deve - when the demigod Indra; varṣati - caused rain; yajña - of his sacrifice; viplava - due to the disturbances; ruṣā - out of anger; vajra - with lightning bolts; aśma-varṣa - hail; anilaiḥ - and winds; sīdat - suffering; pāla - the cowherds; paśu - animals; stri - and women; ātma - Himself; śaraṇam - being their only shelter; dṛṣṭvā - seeing; anukampī - very compassionate by nature; utsmayan - smiling broadly; utpāṭya - picking up; eka-kareṇa - in one hand; śailam - the hill, Govardhana; abalaḥ - a small child; līlā - in play; ucchilīndhram - a mushroom; yathā - just as; bibhrat - He held; goṣṭham - the cowherd community; apāt - He protected; mahā-indra - of King Indra; mada - of the false pride; bhit - the destroyer; prīyāt - may He be satisfied; naḥ - with us; indraḥ - the Lord; gavām - of the cows.

Indra became angry when his sacrifice was disrupted, and thus he caused rain and hail to fall on Gokula, accompanied by lightning and powerful winds, all of which brought great suffering to the cowherds, animals and women there. When Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is by nature always compassionate, saw the condition of those who had only Him as their shelter, He smiled broadly and lifted Govardhana Hill with one hand, just as a small child picks up a mushroom to play with it. Holding up the hill, He protected the cowherd community. May He, Govinda, the Lord of the cows and the destroyer of Indra’s false pride, be pleased with us.