Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.2.33
वर्षतीन्द्रे व्रज: कोपाद्भग्नमानेऽतिविह्वल: ।
गोत्रलीलातपत्रेण त्रातो भद्रानुगृह्णता ॥ ३३ ॥
varṣatīndre vrajaḥ kopād
[varshateendre vrajah kopaad]
bhagnamāne ’tivihvalaḥ
[bhagnamaane ’tivihvalah]
gotra-līlātapatreṇa
[gotra-leelaatapatrena]
trāto bhadrānugṛhṇatā
[traato bhadraanugrihnataa]
Word-for-word
varṣati
—
in pouring water
indre
—
by the King of heaven, Indra
vrajaḥ
—
the land of cows (Vṛndāvana)
kopāt bhagnamāne
—
having been in anger on being insulted
ati
—
highly
vihvalaḥ
—
perturbed
gotra
—
the hill for the cows
līlā-ātapatreṇa
—
by the pastime umbrella
trātaḥ
—
were protected
bhadra
—
O sober one
anugṛhṇatā
—
by the merciful Lord.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
varṣatīndre vrajaḥ kopād
varṣati
in pouring water
indre
by the King of heaven, Indra
vrajaḥ
the land of cows (Vṛndāvana)
kopāt bhagnamāne
having been in anger on being insulted
bhagnamāne ’tivihvalaḥ
gotra-līlātapatreṇa
ati
highly
vihvalaḥ
perturbed
gotra
the hill for the cows
līlā-ātapatreṇa
by the pastime umbrella
trātaḥ
were protected
trāto bhadrānugṛhṇatā
bhadra
O sober one
anugṛhṇatā
by the merciful Lord.
O sober Vidura, King Indra, his honor having been insulted, poured water incessantly on Vṛndāvana, and thus the inhabitants of Vraja, the land of cows, were greatly distressed. But the compassionate Lord Kṛṣṇa saved them from danger with His pastime umbrella, the Govardhana Hill.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! When Indra, deprived of sacrifice, angrily showered rain, the inhabitants of Vraja were saved by merciful Kṛṣṇa, who used a mountain as an umbrella to protect them.
O Vidura (bhadra)! When Indra, being deprived of sacrifice, in anger began to pour rain (varṣati indre) Kṛṣṇa saved the people of Vraja by playfully using a mountain (gotra) as a large umbrella (ātapatra).
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Personal Guidance
When the Lord becomes your shelter, even an angry sky cannot drown your community. The Govardhana lifted by His finger is the model: surrender protects what worry cannot. Stop trying to umbrella yourself with anxiety.
Reflection Questions
- What 'rain of Indra' is currently falling on your life, and where is your shelter?
- Are you depending on your strategy, or on Krsna's lifted hand, for protection?
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