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25 / Devastating Rainfall in Vrndavana

When Indra understood that the sacrifice offered by the cowherd men
in Vrndavana was stopped by Krsna, he became angry, and he vented his
anger upon the inhabitants of Vrndavana, who were headed by Nanda
Maharaja, although Indra knew perfectly well that Krsna was personally
protecting them. As the director of different kinds of clouds, Indra called
for the samvartaka. This cloud is invited when there is a need to devastate
the whole cosmic manifestation. The samvartaka was ordered by Indra to
go over Vrndavana and inundate the whole area with an extensive flood.
Demonically, Indra thought himself to be the all-powerful supreme per-
sonality. When demons become very powerful, they defy the supreme
controller, Personality of Godhead. Indra, though not ademon, was puffed
up by his material position, and he wanted to challenge the supreme
controller. He thought himself, at least for the time being, as powerful as
Krsna. Indra said, “Just see the impudence of the inhabitants of Vrndavana!
They are simply inhabitants of the forest, but being infatuated with their
friend Krsna, who is nothing but an ordinary human being, they have
dared to defy the demigods.”

Krsna has declared in the Bhagavad-gita that the worshipers of the
demigods are not very intelligent. He has also declared that one has to give
up all kinds of worship and simply concentrate on Krsna consciousness.
Krsna’s invoking the anger of Indra and later on chastising him is a clear
indication to His devotee that those who are engaged in Krsna consciousness
have no need to worship any demigod, even if it is found that the demigod
has become angry. Krsna gives His devotees all protection, and they should
completely depend on His mercy.

Indra cursed the action of the inhabitants of Vrndavana and said, “By
defying the authority of the demigods, the inhabitants of Vrndavana will
suffer in material existence. Having neglected the sacrifice to the demigods,

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