# Cc. Madhya 7.143 > ক্বাহং দরিদ্রঃ পাপীয়ান্ ক্ব কৃষ্ণঃ শ্রীনিকেতনঃ ৷ > ব্রহ্মবন্ধুরিতি স্মাহং বাহুভ্যাং পরিরম্ভিতঃ ৷৷ ১৪৩ ৷৷ ॥১৪৩॥ ## Text > 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.