Prayers by Indra, the King of Heaven 183
The surabhi offered her prayer as follows. “My dear Lord Krsna, You are
the most powerful of all mystic yogis because You are the soul of the
complete universe, and from You only all this cosmic manifestation has
taken place. Therefore, although Indra tried his best to kill my descendant
cows in Vrndavana, they remained under Your shelter, and You have
protected them all so well. We do not know anyone else as the Supreme,
nor do we go to any other god or demigods for protection. Therefore, You
are our Indra, You are the Supreme Father of the whole cosmic manifesta-
tion, and You are the protector and elevator of all the cows, brahmanas,
demigods and others who are pure devotees ef Your Lordship. O Supersoul
of the universe, let us bathe You with our milk because You are our Indra.
O Lord, You appear just to diminish the burden of impure activities on the
earth.”

In this way, Krsna was bathed by the milk of the surabhi cows, and
Indra was bathed by the water of the celestial Ganges through the trunk of
his carrier elephant. After this, the heavenly King Indra, along with
surabhi cows and all other demigods and their mothers, worshiped Lord
Krsna by bathing Him with Ganges water and the milk of the surabhis.
Thus Govinda, Lord Krsna, was pleased with all of them. The residents of
all higher planetary systems, such as Gandharvaloka, Pitrloka, Siddhaloka,
and Caranaloka, all combined and began to glorify the Lord by chanting
His holy name. Their wives and damsels began to dance with great joy.
They very much satisfied the Lord by incessantly pouring flowers from the
sky. When everything was very nicely and joyfully settled, the cows over-
flooded the surface of the earth with their milk. The water of the rivers
began to flow and give nourishment to the trees, producing fruits and
flowers of different colors and taste. The trees began to pour drops of
honey. The hills and mountains began to produce potent medicinal plants
and valuable stones. Because of Krsna’s presence, all these things happened
very nicely, and the lower animals, who were generally envious, were
envious no longer.

After satisfying Krsna, who is the Lord of all the cows in Vrndavana,
who is known as Govinda, King Indra took His permission to return to his
heavenly kingdom. He was surrounded by all kinds of demigods who
passed with him through cosmic space. This great incident is a powerful
example of how Krsna consciousness can benefit the world. Even the lower
animals forget their envious nature and become elevated to the qualities
of the demigods.

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta pur port of the Twenty-seventh Chapter of
Krsna, ‘Prayers by Indra, the King of Heaven.”
