# Satrajit

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{{short description|Father of Satyabhama in Hinduism}}
{{For|the actor|Satrajit Sen}}
{{Infobox character
| family = Nighna (father)<br>Prasena (brother)<br><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/nighna | title=Nighna: 13 definitions | date=26 September 2017 }}</ref>
| children = [Satyabhama](/source/Satyabhama), Bratini, Prasvapini (daughters)
<br> Bhangakara, Batapati, Viyatsnata and others (sons)

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| caption = Satrajit giving daughter Satyabhama to Krishna
| image = Marriage of Satyabhama.jpg
| data22 = [Yaduvamsha](/source/Yadu_dynasty)
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}}'''Satrajit '''({{Langx|sa|सत्राजित|translit=Satrājita}}), also rendered '''Satrajita''', is a [Yadava](/source/Yadu_dynasty) king in [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism).<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2017-02-01 |title=Satrajita, Satrājita: 3 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/satrajita |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> He had ten wives and, from them, had, hundred sons, named, Bhangakara, Batapati, Viyatsnata and others, and three daughters, named [Satyabhama](/source/Satyabhama), Bratini, and Prasvapini who were all married to [Krishna](/source/Krishna).<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2020-11-14 |title=An Account of Svyamantaka Jewel [Chapter 38] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/harivamsha-purana-dutt/d/doc485515.html |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> He is described to be a great devotee of [Surya](/source/Surya), the sun god. He is known for his role in the legend of the [Syamantaka](/source/Syamantaka) jewel.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mani|first=Vettam|url=http://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft|title=Puranic encyclopaedia : a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature|date=1975|publisher=Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass|others=Robarts - University of Toronto|isbn=9780842608220|location=|pages=701}}</ref>

== Legend ==

=== Gaining the Syamantaka ===
The [Bhagavata Purana](/source/Bhagavata_Purana) narrates that Satrajit was a great devotee of sun god, [Surya](/source/Surya). Greatly pleased, Surya offered him the dazzling Syamantaka as a present, which had the power of conferring great wealth upon its owner. When Satrajit wore the jewel, its brilliance was such that he was often mistaken as the sun god himself. During a meeting, [Krishna](/source/Krishna) asked Satrajit to let King [Ugrasena](/source/Ugrasena) have the jewel, so that it could be used for the good of all men. Proud of his possession, Satrajit refused to part with the Syamantaka Jewel.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Venkatesananda |first=Swami |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SS01AAAAQBAJ&dq=satrajit+ugrasena&pg=PA294 |title=The Concise Srimad Bhagavatam |date=2010-03-31 |publisher=State University of New York Press |isbn=978-1-4384-2283-1 |pages=294 |language=en}}</ref> 
thumb|Satrajit and Prasena with the Syamantaka.

=== Disappearance of the jewel ===
One day, Satrajit's brother, Prasena, borrowed the jewel from Satrajit, and went hunting in a forest. However, a lion killed him, took the jewel, and headed into a cave. The cave was owned by[Jambavan](/source/Jambavan), the immortal king of the bears. Jambavan killed the lion and took the jewel for himself, offering it to his son as a toy. When he did not hear news of his brother, Satrajit suspected that his brother must have been killed for the jewel, and suspected Krishna of committing the vile deed. The rumour spread, and Krishna set out to recover the jewel himself in vindication.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Coulter |first1=Charles Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=62hnEAAAQBAJ&dq=krishna+accused+syamantaka&pg=PA447 |title=Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities |last2=Turner |first2=Patricia |date=2020-11-12 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-8556-4 |pages=447 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Recovery and marriage of Satyabhama ===
Learning that Prasena had been slain by a lion, which had in turn been killed by a bear on the side of a mountain, Krishna entered the bear's den. He discovered that the jewel was being used as a toy by a child. Hearing the child's nurse scream at the sight of the intruder, an enraged Jambavan attacked Krishna. They fought for 28<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dylrample |first1=William |last2=Anand |first2=Anita |title=Kohinoor |date=2018 |publisher=Juggernaut|isbn=9788193876732 |page=16 |edition=First}}</ref> days and nights, before Jambavan finally realised that Krishna was [Rama](/source/Rama)'s reincarnation. Awestruck, he glorified Krishna, and offered the Syamantaka, as well as his daughter, [Jambavati](/source/Jambavati), in marriage to the deity. Krishna accepted both of them, and offered [moksha](/source/moksha) to the bear king. He summoned Satrajit to a royal assembly, and narrated the tale of the recovery of the Syamantaka. He restored the jewel to the hands of the Yadu king. Deeply ashamed of his accusation, Satrajit decided to offer Krishna the hand of his daughter, [Satyabhama](/source/Satyabhama), regarded to be a 'jewel among women', as well as the Syamantaka. Krishna married Satyabhama, but declined to receive the jewel, regarding it to be the property of Satrajit, as its donor had been Surya.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2022-09-02 |title=Kṛṣṇa's marriage with Jāmbavatī and Satyabhāmā [Chapter 56] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-bhagavata-purana/d/doc1128930.html |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

=== Death ===
The [Bhagavata Purana](/source/Bhagavata_Purana) narrates that three Yadava warriors, named Kṛtavarmā, [Akrura](/source/Akrura), and Śatadhanvā, were captivated by the jewel's glory, and wanted it for themselves. One night, when Satrajit was asleep, they killed him, and took the jewel. Krishna and [Balarama](/source/Balarama) later avenged Satrajit's death by killing Śatadhanvā, but realised that the jewel was not in his possession. Krishna performed the funeral rites of his father-in-law but soon discovered that Śatadhanvā had deposited the jewel with Akrura, and the latter had been performing religious sacrifices upon golden altars for days on end. Krishna summoned Akrura to [Dvaraka](/source/Dv%C4%81rak%C4%81), who brought the jewel wrapped up in a piece of cloth. He handed Syamantaka over to the deity in the presence of his clansmen, thereby vindicating him of any accusation of its theft. Observing that the Syamantaka was claimed by several individuals, including Satrajit's daughter, Satyabhama, he returned the jewel back to Akrura's possession.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2022-09-02 |title=Murder of Satājit for Syamantaka [Chapter 57] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-bhagavata-purana/d/doc1128931.html |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>

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