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to inundate the whole area with an extensive flood. Ordered by King Indra, the dangerous clouds appeared above Vṛndāvana and began to pour water incessantly with all their strength. There was constant lightning and thunder, severe wind, and incessant hail and rain. Every living creature in Vṛndāvana began to tremble from the severe cold. Unable to find any other source of deliverance, the residents of Vṛndāvana approached Govinda to take shelter at His lotus feet.
Lord Kṛṣṇa immediately picked up Govardhana Hill with one hand, exactly as a child picks up a mushroom from the ground. Lord Kṛṣṇa then addressed His devotees, "My dear brothers, My dear father, My dear inhabitants of Vṛndāvana, you can now safely enter under the umbrella of Govardhana Hill, which I have just lifted. Do not be afraid that the hill will fall from My hand. You have been too much afflicted by the heavy rain and strong wind; therefore I have lifted this hill, which will protect you exactly like a huge umbrella."
Thus assured by Lord Kṛṣṇa, all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana went under the great hill with their property and animals. They all remained there for one week without being disturbed by hunger, thirst, or any other discomforts. After seven days, Indra finally understood Kṛṣṇa's mystic power and ordered the clouds to withdraw.