Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.81.14

sa cālabdhvā dhanaḿ kṛṣṇān

na tu yācitavān svayam

sva-gṛhān vrīḍito 'gacchan

mahad-darśana-nirvṛtaḥ

SYNONYMS

saḥ — he; ca — and; alabdhvā — not having obtained; dhanam — wealth; kṛṣṇāt — from Lord Kṛṣṇa; na — not; tu — however; yācitavān — did beg; svayam — on his own initiative; sva — to his; gṛhān — home; vrīḍitaḥ — embarrassed; agacchat — he went; mahat — of the Supreme Lord; darśana — by the audience; nirvṛtaḥ — made joyful.

TRANSLATION

Although he had apparently received no wealth from Lord Kṛṣṇa, Sudāmā 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.

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