Å›rÄ«-Å›uka uvÄca
vaco niśamya nandasya
tathÄnyeá¹£Äá¹ vrajaukasÄm
indrÄya manyuá¹ janayan
pitaraá¹ prÄha keÅ›avaḥ
Å›rÄ« Å›ukaḥ uvÄca - ÅšrÄ« Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said; vacaḥ - the words; niÅ›amya - hearing; nandasya - of MahÄrÄja Nanda; tathÄ - and also; anyeá¹£Äm - of the others; vraja-okasÄm - the residents of Vraja; indrÄya - in Lord Indra; manyum - anger; janayan - generating; pitaram - to His father; prÄha - spoke; keÅ›avaḥ - Lord KeÅ›ava.
Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: When Lord KeÅ›ava [Kṛṣṇa] heard the statements of His father, Nanda, and other senior residents of Vraja, He addressed His father as follows, to arouse anger in Lord Indra.
ÅšrÄ«la ÅšrÄ«dhara SvÄmÄ« explains that Lord Kṛṣṇa’s intention was not simply to insult a demigod, but rather to knock down the great mountain of false pride that had arisen within the Lord’s tiny servant, who was supposed to represent the Lord as Indra. By lifting Govardhana Hill Lord Kṛṣṇa would thus initiate a blissful annual festival called Govardhana-pÅ«jÄ, and He would further enjoy the pleasant pastime of dwelling for several days beneath the hill with all His loving devotees.
