FEED IS THE NEED SUPREME

Have you come O ⁴Krishna' to delight at my humiliating helplessness?
Won't thy presence at this hour of suffering heightens its hopelessness?
Tell me, can history of any nation embodies such agony from hunger keen
Was there any man, despite attaining heaven famishing from hunger keen?

You know, I gave to the needy anything demanded in or out of season
Even the Sun--the light of heaven eulogised my gifting with reason
None can show a single example of my turning any type of request down
Emperor ⁵Duryodhama too seeing me exelled in gifting bent his head down

You need not list down the ⁶grahitas-men and gods, nor gifts you made
The worlds fourteen seen with mouths open, nor thy name can ever fade
I know you were chastised for indiscretion that alone ruined your carcer
Neither any ⁷data stood before you, nor grahita found elsewhere merrier

Why then this ⁸kshudbadha gnawing at my vitals tho' surrounded by wealth
Verily, the whole heaven gave resounding ovation on my coming after death
The benign Triad, reverent rishis with ⁹Indra, hailing kept at disposal
All the best that heaven can give and bade all to serve my beck and call 

4) 8th incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu 
5) the eldest of Kaurvas. 
6) Oue who accepts. 
7) donor-5estower. 
8) hunger 
9) King of Gods.

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