Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 24: Worshiping Govardhana Hill

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.24.31

śrī-śuka uvāca

kālātmanā bhagavatā

śakra-darpa-jighāḿsayā

proktaḿ niśamya nandādyāḥ

sādhv agṛhṇanta tad-vacaḥ

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; kāla-ātmanā — manifesting as the force of time; bhagavatā — by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; śakra — of Indra; darpa — the pride; jighāḿsayā — with a desire to destroy; proktam — what was spoken; niśamya — hearing; nanda-ādyāḥNanda and the other elder cowherd men; sādhuas excellent; agṛhṇanta — they accepted; tat-vacaḥ — His words.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Kṛṣṇa, who is Himself powerful time, desired to destroy the false pride of Lord Indra. When Nanda and the other senior men of Vṛndāvana heard Śrī Kṛṣṇa's statement, they accepted His words as proper.

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