Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 - Chapter 24

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31 Sanskrit: श्रीशुक उवाचकालात्मना भगवता शक्रदर्प जिघांसया । प्रोक्तं निशम्य नन्दाद्या: साध्वगृह्णन्त तद्वच: ॥ ३१ ॥ ITRANS: śrī-śuka uvācakālātmanā bhagavatāśakra-darpa-jighāṁsayāproktaṁ niśamya nandādyāḥsādhv agṛhṇanta tad-vacaḥ Translation: Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is Himself powerful time, desired to destroy the false pride of Lord Indra. When Nanda and the other senior men of Vṛndāvana heard Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s statement, they accepted His words as proper....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 32-33 Sanskrit: तथा च व्यदधु: सर्वं यथाह मधुसूदन: । वाचयित्वा स्वस्त्ययनं तद्‌‌द्रव्येण गिरिद्विजान् ॥ ३२ ॥ उपहृत्य बलीन् सम्यगाद‍ृता यवसं गवाम् । गोधनानि पुरस्कृत्य गिरिं चक्रु: प्रदक्षिणम् ॥ ३३ ॥ ITRANS: tathā ca vyadadhuḥ sarvaṁyathāha madhusūdanaḥvācayitvā svasty-ayanaṁtad-dravyeṇa giri-dvijān Translation: The cowherd community then did all that Madhusūdana had suggested. They arranged for the brāhmaṇas to recite the auspicious Vedic mantras, and using the paraphernalia that had been intended for Indra’s sacrifice, they presented offerings to Govardhana Hill and the brāhmaṇas with reverential respect....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 34 Sanskrit: अनांस्यनडुद्युक्तानि ते चारुह्य स्वलङ्कृता: । गोप्यश्च कृष्णवीर्याणि गायन्त्य: सद्विजाशिष: ॥ ३४ ॥ ITRANS: anāṁsy anaḍud-yuktānite cāruhya sv-alaṅkṛtāḥgopyaś ca kṛṣṇa-vīryāṇigāyantyaḥ sa-dvijāśiṣaḥ Translation: As the beautifully ornamented cowherd ladies followed along, riding on wagons drawn by oxen, they sang the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and their songs mingled with the brāhmaṇas’ chanting of benedictions. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 35 Sanskrit: कृष्णस्त्वन्यतमं रूपं गोपविश्रम्भणं गत: । शैलोऽस्मीति ब्रुवन् भूरि बलिमादद् बृहद्वपु: ॥ ३५ ॥ ITRANS: kṛṣṇas tv anyatamaṁ rūpaṁgopa-viśrambhaṇaṁ gataḥśailo ’smīti bruvan bhūribalim ādad bṛhad-vapuḥ Translation: Kṛṣṇa then assumed an unprecedented, huge form to instill faith in the cowherd men. Declaring “I am Govardhana Mountain!” He ate the abundant offerings. Purport: In Chapter Twenty-four of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “When everything was complete, Kṛṣṇa assumed a great transcendental form and declared to the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana that He was Himself Govardhana Hill in order to convince the devotees that Govardhana Hill and Kṛṣṇa Himself are identical....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 36 Sanskrit: तस्मै नमो व्रजजनै: सह चक्र आत्मनात्मने । अहो पश्यत शैलोऽसौ रूपी नोऽनुग्रहं व्यधात् ॥ ३६ ॥ ITRANS: tasmai namo vraja-janaiḥsaha cakra ātmanātmaneaho paśyata śailo ’saurūpī no ’nugrahaṁ vyadhāt Translation: Together with the people of Vraja, the Lord bowed down to this form of Govardhana Hill, thus in effect offering obeisances to Himself. Then He said, “Just see how this hill has appeared in person and bestowed mercy upon us!...

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 37 Sanskrit: एषोऽवजानतो मर्त्यान् कामरूपी वनौकस: । हन्ति ह्यस्मै नमस्याम: शर्मणे आत्मनो गवाम् ॥ ३७ ॥ ITRANS: eṣo ’vajānato martyānkāma-rūpī vanaukasaḥhanti hy asmai namasyāmaḥśarmaṇe ātmano gavām Translation: “This Govardhana Hill, assuming any form he wishes, will kill any residents of the forest who neglect him. Therefore let us pay our obeisances to him for the safety of ourselves and our cows.” Purport: Kāma-rūpī indicates that the form of Govardhana can manifest as poisonous snakes, wild animals, falling rocks and so on, all of which are competent to kill a human being....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: इत्यद्रिगोद्विजमखं वासुदेवप्रचोदिता: । यथा विधाय ते गोपा सहकृष्णा व्रजं ययु: ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: ity adri-go-dvija-makhaṁvāsudeva-pracoditāḥyathā vidhāya te gopāsaha-kṛṣṇā vrajaṁ yayuḥ Translation: The members of the cowherd community, having thus been inspired by Lord Vāsudeva to properly execute the sacrifice to Govardhana Hill, the cows and the brāhmaṇas, returned with Lord Kṛṣṇa to their village, Vraja. Purport: Although the Govardhana-pūjā was performed in a blissful and successful way, the matter was hardly finished....