Sudama's journey to Krishna, probably from a manuscript of the Sudama Charita (Deeds of Sudama)

The poverty-stricken Sudama, an old friend of Krishna, is urged by his wife to seek Krishna's charity.

He subsisted on whatever came his way without asking or trying for it. He was ill-clad and his wife had grown emaciated with hunger. She went to her husband and submitted: "Approach Krishna who is the ultimate resort of the righteous. He will bestow abundant wealth on you. "When he was thus entreated by his wife many times, the soft-natured Sudama made up his mind to go. He asked: "Is there anything in the house worth giving as a present to Krishna?" The lady solicited the neighbouring brahmins to give her some fried and beaten rice. Having secured four handfuls, she tied them up in a rag and handed them over to her husband. With those handfuls of rice as a present, Sudama traveled to the city of Dvaraka anxiously thinking all the while, "How will it be possible for me to gain a sight of Lord Krishna?" From the Bhagavata Purana