Srimad Bhagavatam — Tritiya Skandha, Shloka 33
Uddhava’s Remembrance of Kṛṣṇa and the Theology of the Lord’s Disappearance
वर्षतीन्द्रे व्रज: कोपाद्भग्नमानेऽतिविह्वल: । गोत्रलीलातपत्रेण त्रातो भद्रानुगृह्णता ॥ ३३ ॥
varṣatīndre vrajaḥ kopād bhagnamāne ’tivihvalaḥ gotra-līlātapatreṇa trāto bhadrānugṛhṇatā
O sober Vidura, King Indra, his honor having been insulted, poured water incessantly on Vṛndāvana, and thus the inhabitants of Vraja, the land of cows, were greatly distressed. But the compassionate Lord Kṛṣṇa saved them from danger with His pastime umbrella, the Govardhana Hill.
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This verse recalls that when Vraja was overwhelmed by Indra’s destructive rains, Krishna protected everyone through the Govardhana-lifting pastime, showing His mercy and guardianship over His devotees.
Indra, angered and prideful, retaliated against the Vrajavasis; the Bhagavatam highlights how Krishna’s Govardhana pastime checked Indra’s arrogance and safeguarded the surrendered residents of Vraja.
When faced with overwhelming “storms,” this verse encourages taking shelter of Krishna with faith, remembering that sincere devotion invites divine protection and steadiness amid adversity.