Shloka 32
Bhagavān’s Avatāras, Their Protections (Poṣaṇa), and the Limits of Knowing Him
गोपैर्मखे प्रतिहते व्रजविप्लवाय देवेऽभिवर्षति पशून् कृपया रिरक्षु: । धर्तोच्छिलीन्ध्रमिव सप्तदिनानि सप्त- वर्षो महीध्रमनघैककरे सलीलम् ॥ ३२ ॥
gopair makhe pratihate vraja-viplavāya deve ’bhivarṣati paśūn kṛpayā rirakṣuḥ dhartocchilīndhram iva sapta-dināni sapta- varṣo mahīdhram anaghaika-kare salīlam
เมื่อชาวเลี้ยงวัวทำพิธีบูชาถูกขัดขวางตามพระดำรัสของกฤษณะ อินทราจึงโปรยฝนหนักไม่หยุดถึงเจ็ดวันจนวรชะเกือบถูกชะล้าง ด้วยพระกรุณาอันไร้เหตุแก่ชาววรชะและสัตว์ทั้งหลาย พระภควานศรีกฤษณะผู้มีอายุเพียงเจ็ดปีทรงยกเขาโควรรธนะด้วยพระหัตถ์เดียวดุจร่ม คุ้มครองไว้ตลอดเจ็ดวัน
Children play with an umbrella generally known as a frog’s umbrella, and Lord Kṛṣṇa, when He was only seven years old, could snatch the great hill known as the Govardhana Parvata at Vṛndāvana and hold it for seven days continuously with one hand, just to protect the animals and the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana from the wrath of Indra, the heavenly King, who had been denied sacrificial offerings by the inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi.
FAQs
This verse states that when Indra flooded Vraja, the Lord compassionately protected the cows and the residents by lifting a mountain with one hand and holding it up for seven days, as a playful pastime.
Because the cowherds’ sacrifice was obstructed, Indra became angered and rained to bring devastation upon Vraja; the Lord intervened to protect His devotees.
The takeaway is to take shelter of the Lord with faith during crises, trusting divine protection rather than fearfully depending on unstable external powers.