ক্বাহং দরিদ্রঃ পাপীযান্ক্ব কৃষ্ণঃ শ্রীনিকেতনঃ ব্রহ্মবন্ধুরিতি স্মাহং বাহুভ্যাং পরিরম্ভিতঃ
क्वाहं दरिद्रः पापीयान्क्व कृष्णः श्रीनिकेतनः ब्रह्मबन्धुरिति स्माहं बाहुभ्यां परिरम्भितः
kvāhaṁ daridraḥ pāpīyān kva kṛṣṇaḥ śrī-niketanaḥ brahma-bandhur iti smāhaṁ bāhubhyāṁ parirambhitaḥ
Synonyms
kva—who; aham—I; daridraḥ—poor; pāpīyān—sinful; kva—who; kṛṣṇaḥ—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śrī-niketanaḥ—the transcendental form of all opulence; brahma-bandhuḥ—the friend of a brāhmaṇa, not fit even to be called a brāhmaṇa; iti—thus; sma—certainly; aham—I; bāhubhyām—by the arms; parirambhitaḥ—embraced..
Translation
He said, "'Who am I? A sinful, poor friend of a brāhmaṇa. And who is Kṛṣṇa? The Supreme Personality of Godhead full in six opulences. Nonetheless, He has embraced me with His two arms.'"
Purport
This verse was spoken by Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.81.16) in connection with his meeting Lord Kṛṣṇa.