Vishnupurana 4.13.12

4.13.12

satrājito apy acyuto mām etad yācayiṣyatīty avagataratnalobhaḥ svabhrātre prasenāya tad ratnam dattavān |
tac ca śucinā dhriyamāṇam aśeṣam eva suvarṇasrāvādikaṃ guṇam utpādayati |
anyathā ya enaṃ dhārayati tam eva hantīty |
asāv api prasenaḥ syamantakena kaṇṭhāsaktenāśvam āruhyāṭavyāṃ mṛgayām agacchat |
tatra ca siṃhād vadham avāpa |
sāśvaṃ ca taṃ nihatya siṃho 'py amalamaṇiratnam āsyāgreṇādāya gantum udyata ṛkṣādhipatinā jāmbavatā dṛṣṭo ghātitaś ca |
jāmbavān apy amalaṃ tan maṇiratnam ādāya svabilaṃ praviveśa |
sukumārasaṃjñāya ca bālakāya krīḍanakam akarot ||

Achyuta was of opinion that this wonderful gem should be in the possession of Ugrasena; but although he had the power of taking it from Satrájit, he did not deprive him of it, that he might not occasion ally disagreement amongst the family. Satrájit, on the other hand, fearing that Krishńa would ask him for the jewel, transferred it to his brother Prasena. Now it was the peculiar property of this jewel, that although it was an inexhaustible source of good to a virtuous person, yet when worn by a man of bad character it was the cause of his death. Prasena having taken the gem, and hung it round his neck, mounted his horse, and went to the woods to hunt. In the chase he was killed by a lion. The lion, taking the jewel in his mouth, was about to depart, when he was observed and killed by Jámbavat, the king of the bears, who carrying off the gem retired into his cave, and gave it to his son Sukumára to play with. When some time had elapsed, and Prasena did not appear, the Yádavas began to whisper one to another, and to say, "This is Krishńa's doing: desirous of the jewel, and not obtaining it, he has perpetrated the murder of Prasena in order to get it into his possession."