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CC Madhya 7.143

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 143

kvāhaṁ daridraḥ pāpīyān
kva kṛṣṇaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ
brahma-bandhur iti smāhaṁ
bāhubhyāṁ parirambhitaḥ


SYNONYMS

kva—who; aham—I; daridraḥ—poor; pāpīyān—sinful; kva—who; kṛṣṇaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śrī-niketanaḥ—the transcendental form of all opulence; brahma-bandhuḥ—the friend of a brāhmaṇa, not fit even to be called a brāhmaṇa; iti—thus; sma—certainly; aham—I; bāhubhyām—by the arms; parirambhitaḥ—embraced.


TRANSLATION

He said, “‘Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brāhmaṇa. And who is Kṛṣṇa? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences. Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms.’”


PURPORT

This verse was spoken by Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (SB 10.81.16), in connection with his meeting Lord Kṛṣṇa.