kṣut-tṛḍ-vyathāḿ sukhāpekṣāḿ
hitvā tair vraja-vāsibhiḥ
vīkṣyamāṇo dadhārādriḿ
saptāhaḿ nācalat padāt
kshut -- of hunger; trit -- and thirst; vyatham -- the pain; sukha -- of personal happiness; apeksham -- all consideration; hitva -- putting aside; taih -- by them; vraja-vasibhih -- the residents of Vraja; vikshyamanah -- being glanced upon; dadhara -- He held; adrim -- the mountain; sapta-aham -- for seven days; na acalat -- He did not move; padat -- from that place .
Lord Krishna, forgetting hunger and thirst and putting aside all considerations of personal pleasure, stood there holding up the hill for seven days as the people of Vraja gazed upon Him.
According to the Vishnu Purana,
vrajaika-vasibhir harsha-
vismitakshair niriikshitah
gopa-gopi-janair hrishtaih
priti-vispharitekshanaih
samstuyamana-caritah
krishnah sailam adharayat
"Lord Krishna held up the mountain while His praises were chanted by the residents of Vraja, all of whom now had the opportunity to dwell together with Him, and who glanced at Him with joyful and amazed eyes. Thus the cowherd men and women were all elated, and out of loving affection they opened their eyes wide."
By continuously drinking the nectar of the beauty and sweetness of Sri Krishna, the residents of Vrindavana felt no hunger, thirst or fatigue, and Lord Krishna, by seeing their beautiful forms, also forgot about eating, drinking and sleeping. Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura points out that seven days of continuous rain from the Samvartaka clouds failed to flood the district of Mathura because the Supreme Lord, simply by His potency, immediately dried up the water as it fell to the ground. Thus Krishna's lifting of Govardhana Hill is full of fascinating details and has for thousands of years remained one of His most famous pastimes.
