We should always acknowledge the mercy of God. We should
not think that we can produce ample food grains merely with the
help of tractors and fertilizers. These can help us only as instru-
ments for such production; without the sanction of the Lord there
is no possibility of having grains, even if there are trucks and
fertilizers.
When Lord Krsna and Baladeva were present, the good men of
Vrndavana realized that it was due to the presence of the Lord that
their supply of food grains were sufficient. Some of the people
of Vmdavana, including Lord Krsna’s father Nanda Maharaja, used to
perform sacrifices to propitiate King Indra, the king of heaven,
because he is the controller of rains. Without good rains, grains
cannot be produced, and therefore the people would offer sacri-
fices to Indra. Lord Sr Krsna, however, stopped this age-old
ceremony and advised His father to offer the same sacrifice to the
Supreme Lord. His purpose was to teach that we need not satisfy
the various demigods in charge of the various departments of
cosmic affairs; instead we must offer sacrifices to the Supreme
Lord, for the Lord is the master and all others are His servants.
The famous Annakita ceremony, performed in Vrndavana espe-
cially and also in all other parts of India, was thus introduced by
the Lord, and people still follow this path by worshipping Gov-
ardhana Hill, where the Lord used to take pleasure in tending
cows. People also worship Giri-Govardhana as identical with the
Lord, because there is no difference between God and His para-
phernalia and pastimes.—=
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