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1884.] G. A. Grierson —Translation to Mmihodli s Ilaribans. 
went to worship the mountain of Govardhana.^ Then Krishna took an 
incarnate form (as the god of the mountain) and laughing descended^ 
from it. (30) He ate all the offerings which he could get,—and having 
finished his meal blessed them saying “ S'uhhamastud’ Giving them a bless¬ 
ing, he disappeared, and with (the boy) Krishna they all returned to their 
court-yards. When Surapati (Indra) heard of the interruption to his 
sacrifice, he rose with his limbs blazing with fire. “ Hath a human being 
the presumption^ to interrupt even my business ?” Then he called his 
clouds and told them all to go to Gokula. (35) “ Hail, Lightning, and 
Ceaseless Lain, cuH ye off the creation of cowherds from the earth.” 
Samvartaka, the king of clouds, made obeisance, and hastened proudly 
away. An army of fifty-six times ten million clouds^ departed, and the 
fire of thunder® burst forth. Whirling round and round the clouds sur¬ 
rounded Gokula, as a falcon swoops down'^ on and covers a quail. How 
shall I describe the overshadowing of that rainy-season ? It was not less 
than (the crash at the) general destruction of the universe. 
(40) Cowherdesses, and cowherds, she buffaloes, calves, and cows, 
fainted^ from the cold. From the hail, and the pitiless strokes of the 
lightning, many turned round and fell dead on the spot. Crying, “save 
me, Krishna. I can find no refuge for my feet,” they approached him. 
He, at whose name all difficulties^ disappear, himself stood there. The 
earth became struck with drops of vermilion from the damsels’ hair, and 
their lovely veils became torn. (45) When Krishna saw Radha and the 
others coming to him (in this state) his eyes became filled with tears. 
He threw off his human form, and tore up the rnountain of Govardhana, 
When Hari seized the excellent mountain and held it up as an umbrella, all 
Gokula became relieved from terror. “Let no one remain (outside,” 
cried he) “ from fear that the mountain will fall j let all come^® near it.” 
^ is direct for obi. or 
C\ ^ _ VJ ’ C\ 
^ Lit. ‘Iris feet flowed down from the mountain.’ 
Pers. 
with pleonastic initial The word is a common one in 
Mth. 
^ foi' the long form of ‘ a cloud.’ 
® ‘ thunder.’ is an old obi. form of like i’^ 
or like the obi. of 
^ Lit., ‘ having swooped covers’. 
3 */‘ to become senseless from cold.’ The word is not used in Mth., 
for any other kind of fainting. Not in Bate. Cf. 8. 10. 
^ JITS’, ‘ a difiiculty.’ 
« * 
is here indecl. part, of ‘ come.’ 
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