The lion that had killed Prasena was attracted to the glow of the Syamantak gem. As the lion was walking away with the gem, Jambavan, the king of the bears, saw him. He killed the lion and took the gem to his cave as a gift to his son. When Prasena did not return to Dwarka, Satrajit said, “Krishna must have killed my brother, Prasena, for the gem.” To prove His innocence, Lord Krishna gathered a search party and went into the forest. When they found Prasena’s body, Krishna noticed the lion’s tracks around the body and assumed that a lion must have killed him. When they followed the lion’s tracks, they found the body of the dead lion. Krishna noticed the marks of a bear’s claws and its tracks around the lion’s body. When they followed the bear’s tracks, Krishna reached Jambavan’s cave. Krishna ordered the search party to stay outside and entered the cave alone.
Lord Krishna is Accused
