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The couches and the bedsteads were made of ivory and bedecked with gold and jewels, and the bedding was as white as the foam of milk and as soft as a lotus. There were many whisks hanging from golden rods, and many golden thrones with sitting cushions as soft In various places there were velvet and silken canopies with laces of pearls hanging all around. The flames and the jewels combined to produce a wonderfully brilliant light.

While the learned brāhmaṇa was considering this, a group of beautiful men and women with features resembling The wife of the brāhmaṇa was very glad on hearing the tidings of her husband’s arrival, and with great But with great love and affection she bowed down before her husband, and within herself she thought of She was fully decorated with a gold necklace and ornaments, and while standing among the maidservants The brāhmaṇa was surprised to see his wife so beautiful, and in great affection and without saying a

acquired opulence, but he did so in a spirit of renunciation, remaining unattached to sense gratification, and He enjoyed varieties of food by offering it to the Lord and then taking it as prasādam. beauty, it is our duty to consider that they are all gifts of the Lord and must be used for His service The learned brāhmaṇa remained in that position, and thus his love and affection for Lord Kṛṣṇa increased If opulence is used for sense gratification it is the cause of degradation, and if used for the service

While Lord Kṛṣṇa was speaking to Sudāmā Vipra, He ate one morsel of chipped rice from his bundle, and morsel of chipped rice is sufficient to cause him who offered it to become very opulent in this life and You are so kind to Your devotee that even this one morsel of chipped rice pleases You very greatly, and Your pleasure assures the devotee opulence in both this life and the next.” This indicates that when food is offered to Lord Kṛṣṇa with love and devotion and He is pleased and accepts

He saw that in place of his cottage there were big palaces made of valuable stones and jewels, glittering like the sun, moon and rays of fire. there big palaces, but at intervals there were beautifully decorated parks, in which many beautiful men and In those parks there were nice lakes full of lotus flowers and beautiful lilies, and there were flocks

An ordinary man who is very poor and prays to the Lord for benediction in material opulence, and who Rather, if a neophyte devotee serves the Lord very sincerely and at the same time wants material opulence

Śukadeva Gosvāmī has stated that all persons who hear this history of Sudāmā Vipra and Lord Kṛṣṇa will Therefore anyone who hears this history gradually becomes as qualified as Sudāmā Vipra, and he is thus

beginning of my life I have been extremely poverty-stricken, so what could be the cause of such great and The Lord is self-sufficient, the husband of the goddess of fortune, and thus He is always full with six He can understand the mind of His devotee, and He sumptuously fulfills the devotee’s desires. And yet when the cultivator wakes up in the morning, he thinks that it has not rained enough. it a great and valuable gift.

The next morning he started for his home, thinking always about his reception by Kṛṣṇa, and thus he merged All the way home he simply remembered the dealings of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and he felt very happy to have seen

brāhmaṇa, feeling great obligation to Kṛṣṇa, thought, “I pray to have the friendship of Lord Kṛṣṇa and to engage in His service, and to surrender fully unto Him in love and affection, life after life. May my mind and activities be always engaged in His service. who does not give much wealth into the hand of his immature son, but who, when the son is grown up and

Then, just to enjoy the company of an old friend, Lord Kṛṣṇa began to smile and asked, “My dear friend While addressing His friend, Lord Kṛṣṇa looked upon him and smiled with great love.

He realized how kind Lord Kṛṣṇa was to him, and he was always in trance, constantly thinking of Kṛṣṇa whatever darkness of material contamination remained within his heart was completely cleared away, and

How can there be any comparison between me, a poor, sinful brāhmaṇa, and the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa, who And yet, considering me a brāhmaṇa, with heartfelt pleasure He embraced me in His two transcendental rendered service by the Supreme Personality of Godhead because of His high regard for the brāhmaṇas, and by massaging my legs and feeding me with His own hand, He practically worshiped me! mad after material opulence and so forget Him.”

Therefore there are two divisions of brāhmaṇas, namely Vaiṣṇavas and paṇḍitas. brāhmaṇa be well qualified according to the requirements stated in scriptures such as Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā and He was a qualified brāhmaṇa, unattached to all sorts of material sense enjoyment, and at the same time Lord Kṛṣṇa, the enjoyer of all sacrifices and penances, is very fond of a brāhmaṇa like Sudāmā Vipra, and we have seen by the actual behavior of Lord Kṛṣṇa how much He adores such a brāhmaṇa.

and he simply bowed his head.

Kṛṣṇa is especially concerned with vanquishing the distress of His devotees, and He is the only shelter

He knows everyone’s determination and everyone’s want.

chipped rice which was hanging on the shoulder of the poor brāhmaṇa, packed in one corner of his wrapper, and

I actually accept only things offered to Me in devotion and love; otherwise, however valuable a thing