|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya||

Chapter – 280 – The legend of Lord Krishna -  131

Prithuka Upakhyanam

Iththam Vichinthya  Vasana Cheerabadhdhan Dhvijanmana: | Swayam Jahara  Kimidhamithi Prithukathandulan|| Ithi Mushtim Sakrijjagdhva Dhvitheeyam Jagadhumadhathe | Thava Cheerjjagrihe Hastham  Thathpara  Parameshtina: ||

Shuka Bhramam speaks “Oh! Rajan, the supreme Lord who resides as a soul in living beings, aware of all that thoughts of living beings looked at the eyes of Sudhama with a pleasing smile.”

Bhagavan speaks” Oh! Sudhama, what did you bring from home? Definitely, Devi Susheela must have sent something with you, even though it’s a small thing, do not hesitate I would receive it that was sent with great love, and it would make me extremely happy.  If anything given in large amounts without love would not make me happy.  I do not need anything elaborate, anything offered with intense devotion, like a leaf,  flowers, or water, or fruits would make me happy/Karma and the fruitful results of the Karma. Sudhama, offer me whatever you want I will receive it with a great happiness.” Krishna stretched his hands before him, due to extreme shyness Sudhama did not give that flattened rice brought from home.”

The supreme Lord who is Sarvabhoothathma Dhrik resides as soul and witnesses all the happenings, understood Sudhama visited Krishna not with an expectation to become rich.  Krishna realized that Sudhama must have made a visit at the request of his virtuous wife who wanted to feed her husband properly, Sudhama was least affected by the sufferings of poverty, it was his wife’s anxiousness to feed her husband with a decent meal would have forced him to visit Dwaraka.  Thus the supreme decided to offer immense wealth to Sudhama, he rose from the seat and seized the bundle of that flattened rice from Sudhama’s upper cloth.  He hastily opened the bundle and amazed watching the four handfuls of flattened rice; he immediately stuffed a handful of it in his mouth, followed with gestures of excitements and praising the taste of it.  Krishna took a handful on the second time was intervened by Devi Rukmini.  That night Sudhama spends in the palace of Dwaraka, they remained awake in the whole night talking about their childhood memories.  On the next day early hours of dawn, Sudhama left the palace did not even bid farewell to Krishna.  On his way, all he could think of Krishna’s simplicity and generosity, he remembered Krishna’s graciousness, he could not forget that embrace of Krishna who is Devdeva.  Sudhama was in a state of ecstasy remembering the compassion of supreme Lord, thought it was good that Krishna did not give any wealth, Sudhama considered it as the kindness of the supreme Lord upon him not to get distracted by the arrival of sudden wealth and to remain the devotee of him always.