deve -- when the demigod Indra; varshati -- caused rain; yajna -- of his sacrifice; viplava -- due to the disturbances; rusha -- out of anger; vajra -- with lightning bolts; asma-varsha -- hail; anilaih -- and winds; sidat -- suffering; pala -- the cowherds; pasu -- animals; stri -- and women; atma -- Himself; saranam -- being their only shelter; drishtva -- seeing; anukampi -- very compassionate by nature; utsmayan -- smiling broadly; utpatya -- picking up; eka-karena -- in one hand; sailam -- the hill, Govardhana; abalah -- a small child; lila -- in play; ucchilindhram -- a mushroom; yatha -- just as; bibhrat -- He held; goshtham -- the cowherd community; apat -- He protected; maha-indra -- of King Indra; mada -- of the false pride; bhit -- the destroyer; priyat -- may He be satisfied; nah -- with us; indrah -- the Lord; gavam -- 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 Krishna, 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.