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[Śukadeva Gosvāmī said:] Lord Hari, Kṛṣṇa, perfectly knows the hearts of all living beings, and He is especially devoted to …

The Supreme Lord said: O brāhmaṇa, what gift have you brought Me from home? I regard as great even the …

If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Even after being addressed in this way, O King, the brāhmaṇa felt too embarrassed to offer his …

Being the direct witness in the hearts of all living beings, Lord Kṛṣṇa fully understood why Sudāmā had come to …

Thinking like this, the Lord snatched from the brāhmaṇa’s garment the grains of flat rice tied up in an old …

“My friend, have You brought this for Me? It gives Me extreme pleasure. Indeed, these few grains of flat rice …

After saying this, the Supreme Lord ate one palmful and was about to eat a second when the devoted goddess …

[Queen Rukmiṇī said:] This is more than enough, O Soul of the universe, to secure him an abundance of all …

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] The brāhmaṇa spent that night in Lord Acyuta’s palace after eating and drinking to his full satisfaction. …

The next day, Sudāmā set off for home while being honored by Lord Kṛṣṇa, the self-satisfied maintainer of the universe. …

Although he had apparently received no wealth from Lord Kṛṣṇa, Sudāmā was too shy to beg for it on his …

[Sudāmā thought:] Lord Kṛṣṇa is known to be devoted to the brāhmaṇas, and now I have personally seen this devotion. …

Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brāhmaṇa. And who is Kṛṣṇa? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full …

He treated me just like one of His brothers, making me sit on the bed of His beloved consort. And …

Although He is the Lord of all demigods and the object of worship for all brāhmaṇas, He worshiped me as …

Devotional service to His lotus feet is the root cause of all the perfections a person can find in heaven, …

Thinking “If this poor wretch suddenly becomes rich, he will forget Me in his intoxicating happiness,” the compassionate Lord did …

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] Thinking thus to himself, Sudāmā finally came to the place where his home stood. But that place …

As he continued to ponder in this way, the beautiful men — and maidservants, as effulgent as demigods, came forward …