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grow in its waters. Simply by once bathing in this Kusuma-sarovara,
Närada Muni attained a gopé-form. This fact is directly confirmed
in the words of the enchanting Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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yam päninäpälayad éça eva
yo 'pälayat tat-pariväram eva
kréòaty ajasraà svayam eva yatra
sa kena varëyo hari-däsa-väryaù

yam—which; päninä—with His hand; apälayat—protected; éçaù— the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; eva—certainly; yam—who; apälayat—
protected; tat-pariväram—the Lord's associates; eva—certainly; krédati—
performs pastimes; ajasram—eternally; svayam—personally; eva—
certainly; ; yatra—where; saù—this; kena—by whom?; varëyaù—may be
described; hari—of Lord Hari; däsa—of the servants; väryaù—the best.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead eternally enjoys pastimes on
Govardhana Hill. He personally lifted Govardhana Hill with His
own hand to protect His cowherd associates. Who is able to describe
the glories of Govardhana Hill, the best of Lord Hari's servants?

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çré-rädhikä-kåñëa-sarovare te
tat-prema-pürëe kila yasya netre
govardhano bhäti sa-gopa-gopé-
go-vardhano mädhava-mädhurébhyaù

çré-rädhikä—of Çrématé Rädhäräëi; kåñëa—of Çré Kåñëa; sarovare—the
two lakes; te—they; tat—of Them; prema—with the love; pürëe—filled;
kila—indeed; yasya—of which; netre—the two eyes; govardhanaù—
Govardhana Hill; bhäti-is splendidly manifest; sa—with; gopa—gopas;
gopé—gopés; go—the cows; vardhanaù—nourishing; mädhava—of Lord
Mädhava mädhurébhyaù—because of the transcendental sweetness.

Rädhä-kuëòa and Çyäma-kuëòa are Govardhana's two love-filled
eyes. Because it nourishes the gopas, gopés, and surabhi cows with
Lord Mädhava's sweetness, it shines with the name "go-vardhana".

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