2016-05-07 Srimad Bhagavatam 10.81.14-16 - The Science Guest Reception (download mp3) by Radhika Vallabha Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty www.iskcondesiretree.com SB 10.81.14 sa calabdhva dhanam krsnan  na tu yacitavan svayam sva-grhan vridito ’gacchan  mahad-darsana-nirvrtah Translation: Although he had apparently received no wealth from Lord Krsna, Sudama was too shy to beg for it on his own. He simply returned home, feeling perfectly satisfied to have had the Supreme Lord’s audience. SB 10.81.15aho brahmanya-devasya drsta brahmanyata mayayad daridratamo laksmim aslisto bibhratorasi Translation: [Sudama thought:] Lord Krsna is known to be devoted to the brahmanas, and now I have personally seen this devotion. Indeed, He who carries the goddess of fortune on His chest has embraced the poorest beggar. SB 10.81.16kvaham daridrah papiyan kva krsnah sri-niketanahbrahma-bandhur iti smaham bahubhyam parirambhitah Translation: Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brahmana. And who is Krsna? The Supreme Personality of Godhead, full in six opulences. Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms. Purport: This translation is from Srila Prabhupada’s English rendering of Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 7.143). Sudama was so humble that he considered his poverty to be his own fault, a result of sin. Such a mentality is in accord with the saying, daridrya-doso guna-rasi-nasi: “The discrepancy of being poor ruins heaps of good qualities.”