Drama 3 - Govardhan Lila

Govardhan Lila

Scene 1:

### Music when Nanda Mahraj is preparing for the sacrifice (initial scene setting) ###

Narration:
The Holy place Mathura is spiritually superior to Vaikuntha, the transcendental world, because the lord appeared there. Superior to Mathura Puri is the transcendental forest of Vrindavan because of Krishna’s rasa-lila pastimes. And superior to the forest of Vrindavan is Govardhan Hill, for it was raised by the divine hand of Lord Krishna and was the site of his various loving pastimes.”

Krishna: I see that all of you are preparing for some great sacrifice. Tell me Baba, what are all these arrangements for?

Nanda M: Kanha ! We are making arrangements to perform a traditional sacrifice.

Krishna: Oh! a big sacrifice. Why?

Nanda M: We wish to please King Indra.

Krishna: Why we have to please King Indra?

Nanda M: He will send us rain clouds to pour down rain.

Scene 2:

Narration:
After hearing this from his father, Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in the presence of his father, the sages and the cowherd men of Vrindavan, deliberately spoke the Karma Mimamsa philosophy in a way to make the heavenly King Indra very angry.

Krishna: Govardhan hill gives everything so we need to worship him.

### Music shock from all others###

Nanda M: Then, definitely King Indra will be very angry with us.

Krishna: Even if he becomes angry, what will he do?

Brajbasi1: What will he do? If Indra does not give rain then Vrindavan will become desert

Brajbasi2- Not even a grass will grow.

Krishna: If he is so heartless, what kind of God is he? God must be kind and always willing to forgive the mistakes of his devotees.

Scene 3:

###Music for King Indhra's court room ###

Narration:
Everyone was convinced with Krishna’s proposal and performed the sacrifice for Govardhan hill. In the court of Indhra…

Messenger: All Glories to Maharaja Indra

Indra: Yes, tell me what is the reason for your untimely arrival

Messenger: This year the people of Vrindavan stopped performing sacrifice unto you

Indra: (Very angry) what? Impossible!!! Who did this?

Messenger: Krishna, Son of Nanda Maharaj, he is the king of cowherd people.

Indra: Call Samvartaka … The clouds of devastation

Samvartaka: comes before indra and offers obeisances.

Indra: Samvartaka, you don’t be afraid of anything. Go to Vrindavan and flood the entire village with your rain, hailstorm and thundering. Destroy everything. Uhhh..

Scene 4:

###sound of winds, thunder n lightning###

Narration:
Samvartaka started to do what Indhra told him to do. Vrindavan was covered with dark clouds, signs of rain appeared everywhere. The whole place was getting darker even in the day time.

Brajbasi1: Oh there is rain in Karthik month?

Brajbasi2: Come lets run home

Brajbasi3: I am feeling so cold

Brajbasi4: Look over there! There is a cyclone coming… lets run run

Brajbasi5: Oh My hut is blown off. There is no shelter, other than Krishna

Brajbasi1: I think Indra is angry on us

Brajbasi2: He is angry because he offered everything to Govardhan hill

All: Let’s all go to Krishna together he will definitely help us.


Scene 5:


Brajbasi1: Oh Krishna you are powerful and you can do anything please help us

Brajbasi 2: Oh Gopal!! our cows are helpless, please help

Brajbasi3: King Indra is angry now, he will destroy Vrindavan now

Krishna: Don’t worry everyone I will not destroy Indra, I will destroy his pride.

###music for krishna lifting the govardhan mountain with his little finger and for people looking in amazement###

(Krishna lifts the Govardhan hill in his small finger)

All of them look at him in amazement

Krishna: Do not fear, this mountain will not fall from my hand. Come in come in, come under this big umbrella

Scene 6:

Narration:
Lord Krishna stood there holding up the mountain for 7 days and 7 nights. The cowherd men and women out of love and affection looked upon Krishna with wide open eyes.
By continuously drinking the nectar of the beauty and sweetness of the all attractive Sri Krishna, the residents did not feel any thirst, hunger or fatigue.
The rain stopped.

Krishna: My dear cowherd men you can all leave and take your cows, wives. Everything had ended. The flood and rains will not come anymore.

Brajbasi1: Krishna, you are simply wonderful
Brajbasi2: Oh Krishna I love you

###end music when all bow down to Krishna###
###After this Jaya Radha madhava song will start with GOPA DANCE###