Today is a special day as we observe Krishna Janmashtami. Kids always cherish Little Krishna and his stories. Let us listen to a story of Little Krishna today.
One day Krishna woke up from his bed and when he came out of his home, he found many people moving busily along with their children towards some place. He enquired his father ,"Father, is there anything special today? Why people are rushing towards something?"
Nanda Raja replied, "Today is the day to worship Indra for his grace on us and the rain he gives us every year. So people are going to Yagnya Bhoomi to perform the rituals."
Krishna was thinking for sometime and asked again, "I think the rain we are getting every year is because of our mountain Govardhana. He is the one who helps in gathering clouds and make them pour as rain towards our land. So we should worship and thank only Govardhana and not Indra!"
Nanda was taken aback on hearing Krishna's different thinking on this subject and told, "No Krishna, we should not do that. If we do not worship Indra, he will become angry and can destroy us."
Krishna added, "Do you accept my theory on why we get rain and who helps us for this?".. "Yes", told Nanda. Krishna continued, "Then, let us worship Govardhana this time and see what happens. We should not worship someone out of fear!"
Nanda was bewildered with Krishna's pestering questions and this discussion slowly spreaded everywhere and gained momentum. Some of them supported Krishna and agreed with his theory. Nanda also got pacified by Krishna's words and soon they all decided to perform pooja and thank Govardhana for his grace on giving rain to them. As they started their worship on Govardhana, Indra came to know about this.
On hearing the villagers decision to ignore him and worship Govardhana, Indra became very angry. He wanted to teach the villagers a strong lesson for their decision. He used his thunderbolt and sent strong thunderstorms, wind and heavy rain. Soon Brindavan was filled with water and people started running out of their houses in fear of water washing out their houses. People understood that this must be the act of Indra, who was angry on them for their decision of worshipping Govardhana instead of Indra. They exchanged words that they should not have followed Krishna's words, which resulted in this devastation.
Krishna also understood that this heavy rain was indeed carried out by envious Indra. He wanted to teach a lesson to Indra's arrogance. He assured the villagers not to panic and consoled them that he will save them from heavy rain. Saying so, he went near Govardhana Giri (mountain) , bowed before him and prayed him to save them from Indra's envious act. He then lifted the big Govardhana Giri with his small finger and held it as an umbrella. Village people were astonished to see Krishna lifting Govardhana Giri and rushed under the Govardhana Giri umbrella. They were all happy that Krishna saved them from heavy rain.
Indra on seeing this understood his mistake and felt bad on his part of being arrogant. He bowed before Krishna and accepted his mistake.
Indra on seeing this understood his mistake and felt bad on his part of being arrogant. He bowed before Krishna and accepted his mistake.
This story emphasizes that we should never be arrogant, but try to be humble always. Though Krishna is all powerful, he bowed to Govardhana and seeked his blessings before lifting him up. Let us all try to be humble as we do our daily duties.
Listen to this kids performing a wonderful song on Govardhana Giridhari!
Also there is an intersting story behind Krishna lifting Govardhana Giri here - http://meinall.blogspot.com/2011/03/story-behind-giridhara-gopala.html
Source: Amar Chitra Katha's "Krishna and Govardhana"
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