Week 7 Story, Sudhama

Sudhama and Krishna were best friends, Krishna; we met in another story. Sudhama was married to a girl from Bhrama and had many children together. Together they were both penniless and had little help. Sudhama could not work enough to provide for all five of his children. Sudhama's wife wanted him to ask Krishna for food to feed their children, and she said that it was cruel to bring a human into this world and have no food for them. Sudhama did not want to ask his best friend Krishna for a handout, but he knew it was necessary. Sudham reached Krishna's palace but was stopped by the date keeps in a stern voice and threatened to beat him if he did not leave. Krishna saw him from his high balcony and raced down to greet him with a big hug. They walked upstairs, where Sudhama was pampered and treated like a king. Krishna demanded Sudhama hand over what he had brought with him in the bag, which was his blessing of chipped rice. The goddess of Fortune, Rukmini, snatched his had aft...