Hare Centre - Leicester, UK - Syamantaka - Jewel Of The Sun

Written by James Robinson Cooper Tuesday, 27 December 2016 19:07 - Last Updated Tuesday, 29 December 2020 10:20

It has been said that Syamantaka means the "dispeller of night” the "dispeller of darkness” the Syama meaning “dark” and “night” and Antaka means the "end of” the "death of” and we find that the King of the Sun who is known as "" possesses this jewel to “dispell the darkness”.

Once a great devotee, named , was deep in meditation, being pleased with his devotion

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Written by James Robinson Cooper Tuesday, 27 December 2016 19:07 - Last Updated Tuesday, 29 December 2020 10:20 the Sun King appeared before him. Dazzled by his effulgence and blinded by his luminosity he requested Surya to please remove his resplendent glare. Surya removed the Syamantaka jewel from around his neck and Satrajit could better see his lustrous lord. “Ask me a boon” declared Surya “i am pleased with your devotions, you have maintained your loyalty and i wish to reward you, i shall give you anything you desire”. Satrajit had only one thing on his mind, if only he could possess that beautiful jewel but he was ashamed to ask and simply bowed his head.

Surya is famous as the greatest of givers, without discrimination he constantly bestows his life giving rays throughout the universe. “Da” in means “to give” the “d” represents “light” the “light” of Surya the greatest of givers. Smiling Surya handed Satrajit the jewel along with some advice “attachment is the source of all misery my dear Satrajit, use the jewel wisely, if you try to control it the jewel will destroy you”. In a blinding flash Surya was gone and every desire Satrajit could possibly crave was sitting in the palm of his hand.

Strolling through the famed city of Dvaraka, Satrajit, replete with Syamantaka, shone like Surya himself. The citizens accustomed to the presence of the Devas, appearing for the darsana of Krsna, mistook Satrajit for Surya, as he walked majestically throughout the beautiful city. Dvaraka was known as the “city of gates” and also the “gateway to heaven” the “dvar” meaning “door” “gate” “entrance” and “kha” meaning “heaven”. Nestled upon the shores of the Okhamandal peninsula this once beautiful city, built by Visvakarma, the architect of the Gods, is one of the sapta puris, the seven holy places of .

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