Chapter Two
Çré Giriräja-mahotsava
The Great Festival of Çré Giriräja
Text 1
çré-närada uväca
çrutvä vaco nanda-sutasya säkñäc
chré-nanda-sannanda-varä vrajeçäù
su-vismitäù pürva-kåtaà vihäya
pracakrire çré-giriräja-püjäm
çré-närada uväca—Çré Närada said; çrutvä—hearing; vacaù—the words; nanda-sutasya—of Nanda's son; säkñäc—directly; çré-nanda-sannanda-varä—Nanda and Sannanda; vrajeçäù—the rulers of Vraja; su-vismitäù—struck with wonder; pürva-kåtam—previously done; vihäya—placing; pracakrire—did; çré-giriräja-püjam—the worship of Govardhana Hill.
Çré Närada said: Hearing Çré Kåñëa's words, Nanda, Sannanda, and the other rulers of Vraja were filled with wonder. Abandoning what they had done, they performed the worship of Govardhana Hill.
Text 2
nitvä balén maithila nanda-räjaù
sutau samänéya ca räma-kåñëau
yaçodayä çré-giri-püjanärthaà
samutsuko garga-yutaù prasannaù
nitvä—taking; balén—offerings; maithila—O king of Mithilä; nanda-räjaù—King Nanda; sutau—sons; samänéya—bringing; ca—and; räma—Balaräma; kåñëau—and Kåñëa; yaçodayä—with Yaçodä; çré-giri-püjanärtham—to worship Govardhana Hill; samutsukaù—eager; garga-yutaù—with Garga Muni; prasannaù—happy.
O king of Mithilä, taking many offerings, King Nanda, Yaçodä, their two sons Kåñëa and Balaräma, and Garga Muni, all eager and joyful, went to worship Govardhana Hill.
Text 3
tvaraà samäruhya mahonnataà gajaà
vicitra-varëaà dhåta-hema-çåìkhalam
govardhanäntaà prayayau gaväà gaëaiù
çarad-dhanaiù çakra iva priyä-yutaù
tvaram—atb once; samäruhya—mounting; mahonnatam—a tall; gajam—elephant; vicitra-varëam—wonderfully colored; dhåta—wearing; hema—golden; çåìkhalam—shackles; govardhanäntam—the edge of Govardhana Hill; prayayau—approached; gaväm—of cows; gaëaiù—with the herds; çarad-dhanaiù—with the wealth of the autumn harvest; çakraù—Indra; iva—like; priyä-yutaù—with his beloved.
Quickly climbing on a wonderfully decorated great elephant chained with golden shackles, Nanda went, with the many cows and with the wealth of the autumn harvest, to the edge of Govardhana Hill. He looked like Indra Himself, accompanied by his beloved.
Text 4
nandopanandä våñabhänavaç ca
putraiç ca pautraiç ca sahäìganäbhiù
samäyayuù çré-giriräja-pärçvaà
sarvaà samänéya ca yajïa-bhäram
nanda-upanandäù—the Nandas and Upanandas; våñabhänavaù—the Våñabhänus; ca—and; putraiù—with children; ca—and; pautraiù—with grandchildren; ca—and; saha—with; aìganäbhiù—wives; samäyayuù—went; çré-giriräja-pärçvam—to the side of Govardhana Hill; sarvam—all; samänéya—taking; ca—and; yajïa-bhäram—ingredients for the yajna.
Bringing the ingredients for the performing the yajïa, the Nandas, Upanandas, and Våñabhänus, along with their wives, children, and grandchildren, went to Govardhana Hill.
Text 5
sahasra-bälärka-parisphurad-dyutià
äruhya rädhä çibikäà sakhé-gaëaiù
çacéva divyämbara-ratna-bhüñaëä
babhau cakoré-bhramaré-samäkulä
sahasra—a thousand; bälärka—rising suns; parisphurad-dyutim—splendid; äruhya—climbing; rädhä—Rädhä; çibikäm—a palanquin; sakhé-gaëaiù—with Her friends; çacé—Çacé; iva—like; divyämbara-ratna-bhüñaëä—with splendid garmenbts and ornaments; babhau—shone; cakoré-bhramaré-samäkulä—accompanied by cakoris and beees.
Dressed in splendid garments and jewel ornaments, and eager as a cakoré bird or a bumblebee, as She rode in a palanquin with Her friends, Rädhä looked like Çacé herself.
Text 6
samägate pärçva-gate sv-alaìkåte
räjan sakhé-koöi-samavåte pare
sakhyau vibhäte lalitä-viçäkhe
candränane cälita-cäru-cämare
samägate—come; pärçva-gate—to the side of the hill; sv-alaìkåte—nicely devorated; räjan—O king; sakhé-koöi-samavåte—surrounded by millions of friends; pare—supreme; sakhyau—friends; vibhäte—manifested; lalitä-viçäkhe—Lalitä and Viçäkhä; candränane—their faces shining like the moon; cälita—moving; cäru—beautiful; cämare—camaras.
O king, nicely decorated, gracefully moving two beautiful cämaras, accompanied by millions of gopé friends, and their faces splendid as two moons, Rädhä's best friends, Lalitä and Viçäkhä, gloriously stood by Her side.
Text 7
evaà ramä vai virajä ca mädhavé
mäyä ca kåñëä nåpa jahnu-nandiné
dva-triàçad-añöau ca tathä hi ñoòaça
sakhyaç ca täsäà kila yütha ägataù
evam—thus; ramä—Ramä; vai—indeed; virajä—Virajä; ca—and; mädhavé—Mädhavé; mäyä—Mäyä; ca—and; kåñëä—Yamunä; nåpa—O king; jahnu-nandiné—Gaìgä; dva-triàçat—32; añöau—eight; ca—and; tathä hi—furthermore; ñoòaça—16; sakhyaù—friends; ca—and; täsäm—of them; kila—indeed; yütha—groups; ägatah—_arrived.
Then Ramä, Virajä, Mädhavé, Mäyä, Yamunä, and Gaìgä, accompanied by thirty-two, eight, and sixteen groups of gopés, arrived.
Text 8
çré-maithilänäà kila kosalänäà
tathä çruténäà åñi-rüpa-käraëam
tathä tv ayodhyä-pura-väsinénäà
çré-yajïa-sétä-vana-väsinénäm
çré-maithilänäm—of the residents of Mithilä; kila—indeed; kosalänäm—of the residents of Kosala; tathä—so; çruténäm—of personified Vedas; åñi-rüpakänäm—of the sages; tathä—so; tv—indeed; ayodhyä-pura-väsinénäm—of the residnts of Ayodhyä; çré-yajïa-sétä—of the Yajïa-Sétäs; vana—of the forest; väsinénäm—of the residents.
In their previous births these gopés had been the women of Mithilä, the women of Kosala, the personified Vedas, the great sages, the women of Ayodhyä, the Yajïa-Sétäs, the women of the forest, . . .
Text 9
ramädi-vaikuëöha-niväsinénäà
tathordhva-vaikuëöha-niväsinénäm
mahojjvala-dvépa-niväsinénäà
dhruvädi-lokäcala-väsinénäm
ramä—with ramä; ädi—beginning; vaikuëöha-niväsinénäm—the women of Vaikuëöha; tathä—so; ürdhva-vaikuëöha-niväsinénäm—the women of the highest Vaikuëöha planet; mahojjvala-dvépa-niväsinénäm—the women of the most splendid continents; dhruva—Dhruvaloka; ädi—beginning with; lokäcala—Lokacalka; väsinénäm—residents.
. . . the women of Vaikuëöha, who have Ramä as their leader, the women of the highest Vaikuëöha realm, the women of various effulgent realms, the women of Dhruvaloka and Lokäcala, . . .
Text 10
samudrajä-divya-guëa-trayäëäà
adivya-vaimanikajausädhinäm
jalandharénäà ca samudra-kanyä-
barhiñmatéjä-sutala-sthitänäm
samudrajä-divya-guëa-trayäëäm—the goddess of fortune's friends, who have three transcendental virtues; adivya-vaimanikajä—the women riding in airplanes; ausädhinäm—the vines and plants; jalandharénäm—the Jalandharis; ca—and; samudra-kanyä—the daughters of the ocean; barhiñmatéjä—the daughters of King barhiñmati; sutala-sthitänäm—the women of Sutalaloka.
. . . Lakñmé's friends splendid with three transcendental virtues, the women riding in airplanes, vines and plants, jälandharés, the daughters of the ocean, the daughters of King Barhiñmati, the women of Sutalaloka, . . .
Text 11
tathäpsaraù-sarva-phaëéndra-jänäm
äsäà ca yütha-vraja-väsinénäm
samäyayuù çré-giriräja-pärçvaà
sv-alaìkåtäù päëi-bali-pradépäù
tathä—so; apsaraù—apsaräs; sarva-phanéndra-jänäm—all the daughters of then king of serpents; äsäm—of them; ca—and; yütha—groups; vraja—of Vraja; väsinénäm—of the residents; samäyayuù—came; çré-giriräja-pärçvam—to the side of Govardhana Hill; sv-alaìkåtäù—nicely decorated; päëi—hands; bali—with offerings; pradépäù—splendid.
. . . the apsaräs, and all the serpent king's daughters. Now, as girls of Vraja, nicely decorated, and their hands splendid with many offerings, they approached Govardhana Hill.
Text 12
gopaç ca våddhaù çiçavo yuvänaù
pétambaroñëéçaka-barha-maëòitäù
çré-hära-guïjä-vana-mälikäbhé
rejuù sametä nava-yañöi-veëubhiù
gopaù—gopas; ca—and; våddhaù—adults; çiçavaù—boys; yuvänaù—youths; péta—yellow; ambara—garments; uñëéçaka—turbans; barha—with peacock feathers; maëòitäù—decorated; çré-hära—beautiful necklaces; guïjä—gunja; vana—forest; mälikäbhiù—with garlands; rejuù—shone; sametä—assembled; nava—new; yañöi—sticks; veëubhiù—and flutes.
Then the gopa men, adolescents, and boys, dressed in yellow garments, wearing turbans crowned with peacock feathers, decorated with beautiful necklaces, guïjä, and forest garlands, and holding new flutes and sticks, came.
Text 13
çrutvotsavaà çaila-varasya man-mukhäd
gaìgä-dharo baddha-kaparda-maëòalaù
kapäla-bhånn asthija-bhasma-rüñitaù
sarpäli-mälä-valayair vibhüñitaù
çrutvä—hearing; utsavam—the festival; çaila-varasya—of the king of mountains; man-mukhät—from my mouth; gaìgä-dharaù—carrying the Ganges; baddha-kaparda-maëòalaù—matted hair; kapäla-bhånn—with a necklace of skulls; asthija-bhasma-rüñitaù—anointed with dust from bones; sarpäli—serpents; mälä-valayaiù—with garlands and bracelets; vibhüñitaù—decorated;
Hearing of the Govardhana festival from my mouth, carrying the Gaìgä in his matted locks, wearing a necklace of skulls, his body anointed with the powder of bones, decorated with a necklace and bracelets of many snakes, . . .
Text 14
dhattüra-bhaìga-viña-päna-vihvalo
himädri-putré-sahito gaëävåtaù
äruhya nandéçvaram ädi-vähanaà
samäyayau çré-giriräja-maëòalam
dhattüra-bhaìga-viña-päna-vihvalaù—agitated by haviung drunk dhattura poison; himädri-putré-sahitaù—accompasnied by Pärvaté; gaëävåtaù—accompanied by many associates; äruhya—climbing; nandéçvaram—Nandi; ädi-vähanam—his transcendental carrier; samäyayau—came çré-giriräja-maëòalam—to the circle of Govardhana Hill.
. . . reeling from having drunk dhattura poison, acompanied by Pärvaté and his many associates, and riding on his carrier Nandé, Lord Çiva came to the circle of Govardhana Hill.
Text 15
räjarñi-viprarñi-surarñayaç ca
siddheça-yogeçvara-haàsa-mukhyäù
äjagmur äräd giri-darçanärthaà
sahasraço vipra-gaëäù sametäù
räjarñi-viprarñi-surarñayaù—the räjarñis, viprarñis, and surarñis; ca—and; siddheça-yogeçvara-haàsa—the siddheças, yogeçvaras, and haàsas; mukhyäù—headed by; äjagmuù—came; ärät—near; giri-darçanärtham—to see Govardhana Hill; sahasraçaù—many thousands; vipra-gaëäù—brähmaëas; sametäù—come.
Many thousands of räjarñis, viprarñis, surarñis, siddheças, yogeçvaras, paramahaàsas, and brähmaëas came to see Govardhana Hill.
Text 16
govardhano ratna-çilä-mayo 'bhüt
suvarëa-çåìgaiù paritaù sphuradbhiù
mattälibhir nirjhara-sundarébhir
därébhir uccäìga-karéva räjan
govardhanaù—Govardhana Hill; ratna-çilä-mayaù—whose stones were jewels; abhüt—became; suvarëa-çåìgaiù—with golden peaks; paritaù—everywhere; sphuradbhiù—splendid; mattälibhiù—with intoxicated bees; nirjhara-sundarébhiù—with beautiful flowing streams; därébhiù—with caves; uccäìga—lofty; karé—elephant; iva—like; räjan—O king.
O king, its stones jewels, its many peaks golden, and its form splendid with intoxicated bees, beautiful caves,and swiftly-flowing streams, Govardhana Hill was like a great elephant.
Text 17
tadaiva çailäù kila mürtimantaù
sopäyanä meru-himäcalädyäù
nemur girià maìgala-päëayas taà
govardhanaà rüpa-dhäraà giréndräù
tadä—then; eva—indeed; çailäù—the hill; kila—indeed; mürtimantaù—personified; sa—with; upäyanä—artival; meru—Meru; himäcala—the Himlayas; ädyäù—beginning with; nemuù—bowed down; girim—to the hill; maìgala-päëayaù—with auspicious offerings in their hands; tam—to it; govardhanam—Govardhana Hill; rüpa-dhäram—having a form; giri—of mountains; indräù—the kings.
Then, manifesting humanlike forms and bearing auspicious gifts in their hands, the mountain kings, headed by Mount Meru and Mount Himalaya, offered their respectful obeisances, bowing down to the humanlike form of Govardhana Hill.
Text 18
dvijaiç ca govardhana-deva-püjanaà
kåtväcyutoktaà dvija-vahni-go-dhanam
sampüjya dhåtvä sudhanaà mahä-dhanaà
balià dadau çré-giraye vrajeçvaraù
dvijaiù—by the brähmaëas; ca—and; govardhana—of Govardhana Hill; deva—of the Deity; püjanam—the worship; kåtvä—having done; acyuta—of the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead; uktam—said; dvija—brähmaëas; vahni—fire-gods; go-dhanam—and cows; sampüjya—worshiping; dhåtvä—holding; sudhanam mahä-dhanam balim—an offering of great wealth; dadau—gave; çré-giraye—to Govardhana Hill; vrajeçvaraù—the king of Vraja.
Following Kåñëa's instruction, Nanda, the king of Vraja, had many brähmaëas worship Govardhana Hill. Then Nanda worshiped the brähmaëas, fire-gods, and cows, and then gave a very opulent offering to Govardhana Hill.
Text 19
nandopanandair våñabhänubhiç ca
gopé-gaëair gopa-gaëaiù praharñitaù
gäyadbhir änartana-vädya-tat-parais
cakära kåñëo 'dri-vara-pradakñiëäm
nanda—by the Nandas; upanandaiù—Upanandas; våñabhänubhiç—Våñabhänu; ca—and; gopé-gaëaiù—gopés; gopa-gaëaiù—gopas; praharñitaù—delighted; gäyadbhiù—singing; änartana—dancing; vädya—and instrumental; music; tat-paraiù—earnest; cakära—did; kåñëaù—Kåñëa; adri-vara—the best of mountains; pradakñiëäm—circumambulation.
Pleased by the earnestly singing Nandas, Upanandas, Våñabhänus, gopas, and gopés, Lord Kåñëa circumambulated Govardhana Hill, the king of mountains.
Text 20
deveñu varñatsu ca puñpa-varñaà
janeñu varñatsu ca laja-saìgham
reje mahä-räja ivädhvare janair
govardhano näma giréndra-räja-räö
deveñu—as the demigods; varñatsu—showered; ca—and; puñpa-varñam—a shower of flowers; janeñu—the people; varñatsu—showering; ca—and; läja-saìgham—grains; reje—shone; mahä-räja—a great king; iva—as; adhvare—in the yajna; janaiù—by the people; govardhanaù—Govardhana Hill; näma—named; giréndra-räja-räö—the king of the kings of the kings of mountains.
As the demigods showered flowers and the Vrajaväsés showered grains, Govardhana Hill, the great king of the kings of the kings of mountains, glistened with great glory, as if it were a great monarch in the midst of a yajïa.
Text 21
kåñëo 'pi säkñäd vraja-çaila-madhyäd
dhåtväti-dérghaà kila cänya-rüpam
çailo 'smi lokän iti bhäñayan san
jaghäsa sarvaà kåtam anna-küöam
kåñëaù—Lord Kåñëa; api—also; säkñät—directly; vraja-çaila-madhyät—from the midst of the hill of Vraja; dhåtvä—manifesting; ati-dérgham—very tall; kila—indeed; ca—and; anya—another; rüpam—form; çailaù—the hill; asmi—I am; lokäto the people;n— iti—thus; bhäñayan—proclaiming; san—being so; jaghäsa—ate; sarvam—all; kåtam—done; anna—of food; küöam—the hill.
Manifesting a gigantic form different from His own, Lord Kåñëa appeared from the midst of Govardhana Hill. Declaring, I am this hill," He ate the entire hill of food that was offered.
Text 22
gopäla-gopé-gaëa-vånda-mukhyä
ücuù svayaà vékñya gireù prabhävam
dätuà varaà tatra samudyataà taà
su-vismitä harñita-mänasäs te
gopäla—gopas; gopé—gopés; gaëa-vånda—multitudes; mukhyä—geaded by; ücuù—said; svayam—personally; vékñya—seeing; gireù—of the hill; prabhävam—the power; dätum—to give; varam—blessing; tatra—there; samudyatam—eager; tam—that; su-vismitä—astonished; harñita—delighted; mänasäù—at heart; te—they.
Seeing Govardhana Hill's great power and opulence, and their hearts full of joy and wonder, the gopas and gopés asked the hill to grant them a benediction.
Text 23
jïäto 'si gopair giriräja-devaù
pradarçito nanda-sutena säkñät
no go-dhanaà va kila bandhu-varyo
våddhià samäyätu dine dine kau
jïätaù—known; asi—You are; gopaiù—by the gopas; giriräja-devaù—the Deity of the kings of mountains; pradarçitaù—seen; nanda-sutena—by Nanda's son; säkñät—directly; naù—of us; go-dhanam—the cows; va—or; kila—indeed; bandhu-varyaù—best friend; våddhim—prosperity; samäyätu—may attain; dine—day; dine—after day; kau—on this earth.
They said, "The gopas know that You are the Deity worshiped by the kings of mountains. Nanda's son Kåñëa has shown Your true nature to us. Please grant that day after day our relatives, friends, and cows may prosper."
Text 24
tathästu coktvä giriräja-räjo
govardhano divya-vapur dadhänaù
kiréöa-keyüra-manoharäìgaù
kñaëena taträntaradhéyatärät
tathä—so; astu—be it; ca—and; uktvä—saying; giriräja-räjaù—the king of the kings of mountains; govardhanaù—Govardhana Hill; divya-vapuù—a transcendental form; dadhänaù—manifesting; kiréöa—crown; keyüra—armlets; manohara—handsome; aìgaù—limbs; kñaëena—in a moment; tatra—there; antaradhéyata—disappeared; ärät—far away.
Manifesting a handsome divine form decorated with crown and armlets, Govardhana Hill, the king of the kings of mountains, said, "So be it," and suddenly disappeared.
Texts 25 and 26
nandopanandä våñabhänavaç ca
bäläù sucandro våñabhänu-räjaù
çré-nanda-räjaç ca hariç ca gopä
gopyaç ca sarva nija-go-dhanaiç ca
dvijäç ca yogeçvara-siddha-saìghäù
sivädayaç cänya-janäç ca sarve
natvätha sampüjya girià prasannäù
svaà svaà gåhaà jagmur anicchayä ca
nandopanandä—the Nandas and Upanandas; våñabhänavaç—the Våñabhänus; ca—and; bälaù—the boy; sucandraù—Sucandra; våñabhänu-räjaù—King Våñabhänu; çré-nanda-räjaç—King Nanda; ca—and; hariç—Kåñëa; ca—and; gopä—the gopas; gopyaç—and gopés; ca—and; sarva—all; nija-go-dhanaiù—with their cows; ca—and; dvijäù—the brähmaëas; ca—and; yogeçvara-siddha-saìghäù—the siddhas and the masters of yoga; sivädayaç—headed by Lord Çiva; ca—and; anya-janäù—other people; ca—and; sarve—all; natvä—bowing down; atha—then; sampüjya—worshiping; girim—the hill; prasannäù—happy; svam svam—each to their own; gåham—hom; jagmuù—went; anicchayä—without any further desires; ca—and.
The Nandas, Upanandas, Våñabhänus, Balaräma, Sucandra, King Våñabhänu, King Nanda, Kåñëa, all the gopas, gopés, and cows, the brähmaëas, the siddhas and yogeçvaras headed by Lord Çiva, as well as everyone else bowed down and worshiped Govardhana Hill. Then, happy at heart, and all their desires fulfilled, they returned to their own homes.
Text 27
çré-kåñëacandrasya paraà caritraà
giréndra-räjasya mahotsavaà ca
mayä tavägre kathitaà vicitraà
nåëäà mahä-päpa-haraà pavitram
çré-kåñëacandrasya—of Çré Kåñëacandra; param—transcendental; caritram—pastime; giréndra-räjasya—of the king of the kings of mountains; mahotsavam—the great festuival; ca—and; mayä—by me; tava—of you; agre—in th epresence; kathitam—spoken; vicitram—wonderful; nåëäm—of people; mahä-päpa—great sins; haram—removing; pavitram—purifying.
In this way I have described to you Çré Kåñëacandra's transcendental pastime of offering a great festival to worship Govardhana Hill, the king of the kings of mountains. This wonderful and purifying narration frees the people from the greatest sins.
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