> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > **************

> > Chapter Twenty-five: Lord Krishna Lifts Govardhana Hill

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> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > indras tadâtmanah pûjâm

> > vijn'âya vihatâm nripa

> > gopebhyah krishna-nâthebhyo

> > nandâdibhyas' cukopa ha

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; indrah - Lord Indra; tadâ - then; âtmanah - his own; pûjâm - worship; vijn'âya - understanding; vihatâm - diverted; nripa - O King (Parîkchit); gopebhyah - at the cowherds; krishna-nâthebhyah - who took Krishna as their Lord; nanda-âdibhyah - headed by Nanda Mahârâja; cukopa ha - he became angry.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: My dear King Parîkchit, when Indra understood that his sacrifice had been put aside, he became furious with Nanda Mahârâja and the other cowherd men, who were accepting Krishna as their Lord.

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> > TEXT 2

> > ganam sâmvartakam nâma

> > meghânâm cânta-kârînâm

> > indrah pracodayat kruddho

> > vâkyam câhes'a-mâny uta

> > ganam - the group; sâmvartakam nâma - named Sâmvartaka; meghânâm - of clouds; ca - and; anta-kârinâm - who effect the end of the universe; indrah - Indra; pracodayat - sent forth; kruddhah - angry; vâkyam - words; ca - and; âha - spoke; îs'a- mânî - falsely thinking himself the supreme controller; uta - indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Angry Indra sent forth the clouds of universal destruction, known as Sâmvartaka. Imagining himself the supreme controller, he spoke as follows.

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> > TEXT 3

> > aho s'rî-mada-mâhâtmyam

> > gopânâm kânanaukasâm

> > krishnam martyam upâs'ritya

> > ye cakrur deva-helanam

> > aho - just see; s'rî - because of opulence; mada - of intoxication; mâhâtmyam - the great extent; gopânâm - of the cowherds; kânana - in the forest; okasâm - who dwell; krishnam - Krishna; martyam - an ordinary human; upâs'ritya - taking shelter of; ye - who; cakruh - have committed; deva - against the demigods; helanam - offense.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Indra said:] Just see how these cowherd men living in the forest have become so greatly intoxicated by their prosperity! They have surrendered to an ordinary human being, Krishna, and thus they have offended the gods.

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> > TEXT 4

> > yathâdridhaih karma-mayaih

> > kratubhir nâma-nau-nibhaih

> > vidyâm ânvîkshikîm hitvâ

> > titîrshanti bhavârnavam

> > yathâ - as; adridhaih - which are inadequate; karma-mayaih - based on fruitive activity; kratubhih - by ritual sacrifices; nâma - in name only; nau- nibhaih - which serve as boats; vidyâm - knowledge; ânvîkshikîm - spiritual; hitvâ - abandoning; titîrshanti - they try to cross beyond; bhava-arnavam - the ocean of material existence.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Their taking shelter of Krishna is just like the foolish attempt of men who abandon transcendental knowledge of the self and instead try to cross over the great ocean of material existence in the false boats of fruitive, ritual sacrifices.

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> > TEXT 5

> > vâcâlam bâlis'am stabdham

> > ajn'am pandita-mâninam

> > krishnam martyam upâs'ritya

> > gopâ me cakrur apriyam

> > vâcâlam - overtalkative; bâlis'am - child; stabdham - arrogant; ajn'am - foolish; pandita- mâninam - thinking Himself wise; krishnam - Krishna; martyam - a human being; upâs'ritya - taking shelter of; gopâh - the cowherds; me - against me; cakruh - have acted; apriyam - unfavorably.

> > TRANSLATION

> > These cowherd men have acted inimically toward me by taking shelter of this ordinary human being, Krishna, who thinks Himself very wise but who is simply a foolish, arrogant, overtalkative child.

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> > TEXT 6

> > eshâm s'riyâvaliptânâm

> > krishnenâdhmâpitâtmanâm

> > dhunuta s'rî-mada-stambham

> > pas'ûn nayata sankshayam

> > eshâm - of them; s'riyâ - by their opulences; avaliptânâm - who are intoxicated; krishnena - by Krishna; âdhmâpita - fortified; âtmanâm - whose hearts; dhunuta - remove; s'rî - based on their wealth; mada - being maddened; stambham - their false pride; pas'ûn - their animals; nayata - bring; sankshayam - to destruction.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [To the clouds of destruction King Indra said:] The prosperity of these people has made them mad with pride, and their arrogance is backed up by Krishna. Now go and remove their pride and bring their animals to destruction.

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> > TEXT 7

> > aham cairâvatam nâgam

> > âruhyânuvraje vrajam

> > marud-ganair mahâ-vegair

> > nanda-goshthha-jighâmsayâ

> > aham - I; ca - also; airâvatam - named Airâvata; nâgam - my elephant; âruhya - riding; anuvraje - will follow along; vrajam - to Vraja; marut- ganaih - accompanied by the wind-gods; mahâ-vegaih - who move with great power; nanda-goshthha - the cowherd community of Nanda Mahârâja; jighâmsayâ - with the intent of destroying.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I will follow you to Vraja, riding on my elephant Airâvata and taking with me the swift and powerful wind-gods to decimate the cowherd village of Nanda Mahârâja.

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> > TEXT 8

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > ittham maghavatâjn'aptâ

> > meghâ nirmukta-bandhanâh

> > nanda-gokulam âsâraih

> > pîdayâm âsur ojasâ

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; ittham - in this manner; maghavatâ - by Indra; âjn'aptâh - ordered; meghâh - the clouds; nirmukta- bandhanâh - released from their bonds (although they were supposed to be kept in check until the time for the destruction of the world); nanda- gokulam - the cowherd pastures of Nanda Mahârâja; âsâraih - by great downpours of rain; pîdayâm âsuh - they tormented; ojasâ - with all their power.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: On Indra's order the clouds of universal destruction, released untimely from their bonds, went to the cowherd pastures of Nanda Mahârâja. There they began to torment the inhabitants by powerfully pouring down torrents of rain upon them.

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > vidyotamânâ vidyudbhih

> > stanantah stanayitnubhih

> > tîvrair marud-ganair nunnâ

> > vavrishur jala-s'arkarâh

> > vidyotamânâh - being illuminated; vidyudbhih - by bolts of lightning; stanantah - roaring; stanayitnubhih - with thunder; tîvraih - fearsome; marut- ganaih - by the wind-gods; nunnâh - propelled; vavrishuh - they poured down; jala- s'arkarâh - hailstones.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Propelled by the fearsome wind-gods, the clouds blazed with lightning bolts and roared with thunder as they hurled down hailstones.

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> > TEXT 10

> > sthûnâ-sthûlâ varsha-dhârâ

> > mun'catsv abhreshv abhîkshnas'ah

> > jalaughaih plâvyamânâ bhûr

> > nâdris'yata natonnatam

> > sthûnâ - like columns; sthûlâh - massive; varsa-dhârâh - downpours of rain; mun'catsu - releasing; abhreshu - the clouds; abhîkshnas'ah - incessantly; jala- oghaih - by the flood of water; plâvyamânâ - being submerged; bhûh - the earth; na adris'yata - could not be seen; nataunnatam - low or high.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the clouds released torrents of rain as thick as massive columns, the earth was submerged in the flood, and high ground could no longer be distinguished from low.

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> > TEXT 11

> > aty-âsârâti-vâtena

> > pas'avo jâta-vepanâh

> > gopâ gopyas' ca s'îtârtâ

> > govindam s'aranam yayuh

> > ati-âsâra - by the excessive rainfall; ati-vâtena - and the excessive wind; pas'avah - the cows and other animals; jâta-vepanâh - trembling; gopâh - the cowherd men; gopyah - the cowherd ladies; ca - also; s'îta - by the cold; ârtâh - distressed; govindam - to Lord Govinda; s'aranam - for shelter; yayuh - they went.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The cows and other animals, shivering from the excessive rain and wind, and the cowherd men and ladies, pained by the cold, all approached Lord Govinda for shelter.

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> > TEXT 12

> > s'irah sutâms' ca kâyena

> > pracchâdyâsâra-pîditâh

> > vepamânâ bhagavatah

> > pâda-mûlam upâyayuh

> > s'irah - their heads; sutân - their children; ca - and; kâyena - by their bodies; pracchâdya - covering; âsâra-pîditâh - distressed by the rainfall; vepamânâh - trembling; bhagavatah - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; pâda- mûlam - the base of the lotus feet; upâyayuh - they approached .

> > TRANSLATION

> > Trembling from the distress brought about by the severe rainfall, and trying to cover their heads and calves with their own bodies, the cows approached the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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> > TEXT 13

> > krishna krishna mahâ-bhâga

> > tvan-nâtham gokulam prabho

> > trâtum arhasi devân nah

> > kupitâd bhakta-vatsala

> > krishna krishna - O Krishna, Krishna; mahâ-bhaga - O all-fortunate one; tvat- nâtham - whose master is Yourself; go-kulam - the community of cows; prabho - O Lord; trâtum arhasi - kindly protect; devât - from the demigod Indra; nah - us; kupitât - who is angry; bhakta-vatsala - O You who are very affectionate to Your devotees.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [The cowherd men and women addressed the Lord:] Krishna, Krishna, O most fortunate one, please deliver the cows from the wrath of Indra! O Lord, You are so affectionate to Your devotees. Please save us also.

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> > TEXT 14

> > s'ilâ-varshâti-vâtena

> > hanyamânam acetanam

> > nirîkshya bhagavân mene

> > kupitendra-kritam harih

> > s'ilâ - of (hail)stones; varsha - by the rain; ati-vâtena - and by the extreme wind ; hanyamânam - being attacked; acetanam - unconscious; nirîkshya - seeing; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mene - considered; kupita - angry; indra - by Indra; kritam - done; harih - Lord Hari.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing the inhabitants of His Gokula rendered practically unconscious by the onslaught of hail and blasting wind, the Supreme Lord Hari understood that this was the work of angry Indra.

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> > TEXT 15

> > apartv aty-ulbanam varsham

> > ati-vâtam s'ilâ-mayam

> > sva-yâge vihate 'smâbhir

> > indro nâs'âya varshati

> > apa-ritu - out of season; ati-ulbanam - unusually fierce; varsham - rain; ati- vâtam - accompanied by great wind; s'ilâ-mayam - full of hailstones; sva- yage - his sacrifice; vihate - having been stopped; asmâbhih - by Ourselves; indrah - King Indra; nâs'âya - for destruction; varshati - is raining.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [S'rî Krishna said to Himself:] Because We have stopped his sacrifice, Indra has caused this unusually fierce, unseasonable rain, together with terrible winds and hail.

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> > TEXT 16

> > tatra pratividhim samyag

> > âtma-yogena sâdhaye

> > lokes'a-mâninâm maudhyâd

> > dhanishye s'rî-madam tamah

> > tatra - in that regard; prati-vidhim - counteracting measures; samyak - properly; âtma-yogena - by My mystic power; sâdhaye - I shall arrange; loka-îs'a - lords of the world; mâninâm - of those who falsely consider themselves; maudhyât - out of foolishness; hanishye - I shall defeat; s'rî-madam - their pride in opulence; tamah - the ignorance.

> > TRANSLATION

> > By My mystic power I will completely counteract this disturbance caused by Indra. Demigods like Indra are proud of their opulence, and out of foolishness they falsely consider themselves the Lord of the universe. I will now destroy such ignorance.

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> > TEXT 17

> > na hi sad-bhâva-yuktânâm

> > surânâm îs'a-vismayah

> > matto 'satâm mâna-bhangah

> > pras'amâyopakalpate

> > na - not; hi - certainly; sat-bhâva - with the mode of goodness; yuktânâm - who are endowed; surânâm - of the demigods; îs'a - as controlling lords; vismayah - false identification; mattah - by Me; asatâm - of the impure; mâna - of the false prestige; bhangah - the eradication; pras'amâya - for relieving them; upakalpate - is intended.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Since the demigods are endowed with the mode of goodness, the false pride of considering oneself the Lord should certainly not affect them. When I break the false prestige of those bereft of goodness, My purpose is to bring them relief.

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> > TEXT 18

> > tasmân mac-charanam goshthham

> > man-nâtham mat-parigraham

> > gopâye svâtma-yogena

> > so 'yam me vrata âhitah

> > tasmât - therefore; mat-s'aranam - having taken shelter of Me; goshthham - the cowherd community; mat-nâtham - who have Me as their master; mat- parigraham - My own family; gopâye - I shall protect; sva-âtma-yogena - by My personal mystic power; sah ayam - this; me - by Me; vratah - vow; âhitah - has been taken.

> > TRANSLATION

> > I must therefore protect the cowherd community by My transcendental potency, for I am their shelter, I am their master, and indeed they are My own family. After all, I have taken a vow to protect My devotees.

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> > TEXT 19

> > ity uktvaikena hastena

> > kritvâ govardhanâcalam

> > dadhâra lîlayâ vishnus'

> > chatrâkam iva bâlakah

> > iti - thus; uktvâ - having spoken; ekena - with one; hastena - hand; kritvâ - taking; govardhana-acalam - Govardhana Hill; dadhâra - He held it; lîlayâ - very easily; vishnuh - Lord Vishnu; chatrâkam - a mushroom; iva - just as; bâlakah - a child.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Having said this, Lord Krishna, who is Vishnu Himself, picked up Govardhana Hill with one hand and held it aloft just as easily as a child holds up a mushroom.

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> > TEXT 20

> > athâha bhagavân gopân

> > he 'mba tâta vrajaukasah

> > yathopajosham vis'ata

> > giri-gartam sa-go-dhanâh

> > atha - then; âha - addressed; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; gopân - the cowherds; he - O; amba - mother; tâta - O father; vraja-okasah - O residents of Vraja; yathâ- upajosham - as suits your pleasure; vis'ata - please enter; giri - this hill; gartam - the empty space below; sa-godhanâh - together with your cows.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord then addressed the cowherd community: O Mother, O Father, O residents of Vraja, if you wish you may now come under this hill with your cows.

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> > TEXT 21

> > na trâsa iha vah kâryo

> > mad-dhastâdri-nipâtanât

> > vâta-varsha-bhayenâlam

> > tat-trânam vihitam hi vah

> > na - not; trâsah - fear; iha - in this matter; vah - by you; kâryah - should be felt; mat-hasta - from My hand; adri - of the mountain; nipâtanât - of the falling; vâta - of the wind; varsha - and the rain; bhayena - with fear; alam - enough; tat- trânam - the deliverance from that; vihitam - has been provided; hi - certainly; vah - for you.

> > TRANSLATION

> > You should have no fear that this mountain will fall from My hand. And don't be afraid of the wind and rain, for your deliverance from these afflictions has already been arranged.

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> > TEXT 22

> > tathâ nirvivis'ur gartam

> > krishnâs'vâsita-mânasah

> > yathâvakâs'am sa-dhanâh

> > sa-vrajâh sopajîvinah

> > tathâ - thus; nirvivis'uh - they entered; gartam - the hollow; krishna - by Lord Krishna; âs'vâsita - pacified; mânasah - their minds; yathâ-avakâs'am - comfortably; sa-dhanâh - with their cows; sa-vrajâh - and with their wagons; sa- upajîvinah - together with their dependents (such as their servants and brâhmana priests).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Their minds thus pacified by Lord Krishna, they all entered beneath the hill, where they found ample room for themselves and all their cows, wagons, servants and priests, and for all other members of the community as well.

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> > TEXT 23

> > kshut-trid-vyathâm sukhâpekshâm

> > hitvâ tair vraja-vâsibhih

> > vîkshyamâno dadhârâdrim

> > saptâham nâcalat padât

> > kshut - of hunger; trith - and thirst; vyathâm - the pain; sukha - of personal happiness; apekshâm - all consideration; hitvâ - putting aside; taih - by them; vraja-vâsibhih - the residents of Vraja; vîkshyamânah - being glanced upon; dadhâra - He held; adrim - the mountain; sapta-aham - for seven days; na acalat - He did not move; padât - from that place .

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Krishna, forgetting hunger and thirst and putting aside all considerations of personal pleasure, stood there holding up the hill for seven days as the people of Vraja gazed upon Him.

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> > TEXT 24

> > krishna-yogânubhâvam tam

> > nis'amyendro 'ti-vismitah

> > nistambho bhrashtha-sankalpah

> > svân meghân sannyavârayat

> > krishna - of Lord Krishna; yoga - of the mystic power; anubhâvam - the influence; tam - that; nis'amya - seeing; indrah - Lord Indra; ati-vismitah - most amazed; nistambhah - whose false pride was brought down; bhrashtha - ruined; sankalpah - whose determination; svân - his own; meghân - clouds; sannyavârayat - stopped.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Indra observed this exhibition of Lord Krishna's mystic power, he became most astonished. Pulled down from his platform of false pride, and his intentions thwarted, he ordered his clouds to desist.

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> > TEXT 25

> > kham vyabhram uditâdityam

> > vâta-varsham ca dârunam

> > nis'amyoparatam gopân

> > govardhana-dharo 'bravît

> > kham - the sky; vi-abhram - empty of clouds; udita - arisen; âdityam - with the sun; vâta-varsham - the wind and rain; ca - and; dârunam - fierce; nis'amya - seeing; uparatam - ceased; gopân - to the cowherds; govardhana-dharah - the lifter of Govardhana Hill; abravît - spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Seeing that the fierce wind and rain had now ceased, the sky had become clear of rainclouds, and the sun had risen, Lord Krishna, the lifter of Govardhana Hill, spoke to the cowherd community as follows.

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> > TEXT 26

> > niryâta tyajata trâsam

> > gopâh sa-strî-dhanârbhakâh

> > upâratam vâta-varsham

> > vyuda-prâyâs' ca nimnagâh

> > niryâta - please go out; tyajata - give up; trâsam - your fear; gopâh - O cowherd men; sa - together with; strî - your women; dhana - property; arbhakâh - and children; upâratam - finished; vâta-varsham - the wind and rain; vi-uda - without water; prâyâh - practically; ca - and; nimnagâh - the rivers.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Lord Krishna said:] My dear cowherd men, please go out with your wives, children and possessions. Give up your fear. The wind and rain have stopped, and the rivers' high waters have subsided.

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> > TEXT 27

> > tatas te niryayur gopâh

> > svam svam âdâya go-dhanam

> > s'akathodhopakaranam

> > strî-bâla-sthavirâh s'anaih

> > tatah - then; te - they; niryayuh - went out; gopâh - the cowherd men; svam svam - each his own; âdâya - taking; go-dhanam - their cows; s'akatha - upon their wagons; ûdha - loaded; upakaranam - their paraphernalia; strî - the women; bâla - children; sthavirâh - and old people; s'anaih - slowly.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After collecting their respective cows and loading their paraphernalia into their wagons, the cowherd men went out. The women, children and elderly persons gradually followed them.

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> > TEXT 28

> > bhagavân api tam s'ailam

> > sva-sthâne pûrva-vat prabhuh

> > pas'yatâm sarva-bhûtânâm

> > sthâpayâm âsa lîlayâ

> > bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; api - and; tam - that; s'ailam - hill; sva-sthâne - upon its place; pûrva-vat - as originally; prabhuh - the almighty Lord; pas'yatâm - while they were looking on; sarva- bhûtânâm - all the living creatures; sthâpayâm âsa - He put; lîlayâ - with ease.

> > TRANSLATION

> > While all living creatures looked on, the Supreme Personality of Godhead put down the hill in its original place, just as it had stood before.

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> > TEXT 29

> > tam prema-vegân nirbhritâ vrajaukaso

> > yathâ samîyuh parirambhanâdibhih

> > gopyas' ca sa-sneham apûjayan mudâ

> > dadhy-akshatâdbhir yuyujuh sad-âs'ishah

> > tam - to Him; prema - of their pure love; vegât - by the force; nirbhritâh - fulfilled; vraja-okasah - the residents of Vraja; yathâ - each according to his position; samîyuh - came forward; parirambhana-âdibhih - with embracing and so forth; gopyah - the cowherd ladies; ca - and; sa-sneham - with great affection; apûjayan - showed their respect; mudâ - joyfully; dadhi - with yogurt; akshata - unbroken grains; adbhih - and water; yuyujuh - they presented; sat - excellent; âs'ishah - benedictions.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the residents of Vrindâvana were overwhelmed with ecstatic love, and they came forward and greeted S'rî Krishna according to their individual relationships with Him - some embracing Him, others bowing down to Him, and so forth. The cowherd women presented water mixed with yogurt and unbroken barleycorns as a token of honor, and they showered auspicious benedictions upon Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > yas'odâ rohinî nando

> > râmas' ca balinâm varah

> > krishnam âlingya yuyujur

> > âs'ishah sneha-kâtarâh

> > yas'odâ - mother Yas'odâ; rohinî - Rohinî; nandah - Nanda Mahârâja; râmah - Balarâma; ca - also; balinâm - of the strong; varah - the greatest; krishnam - Krishna; âlingya - embracing; yuyujuh - they all offered; âs'ishah - benedictions; sneha - by their affection for Him; kâtarâh - beside themselves.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Mother Yas'odâ, mother Rohinî, Nanda Mahârâja and Balarâma, the greatest of the strong, all embraced Krishna. Overwhelmed with affection, they offered Him their blessings.

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> > TEXT 31

> > divi deva-ganâh siddhâh

> > sâdhyâ gandharva-câranâh

> > tushthuvur mumucus tushthâh

> > pushpa-varshâni pârthiva

> > divi - in the heavens; deva-ganâh - the demigods; siddhâh - the Siddhas; sâdhyâh - the Sâdhyas; gandharva-câranâh - the Gandharvas and Câranas; tushthuvuh - they recited the Lord's praises; mumucuh - they released; tushthâh - being satisfied; pushpa-varshâni - downpours of flowers; pârthiva - O King (Parîkchit).

> > TRANSLATION

> > In the heavens, O King, all the demigods, including the Siddhas, Sâdhyas, Gandharvas and Câranas, sang the praises of Lord Krishna and showered down flowers in great satisfaction.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > s'ankha-dundubhayo nedur

> > divi deva-pracoditâh

> > jagur gandharva-patayas

> > tumburu-pramukhâ nripa

> > s'ankha - conchshells; dundubhayah - and kettledrums; neduh - resounded; divi - in the heavenly planets; deva-pracoditâh - played by the demigods; jaguh - sang; gandharva-patayah - the chiefs of the Gandharvas; tumburu-pramukhâh - led by Tumburu; nripa - my dear King.

> > TRANSLATION

> > My dear Parîkchit, the demigods in heaven resoundingly played their conchshells and kettledrums, and the best of the Gandharvas, led by Tumburu, began to sing.

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> > TEXT 33

> > tato 'nuraktaih pas'upaih paris'rito

> > râjan sva-goshthham sa-balo 'vrajad dharih

> > tathâ-vidhâny asya kritâni gopikâ

> > gâyantya îyur muditâ hridi-spris'ah

> > tatah - then; anuraktaih - loving; pas'u-paih - by the cowherd boys; paris'ritah - surrounded; râjan - O King; sva-goshthham - to the place where He was tending His own cows; sa-balah - together with Lord Balarâma; avrajat - went off; harih - Krishna; tathâ-vidhâni - such as this (lifting of Govardhana); asya - of Him; kritâni - the activities; gopikâh - the cowherd girls; gâyantyah - singing; îyuh - they went; muditâh - happily; hridi-spris'ah - of Him who touched them within their hearts.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Surrounded by His loving cowherd boyfriends and Lord Balarâma, Krishna then went off to the place where He had been tending His cows. The cowherd girls returned to their homes, singing joyfully about the lifting of Govardhana Hill and other glorious deeds performed by Lord Krishna, who had so deeply touched their hearts.

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