ieiq sRI dsm iskMDy purwxy bicqR nwtk gRMQy ikRsnw Avqwry blBdR qIrQ iesnwn kir dYq ko mwrq gRih ko Awvq Bey iDAwie ]

eit sree dhasam sika(n)dhe puraane bachitr naatak gra(n)the kirasanaa avataare balabhadhr teerath isanaan kar dhait ko maarat greh ko aavat bhe dhiaai ||

End of the chapter entitled “Brahma came home after taking bath at pilgrim-stations and killing the demon” in Krishnavatara (Dasham Skandh Purana) in Bachittar Natak.

sudwmw bwrqw kQnM ]

sudhaamaa baarataa kathana(n) ||

Now begins the description of the episode of Sudama

svYXw ]

savaiyaa ||

SWAYYA

eyk bDU juq bRwhmn Qo iqh Xw jgu bIc bfo duKu pwXo ]

ek badhoo jut braahaman tho; teh yaa jag beech baddo dhukh paayo ||

There was a married Brahmin, who had undergone great suffering

dUKq hYÍ iek idvs khXo iqh imqR hY mo pRB jo jgrwXo ]

dhookhat haivai ik dhivas kahayo tiha; mitr hai mo prabh jo jagaraayo ||

Being greatly afflicted, one day he said (to his wife) that Krishna was his friend

qw kI qRIXw khXo jwhu qhw sun mwnq BXo iqh mUMf mufwXo ]

taa kee treeyaa kahayo jaahu tahaa; sun maanat bhayo teh moo(n)dd muddaayo ||

His wife said, “You go to your friend,” the Brahmin agreed after getting his head shaved,

qMdl dY idj dwrdI hwQ su dAwrvqI hU kI Er isDwXo ]2405]

ta(n)dhal dhai dhij dhaaradhee haatha; su dhaaravatee hoo kee or sidhaayo ||2405||

That poor man took a small quantity of rice and started towards Dwarka/2405.