After hearing great voice from the sky, Kamsa became afraid.

Immediately he caught Devakis hair and raised his sword to kill her. Vasudeva, her new husband, stopped him and said, My dear brother-in-law, please do not kill your own sister. She will never give you trouble. Right now you are safe. Whenever she has any children, I promise to give them all to you. Kamsa knew that Vasudeva would keep his promise, so he did not kill her.

Prayers by the demigods for Lord Krishna in the womb of Devaki.

Krishna born to Devaki & Vasudeva in the prison house of Kamsa at Mathura

Vasudeva crossing yamuna river by carrying Krishna to Yashoda & Nanda Maharajas house at Vrindavan

Krishnas Sister Goddess Durga

Demon Putana in the form of a beautiful women

Krishnas Sister Goddess Durga shouted at Kamsa You rascal, you cannot kill me! The child who will kill you is already born before me somewhere within this world. Dont be so cruel to your poor sister.

When Nanda maharaj away from Gokul, demon Putana came to Krishna in the form of a beautiful woman and trying to feed Him.

Krishna killed Demon Putana

When she took Krishna on her lap, Krishna closed His eyes and angrily took her milk. Actually, Putana had come to kill Krishna with a very strong poison smeared on her breast. Angry baby Krishna held her with His two little hands. He sucked very hard. He sucked all the poison along with her milk, and finally her life-air. Immediately He killed her and she fell down on the ground.

Mother Yasoda, Rohini and other elderly gopis fanned Him with the tail of a cow. The dust from the cows feet was thrown all over His body. The gopis chanted twelve names of Vishnu to give Krishna's body full protection on all sides and up and down. Then Mother Yasoda nursed Him in her lap. Mean while all the people of Vraja cut Putanas monstrous body into pieces and piled it up with wood for burning. The smoke from the fire made a very good smell because she had been killed by Lord Krishna. Her only work was to kill small children. She was very fond of blood. Putana had come to kill Krishna but had become purified just because she gave her milk to Krishna to drink.

After burning Putanas body, Nanda Maharaja came home very happy that his wonderful little child was saved from the great demon Putana. When Nanda Maharaja celebrated Krishna's first birthday, he called a nice band and brahmanas to chant. Mother Yasoda bathed Krishna.

Mother Yasoda put Krishna on a little bed under a cart. Soon he was crying, but she could not hear Him because of the loud music and chanting. Krishna was very hungry and angrily kicked His legs against the cart. Though His legs were small and very soft, the cart and all the pots and pans on it fell down, making a lot of noise. The wheel also came off and broke into pieces. Everyone ran over to see what happened.

Krishna killed wind demon Trnavarta

Demon Trnavarta picked Krishna up on his shoulders and carried Him away, raising a great dust storm all over Vrndavana. Krishna made Himself suddenly very, very heavy. He caught hold of the demon by the neck. Trnavarta cried and screamed loudly. His eyes popped out and he crashed down to the ground of Vrndavana and dies.

Naming ceremony : Gargamuni told Nanda Maharaja, Rohinis son will be called Rama because He will be very pleasing to the family. He will also be called Balarama because He will be very strong. The other boy is really Devakis son and will be called Krishna by some and Vasudeva by others. While Krishna is in Vrindavana, everyone will be happy and safe. This child will grow in power, beauty, and opulence in everything just as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore, protect Him very carefully so he grows up without disturbance.

Both Krishna and Balarama used to crawl on Their hands and knees. Sometimes these naughty babies crawled into the cowshed and held onto the tails of the calves who would run with them here and there over clay and cow dung. To see this fun, Mother Yasoda and Mother Rohini would call all their neighbors and friends, the gopis, and laugh very loudly.

Butter Thief

Krishna & Balaram Stealing butter from the gopies houses

Krishna & Balarama stealing yogurt & butter and then They give it all away to the gopas & monkeys. When the monkeys are full, They break the pots and throw them hither and thither.

Then Mother Yashoda saw the most wonderful things inside the mouth of Krishna. She saw mountains, islands, oceans, seas, planets, air, fire, moon, stars, the whole universe and outer space in all directions. And right in His mouth, she also saw herself with Krishna on her lap, drinking milk. She thought, Is this really happening or am I dreaming? Then, confused, she simply thought of Krishna as her own child in her lap. She hugged Him and gave Him a big kiss.

Once upon a time, two demigods named Nalakuvara and Manigriva went into Lord Sivas garden next to the Mandakini river. They drank a lot and listened to the women singing there. Then they all went into the Ganges River full of lotus flowers and enjoyed themselves just like elephants splashing in the water. Suddenly the great sage, Narada Muni happened to come that way. The two demigod sons of Kuvera did not even cover their naked bodies properly; nor did they pay their respectful obeisances to him. To teach them a lesson, Narada turned them into trees in the garden of Nanda Maharaja. After many, many years of living as trees, they would see Krishna face to face and be good devotees of Lord Krishna again.

Mother Yashoda was making butter. Krishna climbed into their lap to drink her breast milk. She smiled, enjoying the beauty of His face. Suddenly she remembered the milk on the stove in the kitchen which was about to boil over. Quickly she put Krishna down on the ground and ran to the kitchen to take the milk off the fire. Krishna had not finished drinking and was very angry. With red eyes and false tears, He broke the butter pot and took the butter away to eat nicely in a quiet corner all by Himself. Mother Yashoda came back from the kitchen and saw the broken pot, but did not see Krishna. After looking all over, she found her naughty little son taking more butter from a swing she had hung from the ceiling, By this time, He was all covered with the butter he had eaten and was feeding the rest to the monkeys. Krishna was looking this was and that in fear of being caught. Yashoda came with a stick and He ran very quickly. She chased Him to all corners of the house and yard.

Damodara Lila

When she finally caught Him, she started to tie His hands together with a rope, but it was a little too short by two inches. She got more rope from the house and added it, but found it was still not enough. She got more and more rope, but each time she tried to tie the last knot, she saw it was always about two inches short! How was this happening? She became so tired doing this again and again; then Krishna finally let her tie Him up with her rope without playing any more tricks. She left Him tied up to the mortar and went inside the house to finish her work.

By the mercy of Krishna Manigriva & Nalakuvara released from the curse of Narada muni

Little Krishna, dragging along the wooden mortar behind Him, crawled straight through the two trees. But the large wooden mortar turned crosswise and got stuck between. Still, Krishna pulled and pulled and pulled the rope until the two trees fell down with a big sound: Crash! Out of the broken, fallen trees came two beautiful demigods, Manigriva and Nalakuvara, shining like fire. At once, they bowed down to baby Krishna to offer their prayers. Lord Krishna, who was still tied to the wooden mortar by the ropes of Mother Yashoda, began to smile and said, You are very lucky. The great devotee Narada Muni blessed you with pure love for Me. So this is your last time in the material world. Now you may go back to your fathers house in the heavenly planets, where you will do devotional service to Me and go back to Godhead in this very lifetime. They bowed down again and again after walking around their beloved Lord. Then they left for their home. All the while, the Lord was still tied with ropes.

Krishna blessed a fruit vendor with great fortune

One day, a fruit lady came down the road in front of Nanda Maharajas house. She called out, If anyone wants fruits, please come and take them from me! The child Krishna took some grains of rice in His hands (as He had seen the older people do) to exchange them for fruits. But His hands were very small and He was not so careful to hold the grains very well. So He dropped most of them as He walked. The Lord was so very beautiful and charming that the fruit lady just filled His hands and arms with as many fruits as the child could hold. When she looked back at her basket again, she saw that it had become filled with jewels where there had only been fruits a moment before. Just by getting a few of her fruits, Lord Krishna had in turn given her a great fortune.

Mother Yashoda dressed Krishna with very nice new clothes, jewels and other ornaments and garlands.

One day, because demons came to disturb the children often, all the cowherd men decided to move with their families and children to a nice place near Vrndavana called Govardhana Hill. Everyone loaded all their belongings on carts. The old men, women and children sat on the carts. All the cows and bulls walked in front. The men surrounded them carrying bows and arrows and blowing on their horns and bugles. When they got there, they circled around Vrndavana by keeping the carts all together. After seeing how beautiful Govardhana Hill was on the bank of the Yamuna River, they began to build their new homes.

Krishna and Balarama were now old enough to take charge of the small calves. So along with other little cowherd boys, They went to the fields with Their calves. Sometimes, They played on Their flutes, and sometimes They played ball with Amalaki fruits. Sometimes They danced and made tinkling sounds with Their ankle bells. Sometimes They made Themselves into bulls and cows by covering themselves with blankets.

Calf demon Vatsasura

Bird demon Bakasura

Once when Krishna and Balarama played there, a demon named Vatsasura turned himself into a small calf and walked with the other calves in the field. But Krishna saw this. Balarama, He said, that is the Vatsasura demon, not a calf. Both brothers followed him and sneaked up on him. Krishna caught the demon-calf by the two back legs and tail, whipped him around very hard and threw him up into a tree. When the demon fell down from the top of the tree and lay dead on the ground, all the playmates of Krishna called out, Well done! Well done! and the demigods in the sky showered flowers with great satisfaction.

Bakasura was a friend of the demon Kamsa. He came kill Krishna. Quickly he attacked Krishna with his sharp beaks and swallowed Him up. The boys became so terribly afraid, they didnt know what they were going to do. Suddenly, the Bakasura demon felt a burning in his throat. Krishna was becoming hotter and hotter like fire in the demons throat. Finally the demon vomited Krishna up and tried to kill Him by pinching Him with his beaks. But Krishna was faster than the demon. He caught hold of those great big beaks. On front of all of is friends He broke open Bakasuras mouth, just as easily as a child splits a blade of grass. Up in the sky the demigods played music with bugles, drums and conch shells and showered camellia flowers, the sweetest smelling of all flowers.

Snake demon Aghasura

One day the Aghasura demon watched Krishna and His friends playing in the forests. Aghasura was the younger brother of Putana and Bakasura, and he thought, Krishna killed my brother and sister. Now I shall kill Him along with all His friends and calves. Then, naturally, their mothers and fathers will also die of sorrow. So the great demon Aghasura made himself longer and longer and longer until he was eight miles long, just like a very, very fat snake. He stretched his mouth side open just like a mountain cave. His lower lip touched the ground and his upper lip touched the clouds way up in the sky. His jaws were very deep and his teeth just like mountain peaks. His hot tongue looked like a wide road and his breathing was like a very windy storm. His eyes were blazing like fire. Since he wanted to swallow all the boys at once, even Krishna and Balarama, he sat on the path, waiting At first the boys thought the demon was only a statue, but them they began to talk with each other about him. this looks like a huge snake which has opened its mouth wider and wider to eat all of us. But even if it were to swallow us all at once, it could not possibly swallow Krishna! Krishna will kill him easily as He did Bakasura. All the boys looked at the beautiful lotus-like face of Krishna and they began to clap and smile. They were not afraid and so they marched forward right into the big open mouth of the serpent. The demon was waiting for Krishna. When Krishna went in, all the demigods who had gathered to see the fun, hiding in the clouds, began to cry, Alas! Alas! Suddenly Krishna began to grow bigger and bigger inside the demons throat. Aghasura demon coughed and choked. His big fiery eyes moved in pain and he couldnt breathe anymore. His life-air burst out of a hole in the top of his head and the demon dropped dead. So Krishna brought all the boys and calves with Him safe and sound right out of the mouth of the demon.

Krishna having lunch with His friends at Vrindavan forest After saving His friends from the mouth of Aghasura, Lord Krishna brought them near the Yamuna River and said, My dear friends, this is a nice place to eat lunch and play on the soft sandy beach. Just see the sweet smelling lotus flowers floating in the water. Just listen to the chirping birds and peacocks and the whispering of the leaves in the trees. Let us have our lunch right here. It is already late and we are all so hungry. The calves can stay nearby to drink water from the river and eat the soft grass here. Sitting down on the ground, they began to open their lunch boxes. Lord Sri Krishna sat down and all the boys sat around Him in a circle. In His left hand, He held a lump of food made with yoghurt, butter, rice and pieces of fruit salad. He was laughing and joking, enjoying lunch with His friends in Vrndavana. Above in the sky demigods watched the boys while flying in their airplanes. Lord Brahma was especially enjoying what he saw. Meanwhile, the calves had walked too deep into the forest. The boys became afraid that their calves were lost, so they cried out, Krishna! Krishna! Just by calling out Krishna! at once they felt safe from any danger. Krishna said, My dear friends, please dont worry. Sit right here. I will look for the calves Myself while you eat your lunch.

Krishna & Balaram with their friends returning home from forest Somehow, Lord Brahma stole all the calves and cowherd boys and took them to another place where they slept. Though Lord Krishna looked for them everywhere, He still could not find them at all. But He knew that Lord Brahma had taken all the boys and calves. Krishna thought, How can I go back alone to Vrndavana? Their mothers will be so sad and worried if they know their boys are lost. So Krishna lade Himself into exact copies of each and every boy and calf. They were just like each and every one of the lost calves and friends in their different sizes, colors, faces, clothes, ornaments, and in whatever they said and whatever they did. When Krishna went back to the village of Vrndavana, no one knew what had happened. All the calves went to their cowsheds and the boys went to their own mothers and homes. The mothers bathed their children, put tilaka and ornaments and gave them their dinner after the days work, as usual. The calves came to their mother cows who licked their bodies. Actually the cows love for their calves and the gopies love for their boys grew even more just like their love for Krishna.

One day, Krishna and Balarama went out with the boys and calves. They saw the cows up on top of Govardhana Hill run down to their calves, with tails up and full milk bags pouring milk on the ground out of love for their calves. The men up on top of the hill could not stop them and had to chase them. When they came all the way down and saw their children, they picked them up in their arms very happily. After that they went back up to the top of Govardhana Hill with their runaway cows. Along the way they thought of their children with tears of love in their eyes. Balarama saw this and thought, This must be Krishnas trick. Balarama understood that all those boys and calves were only forms expanded from Krishna. Balarama asked Him, My dear Krishna, why did You turn Yourself into these boys and calves? Where have those other boys and calves gone? Krishna told Him, They were all stolen by Lord Brahma that day when We had our picnic. I made new cowherd boys and calves so the people in Vrndavana would not know that they were really all lost. While Krishna and Balarama were talking, Lord Brahma came back to see the fun made by his stealing the boys and calves. He saw them all there and thought, I just took all the boys and calves away from here and I know they are still sleeping in another place. So how can the same boys and calves all be here, playing with Krishna?

Krishna changed all those boys & calves in to beautiful decorated four-armed Vishnu forms

Brahma paying obeisances to Lord Krishna

Then Brahma saw something very wonderful happen. Krishna changed all those boys and calves into beautifully decorated four-armed Vishnu forms. Then They all turned back into cowherd boys and cows, though they had just been seen as Vishnu forms. And then he saw Krishna alone as a small cowherd boy again with a lump of food in His left had. All the Vishnu forms had gone and Krishna was looking for His friends and calves, just as He was actually doing when they first disappeared. Lord Brahma got down from his great swan carrier and fell just like a golden stick to offer his respectful obeisances. All flour helmets on Brahmas four heads touched Krishnas little lotus feet. As he remembered the wonderful sight he had seen, he cried happily and fell and rose again and again for a long time. Seeing the Lord right in front of him, he began to offer wonderful prayers.

Along with His friends, cows and brother Balarama, Krishna went every day through the forests of Vrndavana, which were full of sweet grass, bees, flowers and fruits. There were chirping birds, clear water lakes and sweet smelling breezes. The trees, heavy with fruits, bowed down to touch the ground as if welcoming Krishna, and that made Him smile.
While walking, Krishna and Balarama played Their flutes. The boys made the sound of bees and cuckoos, or danced like the peacocks and the swans in the lakes. Krishna also moved His neck making His friends laugh. The cows looked at Him and moved happily when He called them by their names. Sometimes the boys made sounds like tigers and lions and then ran away like the small animals there, out of fear. When they were tired, they would sit down. Balarama would put His head on the lap of one of the boys to take a nap, and Krishna would come and massage His legs or fan Him with a palm leaf fan. When Krishna became tired, sometimes He lay down under a big tree with a root or the lap of a cowherd boy as His pillow. Some of the boys rubbed His legs and fanned Him, while others sang sweetly so He could rest very nicely. One day, His friends Sridama, Subala and StokaKrishna said, Dear Balarama, Your arms are very strong. Dear Krishna, You are very expert in killing all kinds of disturbing demons. In the forest called Talavana, there are big palm trees full of fruits. Some fruits fall out of the trees and some are very ripe even in the trees. It is a very nice place, but because of a great demon, Dhenukasura, it is not safe to go there. No one can get the fruits. This demon looks like a donkey and has many demon friends, all donkeys. They are very strong and we are afraid to go there. Not even animals or birds sleep there they have all left. We can only just smell the sweet smell of the fruits coming from that place. May be You are the only one who can kill such demons. Dear Krishna and Balarama, let us go there and enjoy those sweet fruits. Dont You smell it from here?

Ass demon Dhenukasura

To please His friends, Krishna and Balarama went to the Talavana forest where Balarama began to shake the trees with strong arms. All the ripe frits fell down to the ground. Dhenukasura, that donkey demon living there, heard the sound of the fruits falling and came running quickly, making the whole ground shake. The demon kicked Balarama in the chest with his back legs. At first Balarama did not say anything and the angry demon kicked Him again even harder. But this time Balarama quickly caught the donkeys legs with one hand. He wheeled him around and around and threw him high into a tree-top where he lay dead. The demons body was so heavy, the tree fell down upon other trees, and many fell down upon each other. It looked as if a great windy hurricane had blown down all the trees in the forest one after another. Then, all the friends of Dhenukasura came running. Krishna and Balarama caught each donkey by the back legs. They wheeled them around and around and killed them by throwing them into the palm trees, jut like Dhenukasura. Because of so many different colors of dead donkeys, it looked as if clouds of many colors were floating in the trees. The demigods showered flowers on Krishna and Balarama, playing music and singing devotional prayers. A few days after the killing of Dhenukasura, people began to come into the Talavana forest to collect fruits. The birds and animals began to live there again without being afraid.

Snake demon Kaliya

In the summer the boys and cows often drank the water at the Yamuna River. Within the river there was a big lake where the great serpent known as Kaliya used to live. The water in it got so dirty and poisonous because of the black serpent Kaliya. One hot day, the boys and cows who went to drink there became sick and fell down dead. But Krishna made them alive again, simply by looking at them. Then He climbed up a big kadamba tree on the bank of the river. He tightened His belt, flapped His arms like a wrestler, then jumped into the poisonous lake. When Krishna jumped into the water, the river flooded over the sides as if something very large had fallen into it. Krishna swam and played around just like a great strong elephant. He splashed around and made a lot of noise until the great black serpent Kaliya came to see him. With an angry heart Kaliya grabbed Krishna with his strong coils for two hours. The boys became afraid and all the cows cried to see their beloved Krishna in trouble. Everyone from Vrndavana ran to the river. Mother Yasoda fell to the ground crying because she thought her wonderful child was in terrible trouble.

Then Krishna made His body bigger and bigger and bigger, so the serpent could not hold Him anymore. Kaliya became ever more angry and made his great hoods even bigger, too. He breathed out terrible poison and smoke from his nostrils. His eyes blazed like fire. Flames came from his mouth, while he looked at Krishna, licking his snake lips with split tongues.

While Krishna danced on his hoods, Kaliya tried to push Him down with some of his other hoods. He had about 100 heads, but Krishna took control of them. He began to kick that demon with His lotus feet, and Kaliya started vomiting all kinds of garbage, fire, and other poisonous and dirty things. Then he began to vomit blood because his heads were smashed and his whole body was being broken by the Lords kicking as He was dancing. Finally he could not fight with Krishna any longer. He was almost dead and began to realize that Krishna really is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The serpents wives, known as the Nagapatnis, bowed before the Lord. We pray that You please excuse Kaliya, our husband. With folded hands Kaliya humbly prayed to Lord Krishna, I am born as a serpent. Therefore by nature I am very angry. You are the master of everything. By Your mercy only can I give up my bad habits. You can punish me or save me, as You like. Then the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was acting as a small child, ordered the serpent in front of everyone, Please go away from here and go to the ocean. Garuda will not disturb you. Leave this lake right now and take all your family. Do not poison the Yamuna River, so we can drink its sweet waters. Kaliyas wives began to offer nice clothes, flowers, garlands, jewels, ornaments, sandalwood pulp, lotus flowers and nice fruits. In this way they made the Lord happy and left to go to the ocean.

Once while they were playing, a big demon named Pralambasura came to play. The demon made himself look just like one of the cowherd boys, but, of course, Krishna knew he was a demon. So he thought of a plan to kill him. Krishna called all His friends to wrestle together. Some were on Krishnas side and some on Balaramas side. They began their game and Balaramas boys were the winners. So Krishnas boys carried them on their backs through the forest.

Every day Krishna played His flute and enjoyed the Vrndavana forest with His elder brother Balarama and the cowherd boys. They played hide-and-seek or played ball with different round fruits. Sometimes they imitated the forest deer and different kinds of birds or croaking frogs, and sometimes they went swinging underneath the trees.

Demon Pralambasura carried Balarama on his back

Just like the other boys, Pralambasura carried Balarama on his back far, far away. The demon was very strong, but he was carrying Balarama who is as strong as a mountain and very heavy.

Balarama Killing demon Pralambasura

Krishna swallowing forest fire

Soon Balarama saw that Pralambasura didnt look like a small cowherd boy anymore. His demon body with gold helmet and earrings got bigger and bigger, eyes blazing like fire and mouth flashing sharp teeth. Balarama beat him hard on the head with His strong fists. Immediately the demon fell down dead with a smashed head and blood pouring from his mouth. When the demon crashed to the ground, all the boys rushed over and said. Well done! Well done! They all hugged Balarama and all the demigods showered flowers from the skies.

Meanwhile, the cows had walked far away, deep into the forest to eat the nice grass. Krishna and Balarama and Their friends followed their footprints and the path of eaten grass. They heard the cows crying and Krishna began to call all the cows by their names. The cows moved happily. But by this time a big forest fire had started all around them and they were all very, very afraid. The wind was blowing hard and the fire became even bigger and hotter. They were afraid they would soon be burnt up by the big fire. All the boys cried, Dear Krishna, help us. Now we are burning from this blazing hot fire. Krishna looked at His friends to say, Dont be afraid. Then He quickly swallowed up all the flames of the fire and saved them all. They knew Krishna was not like any of the other boys, but was very, very special.

Krishna holds Govardhana Hill on His left hand little finger

And so Nanda Maharaja called brahmanas and began worshiping Govardhana Hill by chanting and offering tasty prasadam. Everyone in Vrndavana came with their decorated cows. After feeding them, they kept the cows in front and went around Govardhana Hill. The gopis dressed up nicely and sat in bullock carts, chatting about the wonderful things Krishna did. The brahmanas gave their blessings to the cowherd men and their wives, the gopis. Then, in front of everyone, Krishna turned Himself into the huge and wonderful form. He said, I am Govardhana Hill, and He began to eat all the food offered there. When Lord Indra saw that his sacrifice was stopped by Krishna, he became very angry. Indra called for the terrible samvartaka cloud and said, Go over Vrndavana and cover everything with floods. I will also go riding on my elephant along with great storms. I shall use all my strength to punish the people in Vrndavana. Ordered by King Indra, all the dangerous clouds went over Vrndavana and began to pour water with all their strength and power. There was constant thunder and lightning, severe winds and rain. Every man and animal in Vrndavana was shaking with cold and went to Krishna to take shelter. Little Krishna then picked up Govardhana Hill with one hand, exactly as a child picks up a mushroom from the ground. He looked at all the devotees, My dear brothers, My dear father, My dear friends, now come under the umbrella of Govardhana Hill, which I have just lifted. Do not be afraid that the hill will fall from My hand. Everyone and their animals stayed there for one week without feeling hungry or thirsty. They were simply amazed to see how Krishna held up the mountain with the little finger of His left hand.

Krishna and Balarama watched the cowherd men preparing a ceremony. Krishna asked, My dear father, what is this all about? Nanda maharaja said, My dear boy, our family does this every year. Because we need water so much, we must show thanks to Indra for sending us the clouds to pour down enough rain to grow the vegetables. But Krishna asked His father to stop the sacrifice. There is no need for this. Please begin a special ceremony to worship the local brahmanas and Govardhana Hill and let us have nothing to so with Indra. Make very nice food like dahl, halavah, pakora, puri, sweet rice, sweet balls, sandesa, rasagullas and laddu. Ask brahmanas to chant Vedic songs and offer grains to the fire. Then decorate all the cows and feed them well. Give money and grains in charity to the brahmanas and feed every man and animal with nice prasadam. After feeding grass to the cows, the ceremony known as Govardhana Puja may begin. This ceremony will very much satisfy Me.

Lord Indra paying obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krishna

Seeing the wonderful power of Krishna, Indra, the King of Heaven, called for all the clouds and asked them to stop. There was sunshine again and the strong winds stopped. Now Krishna was known as the lifter of Govardhana Hill. He said, My dear friends, now you can leave and take your families and things back to your homes because the danger is now ended. The floods are finished. After they had cleared out everything, Lord Krishna very slowly put Govardhana Hill down where it had been before. Then, going with His dear friends and animals, He went back to His own home. Indra, the King of Heaven, understood now that he had behaved very badly, and slowly came to say he was sorry to Krishna. My dear Lord, I was so proud that I thought You were taking my share of the offerings away. Now, by Your grace, I understand that You are the Supreme Lord. Therefore, my Lord, please forgive me and bless me so that I do not act so foolishly again. Lord Krishna smiled and said, My dear Indra, I have only stopped your sacrifice to show you that I am always your master. You should always remember that everything you have is coming from Me. Everyone should always remember that I am the Supreme Lord. After this, King Indra, the demigods and the surabhi cows worshiped Lord Krishna. They bathed Him with Ganges water and milk from the surabhi cows, which could give anything you wished for. Everyone sang and danced and the demigods poured showers of flowers from the sky. The cows flooded the ground with their milk and rivers watered the trees, making nice fruits and flowers of different colors and tastes and smells. The trees poured drops of honey, and the hills and mountains gave nice plants and jewels. Because of Krishna all these things happened very nicely. And so King Indra went back to his heavenly kingdom along with all kinds of demigods through outer space.