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
เมฆโปรยสายฝนหนาทึบดุจเสาใหญ่ลงมาไม่ขาดสาย แผ่นดินถูกกระแสน้ำท่วมจนมองไม่ออกว่าแห่งใดสูงหรือ ต่ำ
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.