Sri Krishna’s Brindavanam and Dvarka Lilas : 11. Glory of Srimad Maha Bhagavatam : Swami Krishnananda

======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16/10/2019. 11. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The story of Sudama is touching indeed. He was utterly poor to the core, and was in rags. On the insistence of his wife, he trudged from Avanti, near Indore, through the deserts of Rajasthan to Sri Krishna’s palace in Dvarka. The gatekeepers would not allow him in because of his ragged appearance, but when Sudama insisted that he was a classmate of Sri Krishna, they went and told Sri Krishna, “Somebody is standing at the gate like a beggar, and he says he is your classmate.” “Oh, I see!” said Sri Krishna. He ran and hugged Sudama and, to the horror of all, brought him into the palace and washed his feet. “Ah! What have you brought me?” asked ...