Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.81.15

aho brahmanya-devasya

drishta brahmanyata maya

yad daridratamo lakshmim

aslishto bibhratorasi

SYNONYMS

aho -- ah; brahmanya -- who is dedicated to brahmanas; devasya -- of the Supreme Lord; drishta -- seen; brahmanyata -- the devotion to brahmanas; maya -- by me; yat -- inasmuch; daridra-tamah -- the poorest person; lakshmim -- the goddess of fortune; aslishtah -- embraced; bibhrata -- by Him who carries; urasi -- on His chest.

TRANSLATION

[Sudama thought:] Lord Krishna 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.

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