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Prabhupada, Bombay, December 10, 1974: […] Similarly, the Indra-yajna was there, but Krishna said to His father, “My dear father, there is no need of Indra-yajna. You better worship Govardhana Hill. He is symbolic representation of God because the cows, they get their food, grasses.
So better you make this Govardhana-yajna.” So first of all, Nanda Maharaja was not willing, but out of the affection of Krishna… That is devotee, that Krishna… Devotees of Krishna, they are acting always in love for Krishna. So Nanda Maharaja changed his idea of worshiping Indra.
Rather, on the contrary, all the ingredients he collected, he worshiped the Govardhana Hill and stopped Indra-yajna. So Indra became very much angry, and he sent the vicious cloud, and whole Vrindavana was inundated by flood. And Krishna showed that “Your power is not even competent to compare with the finger of My hand.”
Therefore He lifted the Govardhana Hill with the finger of His left hand and saved all the people of Vrindavana. Then Indra came to worship Him. These things are there in the Srimad-Bhagavatam.
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