Sva-grihadikam drishöva tasya vacanam
Sudama’s Words on Seeing His Home, Possessions and Family
VERSE 382
Before my home was a
small shack with slanted walls,
and now it is a heavenly palace.
Before I had only one old cow,
and now there are many elephants
moving like a great cloud.
Before there was only the occasional
sound of the grinding mortar, and
now there is the sweet singing of
many women. This is very wonderful.
How has this brahmana
obtained a place like this?
– author unknown