Shloka 10
Govardhana-dhāraṇa: Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana and Humbles Indra
स्थूणास्थूला वर्षधारा मुञ्चत्स्वभ्रेष्वभीक्ष्णश: । जलौघै: प्लाव्यमाना भूर्नादृश्यत नतोन्नतम् ॥ १० ॥
sthūṇā-sthūlā varṣa-dhārā muñcatsv abhreṣv abhīkṣṇaśaḥ jalaughaiḥ plāvyamānā bhūr nādṛśyata natonnatam
The clouds poured down torrents of rain, thick like massive pillars, again and again. Floodwaters submerged the earth, and high ground could no longer be told from low.
FAQs
This verse describes the rain as pillar-thick torrents falling again and again, creating floods so vast that the land’s elevations and depressions could no longer be distinguished.
Śukadeva emphasizes the overwhelming force of the deluge—water covered everything so completely that the natural contours of the ground disappeared, highlighting the danger faced by Vraja before Krishna’s protection.
When circumstances feel like an unstoppable “flood,” the Govardhana narrative teaches taking shelter of the Lord with steadiness and faith, rather than panic—trusting divine protection while doing one’s duty.