Toronto, Ontario
Brahmana’s Tales
It was a blessed day in a simple kind of way. By morning, we opened up a new chapter from
the book Bhagavatam, Canto 10, on how Krishna gave special mercy to His
old classmate, Sudhama the brahman.
It just has to be one of the best stories ever. In short, Sudhama, the poor brahman,
came to see Krishna in His palatial home with the hope of asking for some
improvement in the living condition of he and his wife. But Sudhama was just too embarrassed to ask
when he saw the opulence that Krishna was living in. The good Lord Krishna knew
the brahmana’s intent and secretly awarded Sudhama with an affluent
structure that his little hovel transformed into. Krishna knew the heart of the brahmana
and He reciprocated.
By evening, Corrado and I read of two brahmanas from
the book Chaitanya Charitamrita; one elderly brahmana and one
youth, who traveled on foot in pilgrimage.
The elder offered the younger one his daughter for his benevolent
services and kindness. It was a promise
and it was made before a deity, Gopal.
Time rolled on and a promise was made to materialize, but the elder brahmana’s
family held great opposition. Gopal, the
deity, animated Himself to the point where He walked hundreds of miles to bear
witness. The couple married.
In between these two fine stories of brahmanas, Corrado
and I took in some good air on the streets of Rosedale.
May the Source be with you!
4 km
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