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gave them grass. Keeping the cows in front, they began to circumambulate Govardhana Hill. The  gopīs  also dressed themselves very luxuriantly and sat in bull-driven carts, chanting the glories of Krṣṇa's pastimes. Assembled there to act as priests for Govardhana Pūjā, the  brāhmaṇas  offered their blessings to the cowherd men and their wives, the  gopīs . When everything was complete, Krṣṇa assumed a great transcendental form and declared to the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana that He was Himself Govardhana Hill in order to convince the devotees that Govardhana Hill and Krṣṇa Himself are identical. Then Krṣṇa began to eat all the food offered there. The identity of Krṣṇa and Govardhana Hill is still honored, and great devotees take rocks from Govardhana Hill and worship them exactly as they worship the Deity of Krṣṇa in the temples. Devotees therefore collect small rocks or pebbles from Govardhana Hill and worship them at home, because this worship is as good as Deity worship. The form of Krṣṇa who began to eat the offerings was separately constituted, and Krṣṇa Himself along with other inhabitants of Vṛndāvana began to offer obeisances to the Deity as well as Govardhana Hill. In offering obeisances to the huge form of Krṣṇa Himself and Govardhana Hill, Krṣṇa declared, "Just see how Govardhana Hill has assumed this huge form and is favoring us by accepting all the offerings." Krṣṇa also declared at that meeting, "One who neglects the worship of Govardhana Pūjā, as I am personally conducting it, will not be happy. There are many snakes on Govardhana Hill, and persons neglecting the prescribed duty of Govardhana Pūjā will be bitten by these snakes and killed. In order to assure the good fortune of the cows and themselves, all people of Vṛndāvana near Govardhana must worship the hill, as prescribed by Me."
Thus performing the Govardhana Pūjā sacrifice, all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana followed the instructions of Krṣṇa, the son of Vasudeva, and afterwards they returned to their respective homes.
Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Twenty-fourth Chapter of Krṣṇa, "Worshiping Govardhana Hill."