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arätià jïäténäà nanu harihayaà yaù paribhavan<br />
yathärthaà svaà näma vyadhita bhuvi govardhana iti<br />
tam-that; eva-certainly; adrim-hill; cakra-with the sign of the cakra; aìkita-marked;<br />
kara-hand; pariñvaìgi-embraced; rasikam-relishing; mahé-of mountain; cakre-in the<br />
multitude; çaìkemahi-with being the most important; arätim-the enemy; jïäténäm-of<br />
his relatives; nanu-indeed; harihayam-Indra; yaù-who; paribhavan-conquered; yathäartham-for<br />
that reason; svam-own; näma-name; vyadhita-celebrated; bhuvi-in this<br />
place; govardhanaù-Govardhana; iti-thus.<br />
We think this hill that tasted the nectar touch of Kåñëa's cakra-marked hands,<br />
defeated its relatives' enemy King Indra, and is appropriately named Govardhana, is<br />
the crown of all mountains on the earth.<br />
Note: In former ages mountains had wings and could fly, however, when they landed<br />
they often caused great disturbances. When King Indra, to stop these disturbances, cut<br />
off all their wings, he earned their undying enmity. For this reason Indra is the enemy<br />
of all mountains. When Kåñëa thwarted Indra's plans by lifting Govardhana Hill, the<br />
hill avenged its relatives.<br />
When Kåñëa lifted Govardhana Hill, the cows were protected. For this reason the<br />
hill is appropriately named Go (of the cows) vardhana (protection).<br />
Text 23<br />
tamälasyälokäd giri-parisare santi capaläù<br />
pulindyo govinda-smaraëa-rabhasottapta-vapusaù<br />
çanais täsäà täpaà kñaëam apanayan yäsyati bhavän<br />
avaçyaà kälindé-salila-çiçiraiù pakña-pavanaiù<br />
tamälasya-of the tämala tree; älokät-from the sight; giri-of the mountain; parisare-in<br />
the vicinity; santi-are; capaläù-fickle; pulindyaù-aborigine girls; govinda-of Govinda;<br />
smaraëa-remembrance; rabhasa-ardent; uttapta-passionate; vapuçaù-forms; çanaiùgradually;<br />
täsäm-of them; täpam-passion; kñaëam-moment; apanayan-removing;<br />
yäsyati-will go; bhavän-you; avaçyam-indeed; kälindé-of the Yamunä river; salila-water;<br />
çiçiraiù-with the coldness; pakña-multitudes; pavanaiù-purifying.<br />
The cooling Yamunä spray carried by Your wings' breeze removing for a moment<br />
the fever of Pulinda girls burning in the memory of Govinda by seeing a tamäla tree,<br />
you will slowly fly by Govardhana Hill.<br />
Text 24<br />
tad-ante çré-känta-smara-samara-dhäöé-puöakitä<br />
kadambänäà väöé rasika-paripäöéà sphutayati<br />
tväm äsénas tasyäà na yadi parito nandasi tato<br />
babhüva vyarthä te ghana-rasa-niveça-vyasanitä
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