It
is said that anyone who looks at the moon on the night of the Ganesh
Chaturthi will be falsely accused. If someone inadvertently sees
the moon on this night, he/she may remedy the situation by listening
to (or reciting) the story of the syamantaka jewel found in the Puranas.
Briefly, Satrajit,
who secured a jewel syamantaka from Surya, did not part with it even
when Krishna the Lord of Dvaraka, asked
for it saying it would be safe with him. Prasena, the brother of Satrajit
went out hunting wearing the jewel but was killed by a lion. Jambavan
of the Ramayana fame killed the lion
and gave it to his son to play with. When Prasena did not return, Satrajit
falsely accused Krishna of killing Prasena for the sake of the jewel.
Krishna, in order to remove the stain on his reputation, set out in
search of the jewel and found it in Jambavan's cave, with his child.
Jambavan attacked Krishna thinking him to be an intruder who had come
to take away the jewel. They fought each other for 28 days, when Jambavan,
his whole body terribly weakened from the hammering of Krishna's fists,
finally recognized Him as Lord Rama.
As a repentance
for his having fought Krishna, Jambavan gave Krishna the jewel and also
his daughter Jambavati in marriage. Krishna returned to Dvaraka with
Jambavati and the jewel, and returned it to Satrajit, who in turn repented
for his false accusation. He promptly offered to give Krishna the jewel
and his daughter Satyabhama in marriage. Krishna accepted Satyabhama
as his wife but did not accept the jewel.
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