Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 32
Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
दमनं कालियस्याहेर्महाहेर्नन्दमोक्षणम् । व्रतचर्या तु कन्यानां यत्र तुष्टोऽच्युतो व्रतै: ॥ ३१ ॥ प्रसादो यज्ञपत्नीभ्यो विप्राणां चानुतापनम् । गोवर्धनोद्धारणं च शक्रस्य सुरभेरथ ॥ ३२ ॥ यज्ञाभिषेक: कृष्णस्य स्त्रीभि: क्रीडा च रात्रिषु । शङ्खचूडस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्वधोऽरिष्टस्य केशिन: ॥ ३३ ॥
damanaṁ kāliyasyāher mahāher nanda-mokṣaṇam vrata-caryā tu kanyānāṁ yatra tuṣṭo ’cyuto vrataiḥ
Diceritakan dengan rinci: penaklukan ular Kāliya; pembebasan Nanda Mahārāja dari ular besar; tapa-vrata para gopī muda yang menyenangkan Acyuta; belas kasih-Nya kepada para istri brāhmaṇa dan penyesalan para brāhmaṇa; pengangkatan Govardhana lalu pemujaan serta abhiṣeka oleh Indra dan sapi Surabhi; lila malam bersama para gopī; serta pembunuhan Śaṅkhacūḍa, Ariṣṭa, dan Keśī yang dungu.
FAQs
This verse lists Govardhana-uddhāraṇa among Kṛṣṇa’s key līlās, highlighting His protection of devotees and the correction of Indra’s pride.
Because they responded with simple, direct devotion to Kṛṣṇa, receiving His mercy, while the ritual-focused brāhmaṇas later felt remorse for neglecting bhakti.
Do not let mere formality or status replace sincere devotion—prioritize heartfelt service and humility over external religiosity.