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Discourse XXV
The Lord lifts up Mount Govardhana (Preamble)
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श्रीशुक उवाच ।
इन्द्रस्तदात्मनः पूजां विज्ञाय विहतां नृप ।
गोपेभ्यः कृष्णनाथेभ्यो नन्दादिभ्यश्चुकोप सः ॥ १॥
गणं सांवर्तकं नाम मेघानां चान्तकारिणाम् ।
इन्द्रः प्राचोदयत्क्रुद्धो वाक्यं चाहेशमान्युत ॥ २॥
अहो श्रीमदमाहात्म्यं गोपानां काननौकसाम् ।
कृष्णं मर्त्यमुपाश्रित्य ये चक्रुर्देवहेलनम् ॥ ३॥
यथादृढैः कर्ममयैः क्रतुभिर्नामनौनिभैः ।
विद्यामान्वीक्षिकीं हित्वा तितीर्षन्ति भवार्णवम् ॥ ४॥
वाचालं बालिशं स्तब्धमज्ञं पण्डितमानिनम् ।
कृष्णं मर्त्यमुपाश्रित्य गोपा मे चक्रुरप्रियम् ॥ ५॥
एषां श्रियावलिप्तानां कृष्णेनाध्मायितात्मनाम् ।
धुनुत श्रीमदस्तम्भं पशून् नयत सङ्क्षयम् ॥ ६॥
अहं चैरावतं नागमारुह्यानुव्रजे व्रजम् ।
मरुद्गणैर्महावीर्यैर्नन्दगोष्ठजिघांसया ॥ ७॥
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Śrī Śuka began again : Then, coming to know of his worship having been stopped, O Protector of men, the aforesaid Indra became angry with Nanda and the other Gopas, who looked upon Śrī Kṛṣṇa as their Protector. (1)
The indignant Indra mobilized the host of destructive clouds known as the Sāṁvartaka host (so-called because it is ordinarily released only during the period of dissolution of the universe), and issued the following command, regarding himself as he did to be the supreme ruler:—(2)
"Oh, the greatness of pride—begotten of wealth—of the cowherds dwelling in the forest, who have despised a divinity (in my person), depending as they do on Kṛṣṇa a (mere) mortal! (3)
Even as those devoted to rituals seek to cross the ocean of mundane existence by recourse to sacrificial performances consisting of rituals passing for boats in name alone and (wholly) undependable, giving up the signs of self-realization, so having taken shelter under Kṛṣṇa—a garrulous, foolish, arrogant and ignorant mortal, though thinking himself to be a great scholar—the cowherds have given offence to me. (4-5)
Get rid of the stiffness—caused by pride of wealth—of these Gopas, who have grown arrogant through affluence and whose mind has been puffed up by Kṛṣṇa; and bring their cattle to destruction. (6)
Riding my elephant, Airāvata, I too am following upon your heels to Vraja alongwith the wind-gods, who are possessed of great prowess, with intent to annihilate to Nanda's Vraja." (7) (1-7)
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श्रीशुक उवाच ।
इत्थं मघवताऽऽज्ञप्ता मेघा निर्मुक्तबन्धनाः ।
नन्दगोकुलमासारैः पीडयामासुरोजसा ॥ ८॥
विद्योतमाना विद्युद्भिः स्तनन्तः स्तनयित्नुभिः ।
तीव्रैर्मरुद्गणैर्नुन्ना ववृषुर्जलशर्कराः ॥ ९॥
स्थूणास्थूला वर्षधारा मुञ्चत्स्वभ्रेष्वभीक्ष्णशः ।
जलौघैः प्लाव्यमाना भूर्नादृश्यत नतोन्नतम् ॥ १०॥
अत्यासारातिवातेन पशवो जातवेपनाः ।
गोपा गोप्यश्च शीतार्ता गोविन्दं शरणं ययुः ॥ ११॥
शिरः सुतांश्च कायेन प्रच्छाद्यासारपीडिताः ।
वेपमाना भगवतः पादमूलमुपाययुः ॥ १२॥
कृष्ण कृष्ण महाभाग त्वन्नाथं गोकुलं प्रभो ।
त्रातुमर्हसि देवान्नः कुपिताद्भक्तवत्सल ॥ १३॥
शिलावर्षनिपातेन हन्यमानमचेतनम् ।
निरीक्ष्य भगवान्मेने कुपितेन्द्रकृतं हरिः ॥ १४॥
अपर्त्वत्युल्बणं वर्षमतिवातं शिलामयम् ।
स्वयागे विहतेऽस्माभिरिन्द्रो नाशाय वर्षति ॥ १५॥
तत्र प्रतिविधिं सम्यगात्मयोगेन साधये ।
लोकेशमानिनां मौढ्याद्धरिष्ये श्रीमदं तमः ॥ १६॥
न हि सद्भावयुक्तानां सुराणामीशविस्मयः ।
मत्तोऽसतां मानभङ्गः प्रशमायोपकल्पते ॥ १७॥
तस्मान्मच्छरणं गोष्ठं मन्नाथं मत्परिग्रहम् ।
गोपाये स्वात्मयोगेन सोऽयं मे व्रत आहितः ॥ १८॥
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Śrī Śuka resumed : Thus commanded by Indra and completely freed from their binding chains (which had held them under check till the time of universal destruction), the clouds started tormenting Nanda's Vraja by their sharp driving showers with (great) violence. (8)
Shining brightly with flashes of lightning and roaring with (rolling) thunders and driven by tempestuous winds, they showered hail-stones. (9)
While the clouds were incessantly pouring forth torrents thick as columns, the earth being flooded by volumes of flowing water could not be seen with its distinction of high and low lands. (10)
Seized with a shiver through excessive driving showers and tempestuous gales and afflicted with cold, the cowherds and the cowherdesses sought Śrī Kṛṣṇa (the Protector of cows) as their refuge. (11)
Oppressed with the torrential downpour and fully covering their head as well as their children with their trunk, they sought shivering the soles of feet of the Lord (and prayed as follows):—(12)
"O Kṛṣṇa, O Enchanter of souls, O highly blessed Lord, be pleased to protect the bovine race, which has its protector in You (alone), as well as ourselves from the angry Indra, O Lover of Your devotees !" (13)
Perceiving the animals being beaten by severe hailstorm and getting benumbed, Śrī Hari understood it to be the work of the indignant Indra. (14)
(He said to Himself,) "His own worship having been obstructed by us, Indra is sending down this most terrible hailstorm accompanied by a tempestuous gale out of season for our destruction. (15)
I shall (presently) employ an effective remedy against this by My own divine power and (thereby) dispel the ignorance—in the form of pride of wealth—of the gods, who through infatuation fancy themselves to be the rulers of the world. (16)
Surely the pride of being the supreme ruler of the world cannot find place in the gods, who are endowed (in a special degree) with the quality of Sattva; and the humiliation of the vile at My hands conduces to their peace of mind. (17)
I shall accordingly by My own divine power protect Vraja, which has sought shelter in Me, looks upon Me as its Protector, nay, which constitutes My own family! (In fact) this is the famous vow taken by Me." (18) (8-18)
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इत्युक्त्वैकेन हस्तेन कृत्वा गोवर्धनाचलम् ।
दधार लीलया कृष्णश्छत्राकमिव बालकः ॥ १९॥
अथाह भगवान् गोपान् हेऽम्ब तात व्रजौकसः ।
यथोपजोषं विशत गिरिगर्तं सगोधनाः ॥ २०॥
न त्रास इह वः कार्यो मद्धस्ताद्रिनिपातने ।
वातवर्षभयेनालं तत्त्राणं विहितं हि वः ॥ २१॥
तथा निर्विविशुर्गर्तं कृष्णाश्वासितमानसाः ।
यथावकाशं सधनाः सव्रजाः सोपजीविनः ॥ २२॥
क्षुत्तृड्व्यथां सुखापेक्षां हित्वा तैर्व्रजवासिभिः ।
वीक्ष्यमाणो दधावद्रिं सप्ताहं नाचलत्पदात् ॥ २३॥
कृष्णयोगानुभावं तं निशाम्येन्द्रोऽतिविस्मितः ।
निःस्तम्भो भ्रष्टसङ्कल्पः स्वान्मेघान् सन्न्यवारयत् ॥ २४॥
खं व्यभ्रमुदितादित्यं वातवर्षं च दारुणम् ।
निशाम्योपरतं गोपान् गोवर्धनधरोऽब्रवीत् ॥ २५॥
निर्यात त्यजत त्रासं गोपाः सस्त्रीधनार्भकाः ।
उपारतं वातवर्षं व्युदप्रायाश्च निम्नगाः ॥ २६॥
ततस्ते निर्ययुर्गोपाः स्वं स्वमादाय गोधनम् ।
शकटोढोपकरणं स्त्रीबालस्थविराः शनैः ॥ २७॥
भगवानपि तं शैलं स्वस्थाने पूर्ववत्प्रभुः ।
पश्यतां सर्वभूतानां स्थापयामास लीलया ॥ २८॥
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Having observed thus, and uprooting with one hand Mount Govardhana even as a child would pull out a mushroom, Śrī Kṛṣṇa sportfully lifted it up. (19)
Then the Lord said to the cowherds, "O mother, father, the people of Vraja, comfortably take shelter in the cavity beneath the mountain alongwith your cattle-wealth. (20)
No fear need be entertained by you about the fall of the mountain from My hand on this spot. Away with the fear of storm and rain, since your protection against them has (already) been ensured." (21)
Their mind having been reassured in that way by Śrī Kṛṣṇa, they entered the cavity (and made themselves comfortable there) according to the space available alongwith their cattle-wealth, ring of bullock-carts and dependant (viz., servants, priests and so on). (22)
Being (constantly) gazed upon by the aforesaid inhabitants of Vraja, who stood disregarding the pangs of hunger and thirst as well as the need for personal comfort, Śrī Kṛṣṇa held up the mountain for a (full) week and did not stir from His position. (23)
Much astonished to see that wonderful power of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, shorn of pride, and thwarted in his purpose, Indra totally stopped his clouds (from pouring showers). (24)
Seeing the sky clear of clouds, the sun risen and the violent downpour and tempest stopped, Śrī Kṛṣṇa (the Bearer of Govardhana), spoke to the Gopas (as follows):—(25)
"Dismiss (all) fear and go out, O cowherds, alongwith your womenfolk, wealth and children. The storm and rain have ceased and the rivers are almost emptied of their water." (26)
Taking each his own cattle-wealth, the aforesaid cowherds as well as the womenfolk, children and the aged thereupon gradually issued forth, their goods loaded on their carts. (27)
The almighty Lord too sportfully set down the mountain as before in its own place, all the creatures looking on (with wonder). (28) (19-28)
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तं प्रेमवेगान्निभृता व्रजौकसो
यथा समीयुः परिरम्भणादिभिः ।
गोप्यश्च सस्नेहमपूजयन्मुदा
दध्यक्षताद्भिर्युयुजुः सदाशिषः ॥ २९॥
यशोदा रोहिणी नन्दो रामश्च बलिनां वरः ।
कृष्णमालिङ्ग्य युयुजुराशिषः स्नेहकातराः ॥ ३०॥
दिवि देवगणाः साध्याः सिद्धगन्धर्वचारणाः ।
तुष्टुवुर्मुमुचुस्तुष्टाः पुष्पवर्षाणि पार्थिव ॥ ३१॥
शङ्खदुन्दुभयो नेदुर्दिवि देवप्रणोदिताः ।
जगुर्गन्धर्वपतयस्तुम्बुरुप्रमुखा नृप ॥ ३२॥
ततोऽनुरक्तैः पशुपैः परिश्रितो
राजन् स गोष्ठं सबलोऽव्रजद्धरिः ।
तथाविधान्यस्य कृतानि गोपिकाः
गायन्त्य ईयुर्मुदिता हृदिस्पृशः ॥ ३३॥
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
दशमस्कन्धे पूर्वार्धे पञ्चविंशोऽध्ययः ॥ २५॥
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Overflowing with an uprush of love, the people of Vraja approached Him with embraces and other appropriate (loving) gestures and the Gopis joyously exhibited their loving regard for Him by sprinkling Him with curds and unbroken rice and showered their choice blessings (on Him). (29)
Overpowered with affection, Yaśodā, Rohiṇī, Nanda and Balarāma, the foremost of the powerful, hugged Śrī Kṛṣṇa and pronounced their blessings (on Him). (30)
(Highly) gratified, hosts of gods, the Sādhyas as well as the Siddhas, Gandharvas and Cāraṇas in heaven glorified Him and showered volleys of flowers (on Him), O ruler of the earth ! (31)
Prompted by the gods conchs and kettledrums sounded in the heavens; while Gandharva chiefs—the foremost of whom was Tumburu—sang, O protector of men ! (32)
Surrounded by loving cowherds and accompanied by Balarāma, O king, the said Śrī Hari went back from that place to Vraja. Full of delight the cowherd women (too) returned (to their respective homes) celebrating such exploits (as the uplifting of Govardhana) of Śrī Kṛṣṇa (who had captivated their heart). (33)
Thus ends twenty-fifth discourse in the first half of Book Ten of the great and glorious Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, otherwise known as the Paramahamsa-Sarhhitā. (29-33)
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