"Oh friends, without the shelter of a great devotee our desires will not be fulfilled. From Gargi we have heard the glories of the devotees of Hari, and that Govardahan is the chief devotee among them. Therefore now let us go and bathe in the Manasa Ganga and have darsana of the form of Narayana called Harideva, the presiding deity of Govardhana. Our elders will not have any suspicions about us either. Also, Krsna is on the slope of Govardhana playing." Using this logic the gopis, desiring to have a meeting with Krsna, they began to glorify Govardhana in order to have their desires fulfilled. "Oh (hanta), how astonishing! There are three main devotees (hari dasa): yudishthira, uddhava and Govardhana.(the word Haridasa occurs in three places in bhagavatam: haridasya rajarse raja suyam mahodaya for Yudhisthira; krsnam samsmarayan reme haridaso vrajaukasam for Uddhava, and the present verse for Govardhana) Of these, Govardhana is the best. Govardahan showed its joy at the touch of Krsna’s feet by becoming soft. Though made of stone, by the touch of Krsna’s feet, it became like mud, so that it held the foot marks of Krsna marked with ankusa, flag and thunderbolt. It has tears in the form of waterfalls and grass sprouting as rising of hair on the body. These are signs of Govardhana’s joy. The phrase rama krsna in this verse (Balarama and Krsna) is used to hide the gopis emotions for Krsna, for they actually meant ramaniya krsna, Krsna, with whom we enjoy conjugal pastimes. Abala (women) can also means weak. "Oh women who are weak, under the control of your husbands, taking shelter of Govardhana is your strength." Yat signifies cause. "Because Govardhana worships Krsna and Balarama along with the cows and other boys, out of joy, in order to please Krsna." He worships offering water (paniya) for footwash and acamaniya, offering drinking water from the cool fragrant waterfalls (paniya), offering naivedya in the form of drinks made from honey, mango and pilu juice, offering arghya in the form of darba (suyavasa) and luscious grass to feed the cows so they give good milk. Another meaning of paniya suvo is waterfall. "Govardhana worshiped the lord by offering seat and bed in the form of caves, to give pleasure in the heat or cold, and radishes for eating." These items also indicate the other items of worship such as jeweled palanquin, lamps, mirror and other articles. By all these things Govardhana worshiped Krsna.

In talking about other subjects in Vraja, they hide their emotions by other rasas in two verses. They point out Govardhana (ayam) with their fingers, since they live near Govardhana. Hari indicates that Kṛṣṇa steals away all the sins, suffering and hearts of everyone in the universe. That he is the presiding deity is famous in scriptures and local lore. Govardhana is the best servant among all is natural servants. His superiority is shown by the fruits he yields. He feels great joy at the touch of their feet, with hairs standing on end, perspiration, and tears by sprouting shoots and flowing with water drops. He gives respect elaborately (vi—tanoti) in the form of all items. Pānīya refers to water and honey. The long vowel in sūyavasa is poetic license for metrical reasons. This refers to soft items or nourishing items that produce milk etc. Pānīyasuva (another version) can also mean waterfalls. Pānīya-bhuva is another version, meaning water and pleasant places for sitting. Kandara refers to caves, equipped with jeweled beds, chairs, lamps and mirrors. With these items Govardhana serves Kṛṣṇa and the others. O young women (with no strength-- abalāḥ)! Because you do not have strength you do not have the good fortune to serve. This is our great misfortune. As in their first verse, the gopīs hide their feelings but another meaning becomes evident. Amarakoṣa says that rāma means blue, beautiful and white. Thus the mountain becomes joyful with the touch of the feet of Kṛṣṇa, who is most beautiful (rāma). Tayoh later in the verse can refer to his two feet. Or, Govardhana gives joy to Kṛṣṇa’s two feet by makes the stones appropriately warm or cool according to the season. Or Govardhana takes pleasure in supplying (sparśa) opportunities for playful (rāma) Kṛṣṇa’s activities (caraṇa). Amara-kośa says sparśana can mean giving. Govardhana is always anxious to encourage Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. Or, Govardhana gives bliss to Kṛṣṇa, us and the world by supplying opportunities for Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. Or, the touch of Govardhana is pleasurable like the touch of Kṛṣṇa’s feet. By touching Govardhana, one accomplishes the bliss of touching Kṛṣṇa’s feet, since he holds a treasure of the touch of Kṛṣṇa’s feet as he constantly performs various pastimes filled with prema at that place. Kṛṣṇa should be addressed with tasya in the verse but instead tayoḥ (dual form) is used out of respect to his two lotus feet.