reg govardhan hill

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Hare Krishna Bharathji, _/\o_ (my obeisances)

 

> In the glories of govardhan puja it is mentioned that Pulastya muni cursed

> the mountain to reduce in its size.Can you please let me know as to why he

> cursed the mountain?

 

Here is the story of Giriraj Govardhan as told by Padmalochan Das in his

booklet "Cintamani-dhama - A guide to Vrindavan", pg 27-28 (no primary

source given, anyone could kindly supply it?):

 

In Satya Yuga there was a mountain of the name of King Dronachal*, who lived

in the east of Bharatavarsha in Salmali. This king had a son named

Govardhana. At the time of Govardhana's birth all the demigods showered

flowers. One day a great sage named Pulastya Muni arrived in Salmali, and

upon seeing the beauty of Govardhana, he requested king Dronachal to give

him Govardhana. At this request, king Dronachal became very upset and

started to cry. He told the Muni that he could not part with Govardhana.

Pulastya became very angry at this and raised his hand to curse Dronachal.

 

Just then Govardhana told the Muni that he would go with him, but wherever

the Muni set him down, at that place he would remain. The Muni agreed and

left, carrying Govardhana in his right hand. When they reached the Braja

Mandala, Govardhana became very happy. Pulastya Muni put him down and went

off to take his evening bath. Upon returning the Muni found he could not

lift Govardhana and he became very angry and cursed Govardhana that every

day he would sink into the ground by the measurement of one mustad seed.

 

At that time Govardhana was three yojanas high (twenty four miles). At

present Govardhana is 80 feet high at his highest point. In Govinda Lilamrta

Govardhana is described as having the form of a peacock and the two eyes are

Radha Kunda and Shyama Kunda.

 

[*] Mountain being a king may seem strange. However, there are living

mountains mentioned in the Vedas. They had wings and were able to fly.

Because sometimes they crushed people by their sudden fall, Indra cut off

their wings. See SB 2.7.1 wbw, 6.12.26, 8.11.12, 8.11.34.

 

Your servant, bh. Jan

 

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