If Sudama Had a Voice

We celebrate the friendship of Krishna and Sudama as one of the purest forms of friendship - humility meeting grace, devotion meeting divinity. Sudama had little, Krishna had everything, and yet their bond is remembered because neither wealth nor power defined it. Sudama came with love, not demands. Krishna gave with understanding, not pity.

But I often wonder what their relationship would have looked like if Sudama had a voice and he questioned Krishna when something felt wrong. What if he was still humble, loving, and deeply devoted, but not silent? What if he opposed Krishna when he believed it was the right thing to do - not out of pride, but because love sometimes demands honesty? What if devotion did not always look like folded hands, but sometimes like standing firm?

Would that have made Sudama less worthy, or would it have made the friendship even deeper?

Maybe Krishna, being who he was, would not have loved Sudama less for having a voice. Maybe he would have understood him more. And that is perhaps why their friendship would have survived even truth, even questions, even opposition.

I am sure their bond would still have endured - because Krishna is God.

Krishnas of Kalyug want devotion, not truth. They just expect the Sudamas to feel obliged and stand in a corner with folded hands. If Sudama finds his voice or questions, it will not tolerated and the friendship would end.

The Mirror You Handed Me

You are telling me, “Thanks for showing me the mirror and my true worth.”

First - see how well I know you, because I had already written about this exact reaction.

Second - isn’t this the pot calling the kettle black?

In the last episode we had, I told you very clearly that there was something I did not like. I told you that you insulted me. I told you that I am hurt. And what did you choose after that? Sarcasm. Silence.

So that is MY exact worth in your eyes, isn’t it?

That I should not have a voice? That I do not have the right to feel hurt? After all, who am I?

Moreover, you are telling me that I showed you your true worth - after reading my last blog!! After the episode where you weighed my worth in monetary terms? But Raja Saab ko toh sab maaf hai, isn’t it?

Before the latest episode, I come and hugged you so many times because I missed you. I have told you what you mean to me. I have stood by you. I have defended you. I have categorically refused to throw you under the bus and prevented others from doing that. I have always tried to be there whenever you needed me. I have cried for you. I have cared. I have prayed for you. I have counted on you.

I neither have the intention to tell you your worth nor the right to do that. 

But yes. I am showing you the mirror. Someone needs to. I do not have the right. But its not the first time nor the last time. That is because I care. 

Maafi Hukum 🙏