'Kuchela' A Legend Story Of Devotion. Poem by Gangadharan nair Pulingat..

Sudhama alias Kuchela
The great dear friend of Sreekrishna
The god incarnate all powerful
Their student days were happiest.

Sandeepani the best revered sage
The learned teacher he was
Values of moral courage he taught
To his students in such dedication.

Sons of great kings and noblemen
Learned scholars and men of nobility
Opted Sandeepani for education
Of their children in such happiness.

The great disciples were they
Sreekrishna and Sudama in friendships
Tried their best to study lessons
Also services to the teacher and his wife
In those times, students resided in teacher's homes.

Completing the studies both departed
One went to his house as learnt man but poor
Another Sreekrishna as king of Dwaraka
Natural the disparities on wealth always.

Kuchela he called by everyone
Found his bread by taking alms from homes
Lived in such happiest with siblings
Always fond of knowledge and learning.

Things became difficult for sustenance
The wife and children in abject poverty
She remembered the friendship of Sreekrishna
And hinted some helps from him if kuchela seeks.

Somehow he accepted the suggestion with reluctance
Power position and wealth disturbs relations
Equals will be treated as friend he thought
But asked something to present the best friend.

Wife with happiness kept some roasted rice
In such spirit of dedication and affection
Poor were they the rice was not so good to eat
But anyhow he kept it in a piece of cloth.

Went to Dwaraka the great palace of friend
With whom he had so much played and studied
From the seventh story of the building he saw
His best childhood friend approaching.

The story is Krishna had tears in his eyes
Reason still unknown with happiness or sadness?
Coming near the friend and holding hands in happiness
Welcomed him to the palace in such greatness.

Asked to give something he had carried
To eat the favorite roasted rice he traced
Shied himself Kuchela managed and gave the packet
Speedily opened by the friend two times in continuity

Unable to comprehend the situation wife stopped
Sreekrishna taking the roasted rice
The wife Rukmini the goddess of wealth she was
The entire home and finance of Kuchela changed
Without even his knowledge he became wealthy
But never got him pride on prosperity it is told.
A great legend story in India still relevant.