Lord! Who is able to oppose your words on your views regarding the hill sacrifice (giri-yaj~nam) like a great ocean breaking its shore?

sthitaH shakramahastAta shrImAngirimahastvayam |
tvatpraNIto.adya gopAnAM gavAM hetoH pravartyatAm ||2-17-11

O son! From today, we shall stop the indra sacrifice and conduct the hill sacrifice which you have introduced for the benefit of gopa-s and cows.

bhojanAnyupakalpyantAM payasaH peshalAni cha |
kumbhAshcha viniveshyantAmudapAneShu shobhanAH ||2-17-12

Let us collect beautiful pots of milk. Let us keep beautiful pots of water near the well.

pUryantAM payasA nadyo droNyashcha vipulAyatAH |
bhakShyaM bhojyaM cha peyaM cha tatsarvamupanIyatAm ||2-17-13

Let us fill canals and boats with milk. Let us prepare and bring snacks, food and drinks.

bhAjanAni cha mAMsasya nyasyantAmodanasya cha |
trirAtraM chaiva saMdohaH sarvaghoShasya gR^ihyatAm ||2-17-14

Let us arrange with pleasure, the plates and vessels for rice and meat. Let us collect milk and milk products for three days and nights.

vishasyantAM cha pashavo bhojyA ye mahiShAdayaH |
pravartyatAM cha yaj~no.ayaM sarvagopasusaMkulaH ||2-17-15

Let us kill the animals such as buffalos to be eaten. Let this sacrifice be conducted with all gopa-s.

Anandajanano ghoSho mahAnmuditagokulaH |
tUryapraNAdaghoShaishcha vR^iShabhANAM cha garjitaiH ||2-17-16
hambhAravaishcha vatsAnAM gopAnAM harShavardhanaH |

Afterwards, there was a great jubilation in the vraja along with the playing of musical instruments, the bellowing of the bulls, and the mooing of calves, leading to the joy of gopa-s.

dadhno hrado ghR^itAvartaH payaH kulyAsamAkulaH ||2-17-17
mAMsarAshiH prabhUtADhyaH prakAshaudanaparvataH |
saMprAvartata yaj~no.asya girergobhiH samAkulaH ||2-17-18
tuShTagopajanAkIrNo gopanArImanoharaH |

Along with a pond of curd, a vortex of ghee, a river of milk, a variety of meat and a mountain of cooked rice, the entire complex of vraja including the happy gopa-s and beautiful gopi-s proceeded for the hill sacrifice.

bhakShyANAM rAshayastatra shatashashchopakalpitAH |
gandhamAlyaishcha vividhairdhUpairuchchAvachaistathA ||2-17-19

There were hundreds of varieties of food . The sacrifice was complete with varieties of fragrant garlands and incense.

athAdhishR^itaparyante saMprApte yaj~nasaMvidhau |
yaj~naM girestithau saumye chakrurgopA dvijaiH saha || 2-17-20

At the start of the sacrifice, the items were offered to the fire as ordained. The gopa-s performed the sacrifice along with brahmins on an auspicious day.

yajanAnte tadannaM tu tatpayo dadhi chottamam |
mAmsaM cha mAyayA kR^iShNo girirbhUtvA samashnute ||2-17-21

At the end of the sacrifice, by illusion, kR^iShNa became the hill and consumed the best rice, milk, curd and meat which were offered.

tarpitAshchApi viprAgryAstuShTAH saMpUrNamAnasAH |
uttasthUH prItamanasaH svasti vAchyaM yathAsukham ||2-17-22

In the sacrifice, the brahmanas were treated with food, drinks and gifts. All their requirements fulfilled, they blessed all and prayed for their well-being.

bhuktvA chAvabhR^ite kR^iShNaH payaH pItvA cha kAmataH |
saMtR^ipto.asmIti divyena rUpeNa prajahAsa vai ||2-17-23

After the ritual bath at the end of the sacrifice, kR^iShNa ate the offerings, drank milk to his satisfaction and said: I am completely satisfied. Saying this he started laughing in the form of the deity of the hill.

taM gopAH parvatAkAraM divyasraganulepanam |
girimUrdhni sthitaM dR^iShTvA kR^iShNaM jagmuH pradhAnataH ||2-17-24

Seeing the hill deity standing on the peak of the hill wearing divine garlands, smeared with divine ointments, the gopa-s considered him as shelter, as kR^iShNa.

bhagavAnapi tenaiva rUpeNAchChAditaH prabhuH |
sahitaiH praNato gopAirvavandAtmAnamAtmanA ||2-17-25

Splendorous Lord kR^iShNa, concealing his form, offered his obeisance to himself in the form of the hill deity along with gopa-s.

tamUchurvismitA gopA devaM girivare sthitam |
bhagavamstvadvashe yuktA dAsAH kiM kurma ki~NkarAH ||2-17-26

Astonished by the hill deity standing on the peak of the hill, the gopa-s said: Lord, we are at your service. Tell us, what shall we do to serve you?

sa uvAcha tato gopAngiriprabhavayA girA |
adyaprbhR^iti chejyo.ahaM goShu yadyastu vo dayA ||2-17-27

Then he told gopa-s in a voice coming from the hill: If you are kind to cows, worship me through the cows from today.

ahaM vaH prathamo devaH sarvakAmakaraH shubhaH |
mama prabhAvAchcha gavAmayutAnyeva bhokShyatha |1-17-28

I am your principal god. I fulfill all your wishes. By my splendour, you will have ten thousand cows and you will enjoy their products.

shivashcha vo bhaviShyAmi madbhaktAnAM vane vane |
raMsye cha saha yuShmAbhiryathA divigatastathA ||2-17-29

I will be helpful to all of you who are devotees of me. Just as I live in my heavenly abode, I will remain with you happily.

ye cheme prathitA gopA nandagopapurogamAH |
eshAM prItaH prayachChAmi gopAnAM vipulaM dhanam ||2-17-30

I am pleased with gopa-s such as nandagopa. I will grant them wealth and prosperity.

paryApnuvantu kShipraM mAM gAvo vatsasamAkulAH |
evaM mama parA prItirbhaviShyati na samshayaH ||2-17-31

Now, quickly arrange to circumambulate me along with cows and calves. There is no doubt that by doing so, I will be greatly pleased.

tato nIrAjanArthaM hi vR^indasho gokulANi tam |
parivavrurgirivaraM savR^iShANi samantataH ||2-17-32

Afterwards, the cows and bulls of the vraja assembled for circumambulating the great hill.

tA gAvaH pradrutA hR^iShTAH sApIDastabakA~NgadAH |
sasrajApIDashR^i~NgAgrAH shatasho.atha sahasrashaH ||2-17-33

Hundreds of thousands of cows, their heads and legs decorated with flowers, and horns adorning flower garlands happily and quickly began to circumambulate the hill.

anujagmushcha gopAlAH kAlayanto dhanAni cha |
bhaktichChedAnuliptA~NgA raktapItasitAmbarAH ||2-17-34

The cows were driven by by gopa-s who followed them with their bodies smeared with fragrant pastes. They were dressed in red, yellow and white clothes.

mayUrachitrA~Ngadino bhujaiH praharaNAvR^itaiH |
mayUrapatravR^intAnAM keshabandhaiH suyojitaiH ||2-17-35

They were wearing armlets of peacock feathers on their arms. They carried sticks in their hands. Their heads were decorated with suitable head bands of peacock feathers.

babhrAjuradhikam gopAH samavAye tadAdbhute |
anye vR^iShAnAruruhurnR^ityanti sma pare mudA ||2-17-36
gopAlAstvapare gAshcha jagR^ihurvegagAminaH |

Due to this, the gopa-s looked enchanting in that assembly. Some were riding on the backs of the bulls while others were dancing. Other gopa-s were catching the running cows and calves.

tasminparyAyanirvR^itte gavAM nIrAjanotsave ||2-17-37
antardhAnaM jagAmAshu tena dehena so.achalaH |

When the circumambulation of the cows were completed, the deity of the hill disappeared along with his body.

kR^iShNo.api gopasahito vivesha vrajameva ha || 2-17-38

kR^iShNa along with gopa-s returned to vraja.

giriyaj~napravR^ittena tenAshcharyeNa vismitAH |
gopAH sabAlavR^iddhA vai tuShTuvurmadhusUdanam ||2-17-39

Astonished by the wonderful conclusion of the hill sacrifice, all the gopa-s including the elders, men and boys praised madhusUdhana (kR^iShNa).

atha saptadashedhyAye govardhanamahotsavaH
varNyate hariNA klR^ipto darshanaM tasya chAdbhutam || 1 ||

2-17-1 avisha~NkyA indrAt bhayaM asha~NkamAnA ityarthaH
2-17-3 asha~nkAyAM bIjamAhustvamiti | parAyaNam AshrayaH ||
2-17-4 yathA svargaM gataH svargatha iva ||
2-17-5 etachChakaTabha~NgAdibhi karma dR^iShTveti sheShaH | boddhavyAt draShTuM yogyAttavAbhimAnAdahaMkArAdahaM kArayiShyAmi goyaj~naM balAdetanna saMshayaM ityevaMrUpAt | ekashvakAraH pAdapUraNArthaH |
2-17-9 ve tyayA tulyaH shaktidharaH kArtikeyaH ||
2-17-11 tvatpraNItastvayA pravartitaH ||
2-17-13 nadyaH sudhAmayyo dIrghakulyAH drauNyastAdR^ishAni kuNDAni ||
2-17-14 saMdohaH payaAdiH gR^ihyatAM natu vikreyaH |
2-17-17 daghno hradaH ghR^itAvarttaH sArarUpeNa ghR^itaM yatropayArvarttate sa tathA ||
2-17-18 prabhUtashchAsau ADhyashcha bhUyAnsaMrakArakadravyasaMyuktashcha yasminnityarthaH ||
2-17--19 adhisR^itAni vahnistAni charustAlYAdIni paryantAni samIpe AsAditAni yasmin ||
2-17-24 pradhAnataH mukhyAsttatvaj~nAH jagmuH sharaNamiti sheShaH ||
2-17-26 taM girishikharastam ||
2-17-31 paryApnuvantu pradakShiNaM kurvantu ||
2-17-33 sApIDAH sashirobhUShaNAH tAshcha tAH stabakA~NgadAH puShpaguchChAkArANi bAhUbhUShaNAni yAsAM tAH | srajashcha ApIDAH shR^i~ngArabhUShaNAni taishcha sahitAni sasrajApIDAni shR^i~NgAgrANi yAsAM tA ||
2-17-34 kAlayanto niyamanantaH dhanAni godhanAni bhaktichChedairvibhAgabhedaiH anuliptA~NgAH nAnAvarNairanulepitAni pR^ithak pR^ithaga~NgAni yaistAdR^ishA ityarthaH ||
2-17-35 praharaNAvR^itaiH sAyudhaiH mayUrapatrANAM vR^intAni madhyasha~NkavaH teShAm ||

iti shrIharivaMshe viShNuparvaNi TIkAyAM saptadasho.adhyAyaH