"As you are Indra, we will install you in the role of Indra with abhiseka." "By whose order do you want to do this? Is it some independent desire?" "It has been ordered by Brahma." When Indra was afflicted with fear and went to Brahma and explained everything, Brahma, remembering his previous offense, fearfully thinking, gave me this order. "O surabhi, you are very dear to the Lord, who protects your offspring. Therefore you should go to Krsna, the ocean of mercy and get Indra forgiven for his offense, and perform abhiseka, installing him as Indra for the cows. What is the benefit of this abhiseka for becoming Indra (king) of the cows to you, whose hard to attain feet are served by siva and brahma and who is the Indra (king) of billions of universes . It is an action only for the purpose of elevating us. You appear to relieve the burden of the earth , though you are the soul of the universe, and therefore invisible. If you did not appear, how could we get good fortune?"

With devotion, she informs him confidently of the method of making him king of the cows. You are by your nature our Indra but we will bathe you to preach this to the people of the world. “But Brahmā, who gave the post to Indra, will hold this in contempt.” Brahmā has given this order, but even so, it requires your consent. “Then why has Brahmā not come?” We are qualified for this. I am your intimate associate since I am the mother of your cow families whereas Brahmā is excluded from this intimacy since he deals only with the material world. She speaks in the plural to show her great respect. Or out of affection she speaks in the plural to include Indra who came with her and her other associates. Brahmā did not come when Indra begged forgiveness for his great offense, since he feared committing another offense since he had already committed one offense. “How can a cowherd become Indra?” You have descended from the spiritual world. Or, “How can I, the son of Nanda, be your Lord. Both you and Brahmā are without proper discrimination.” Do not always cheat us. You reside eternally in the highest Goloka as our eternal Lord and have now appeared on earth with Nanda and other of your associates. You do not take birth like a human. “Why should I relieve the earth of its burden?” You are the soul of the universe. The maintenance of the universe depends on you. You should agree to this since you appear on earth to give happiness. This happiness will appear for everyone when you are sprinkled with water, like a root sprinkled with water: yathā taror mūla-niṣecanena tṛpyanti tat-skandha-bhujopaśākhāḥ prāṇopahārāc ca yathendriyāṇāṁ tathaiva sarvārhaṇam acyutejyā Just as the branches and twigs are satisfied by watering the root, and just as the senses are satisfied by nourishing the life air, by worshipping the Supreme Lord all are worship is accomplished. SB 4.31.14