|| Om Namo Bhagavathe Vasudevaya ||

Chapter – 204 – The legend of Lord Krishna – 55

Lord Indra got extremely angry at the decision of the people of Vraja.  Lord Indra understood that it was Krishna who provoked the people of cowherds to put an end to his worship and began the worship of Mount Govardhana, he decided to take revenge on the people of Vraja.  At the command of Indra, all the clouds from various parts, assembled on the sky of Vrindavan, a heavy downpour began with thunderstorms and lightning. The heavy downpour stirred extreme fear among the people of Vraja, the whole of Vrindavan flooded with water, they were soaked in water, shivering with cold, rushed to Govinda.  They have assumed that something precarious is going to happen, they prayed before Krishna “ Oh! Krishna, Oh! Mahabhaga! Oh! Prabho, you are the protector of Gokulam, you have to protect us from the anger of deities.”

Krishna Krishna Mahabhaga  Thvannatham Gokulam Prabho | Thrathumarhasi Devanna: Kupithadh Bhakthavathsala ||

Krishna was mentally prepared not to leave the people who are surrendered to him; he pacified them and spoke “Oh! Cowherds, if we have worshiped Mount Govardhana sincerely, it would protect us from the heavy downpour too, therefore let us go to Mount Govardhana.” Thus all of the cows, people of Vraja assembled under Mount Govardhana.  They have created deep caves in the mountain and took shelter inside, and Krishna supported the rocks from falling down.  Thus, Krishna effortlessly resided under the Mount Govardhana like an umbrella on their heads.  In this way, Krishna stood for seven days supporting the rocks from falling down, and the people of Vraja and cows and calves who took shelter under the cave did not feel hunger or thirst in all these seven days.  They did not feel tired or hungry, thus seven days were passed, gradually the rain has stopped.  Once the rain has stopped, the lands were dried Krishna advised everyone to come out of the caves.  In this way, Krishna performed an amusement, protecting the people and cattle of Vraja from the heavy downpour, creating caves in the mountain and safekeeping them, and made them forget hunger and thirst for seven days.  Devi Yasodha and Devi Rohini embraced Krishna and Balarama, appreciated them and all of the villagers highly praised the children and the deities showered flowers on Krishna, the celestial Gandharvas played music and celestial Apsaras performed marvelous dances and the sounds of divine music and instruments reverberated in the sky.

Shuka Bhramam speaks “ Oh! Rajan, the supreme Lord Krishna performed various amusements, and the children of cowherds watched at him with great admiration and wonder, he inspired the people of Vraja with his mesmerizing deeds, and he stood seven days holding the rock in the cave of Mount Govardhana.  In the early years of childhood, he took away the life of demon Poothana who was assigned to kill the child with her poisoned bosom milk.  He killed the demon Thrinavarththa who assumed the form of a whirlwind, he squeezed its neck.  The little child Krishna who was fastened with grinding stone split opened the Yamalarjjuna tree and liberated the sons of Lord Kubera.  He freed the Vathsasura who assumed the form of child and joined in the woods, he slit opened the mouth of Bakasura and killed, he crushed the pride of Pralambhasura in the Thalavanam and freed the wood from his atrocities, and the children of cowherds enjoyed the sweetest palm fruit.  The serpent Kaliya who spread toxic poison in the waters of Yamuna was got crushed his pride and freed the Yamuna from the deadly poison.  The Nandasutha who is Vrajanatha protected the people of Vraja and the cattle from the heavy downpour under the caves in Mount Govardhana, holding the rocks for seven days.”

Nandababa recollected the words of Gargacharya who mentioned Krishna who is not an ordinary child, he would perform various amusements in the future and he will have numerous names.  Nandababa believed his son is the same as the supreme Lord Narayana, who has endless virtues, Nandababa and the people remembered if they take refuge on Krishna and surrender to him, and he will protect the entire Vraja, people, and the cows from all the troubles.  Lord Indra realized that Krishna is not an ordinary cowherd, he is supreme Lord personified on the Earth.