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:''for the village in Nepal see Sudama, Nepal'' Sudama (सुदामा) (also known as Kuchela, mostly in South India) was a Brahmin childhood friend of Hindu deity Krishna from Mathura, the story of whose visit to Dwaraka to meet Krishna, is mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana.〔(''The Brahmana Sudama Visits Lord Krsna in Dvaraka'', SB10.80, & SB10.81 ) Bhagavata Purana.〕 He was Narada born as a poor man in order to enjoy the transcendental pastimes of Lord Krishna. ==The story== Sudama was from a poor family. His father's name is Matuka and His mother is Rocana-devi. Krishna was from the royal family. But this difference in social status did not come in the way of their friendship. They lost contact over the years and while Krishna became a military leader and King of great repute at Dwaraka, Sudama stayed as a humble and somewhat impoverished villager.〔(Eighty-first chapter of Krsna, "The Brahmana Sudama Benedicted by Lord Krsna" ) www.krsnabook.com, Bhaktivedanta.〕 Some time later when Sudama was going through some bad times, not even having enough money to feed his children, his wife Sushila reminded him of his friendship with Krishna..... : Though initially reluctant to go to his friend for help, Sudama finally agrees to go. He leaves with nothing but some beaten rice tied in a cloth as a present. He remembers that beaten rice (''Chirha''/''Chirhe'' in Bengali, ''atukulu'' in Telugu, ''avalakki'' in Kannada, avil in Tamil and avil in Malayalam, ''powa''/''poha''/''Chewda'' in Hindi, and ''pohe'' in Marathi) is Krishna's favorite and decided to give this as a gift to the Lord. Krishna is greatly pleased to see his old friend. He treats him royally and with much love. Overwhelmed by all this Sudama forgets to ask what he actually came for. But the Lord realises what His friend needs, and the Lord's consort Rukmini, incarnation of Lakshmi, gifts him with his desires. On his return journey, Sudama ponders his circumstances and is thankful for the great friend he has as Lord Krishna. When Sudama finally returns to his home, he finds a palatial mansion instead of the hut he had left. He also finds his family dressed in extremely nice garb and waiting for him. He lives an austere life after that, always thankful to the Lord. Sudama is not mentioned in anywhere in very ancient scriptures Mahabharata or Harivamsa or Vishnu Purana. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sudama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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