THE SYAMANTAKA GEM
Amar Chitra Katha: The Glorious
Heritage of India
Comic Book
Amar Chitra Katha is one of India's
largest selling comic book series, with more than 100 million copies sold in 20
Indian languages. Founded in 1967, the imprint has more than 400 titles that
retell stories from the great Indian epics, mythology, history, folklore, and
fables in a comic book format.
Script By: Kamala Chandrakant
Art by: H.S. Chavan
Copyright: 1975; this is a stated
1999 reprint
Published By: India Book House
Limited
This comic style book
(unpaginated, but about 38 pages) is in Very Good condition inside and out
without any noted marks or blemishes.
This book is in English.
About Book:
The Syamantaka Gem
was an ornament of the Sun God. It was a magical charm which had strange
effects on its possessor. It did good to a virtuous person and bad to an evil
one. When Surya, pleased with his devotee, Prince Satrajit, bestowed the gem on
him, no one foresaw the violent upheavals it would cause, least of all the
prince himself. Satrajit gave the gem to his brother, Prasena, who was killed
by a lion. Jambava, king of the bears, killed the lion and carried the gem
away. Since Krishna had admired the gem, he was suspected of having stolen it.
To save his honour, Krishna went on a desperate gem hunt into the jungle. The
adventures that follow make interesting reading and are narrated in this book,
based on the version that appears in the Bhagwat Purana. It is said that
Krishna had looked at the moon on Chaturthi (the fourth day after the full
moon) and soon after was accused of having stolen the gem. To this day, the
superstitious will not look at the moon on Chaturthi, lest they be accused of
theft.
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