The real name of Kucela who was the friend of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in boyhood. Though his name occurs everywhere in Bhāgavata, as Kucela, his real name is Sudāmā. (See under Kucela).
SUDĀMĀ I A minister of king Janaka.
[Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Bālakāṇḍa, Sarga 70] .
SUDĀMĀ II A king of Daśārṇa. This king had two daughters of whom one was married by Bhīma, the king of Vidarbha, and the other by Vīrabāhu king of Cedi.
[M.B. Vana Parva, Chapter 96, Verse 14] .
SUDĀMĀ III A country of North India. Mention is made in
[Mahābhārata, Sabhā Parva, Chapter 27, Verse 11] , that this country was captured by Arjuna.
SUDĀMĀ IV An attendant of Subrahmaṇya.
[M.B. Śalya Parva, Chapter 46, Verse 10] .
SUDĀMĀ IX A river famous in the Purāṇas. It is mentioned in
[Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa, Ayodhyākāṇḍa, Sarga 71] , that Bharata, the brother of Śrī Rāma, crossed this river while he was returning from Kekaya.
SUDĀMĀ V A cowherd. This Sudāmā was reborn as an asura, because of the curse of Devī Rādhā. (For further details see under Tulasī, para 5).
SUDĀMĀ VI A warrior who took the side of the Pāṇḍavas and fought against the Kauravas.
[M.B. Droṇa Parva, Chapter 23, Verse 49] .
SUDĀMĀ VII The watcher of the garden of Kaṁsa. It is stated in
[Bhāgavata, Skandha 10] , that this Sudāmā adorned Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balabhadra Rāma with flower garlands.