this part of the story, and enquired, “O abode of compassion! kindly
explain, why the suspicion and calumny of the theft were fastened upon
Shree Krishnù Jee?” Shookdeo Jee replied, Raja! Mohun had seen the
moon, when it was four days old in the month of Bhadon; and hear me,
whoever, having heard this history, shall see the moon when four days
old in the month of Bhadon, shall escape unblemished.
CHAPTER LVIII.
Shree Shookdeo Jee said,--O great king! I will now describe how
Sutdhunwa killed Suttrajeet, and, taking away the jewel, and giving it
to Akroor, fled from Dwarka, listen with attention. The son of the
blind Dritrasht (Doorjodhun) invited the Pandoos, and gave them beds
in his house; at midnight, he surrounded the house with flames.
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