KRISHNA AND SUDAMA FRIENDSHIP

             Krishna and Sudama Friendship

Friendship story of Krishna and Sudama teaches us several important lessons. God has gifted us our relationships whether it’s a father, mother, uncle, aunt, brother sister, son and daughter but there are two relations we choose ourselves one is our soul mate and other is our friends. Friendship is a very wonderful relation. Though not bounded by blood sometimes friends become more important than blood relations. Pure and selfless friendship is very difficult to find in this selfish world today and friendship like Sree Krishna and Sudama (known as Kuchela in South India) is just next to impossible.

Krishna was a king and Sudama was a poor Brahmin. Krishna and Sudama were in same Gurukul. They were friends since childhood. One day guru Mata (wife of guru) asked Krishna and Sudama to bring some woods from the forest. She gave them some eatables so that if it gets late while returning they can eat it. While returning it started raining heavily. They took shelter under the tree they found around. The eatables were with Sudama and he ate them all without sharing it with Krishna. When guru Mata came to know about it she cursed Sudama that he will remain poor all his life.

Krishna became king of Dwarka and Sudama remained a poor Brahmin. One day Sudama’s wife insisted him to go to Dwarka and ask for help from Shri Krishna. Sudama hesitated but finally agreed as he was unable to provide even a onetime meal to his kids. So he travelled to Dwarka and reached Krishna’s palace. He asked the guards to tell Shri Krishna that his childhood friend Sudama is here to meet him. They made fun of him addressing a poor Brahmin and a king can never be friends. But as soon as the news reached Lord Krishna he came out of his palace bare foot to meet his childhood friend.

SUDAMA & LORD KRISHNA

He welcomed him in his palace and after dinner they discussed all old memories. Sudama’s wife gave some raw rice for Shri Krishna as present which Sudama was hesitating to give. But Krishna took it from him and ate with full of love and affection. With this he made him king and removed his poverty. But Sudama was unaware of this gift and while leaving he looked at Krishna with hopeful eyes expecting some kind of favour. All the way he was thinking what he will say to his wife and children. All their hopes will be shattered. When he reached his house he saw a palace instead of a hut. He thought some big landlord must have acquired his place but when he saw his wife and children coming out of the palace he was amazed. He started thanking Shri Krishna.

This is true friendship that one does a favor and doesn’t tell the other that he is doing so. Also when one becomes rich he is the same old friend of the other irrespective of the status.

source : http://www.hindudevotionalblog.com/2013/06/krishna-and-sudama-friendship-story.

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