The Appearance of Govardhan in Vraja.
It is said in the Adivaraha-purana, that during the advent of Ramacandra, the monkeys and bears brought large rocks and stones from many places to construct a bridge to Lanka. Hanuman was carrying Govardhan to the ocean, having uprooted him from Uttaranchala, when he heard a divine sound that announced: “The Bridge is now complete and no more rocks are required…” …Hearing this Hanumanji became sad and put Giriraj down. Giriraj also became very unhappy and said to Hanumanji: “You have deprived me of the touch of Sri Rama’s lotus feet,” and he was ready to curse him. But Hanumanji replied: “Please forgive me. In the next Dvapara-yuga, your desire will be fulfilled… …Svayam Bhagavan, Sri Krisna will stop the worship of Indra and worship you instead.” Saying this Hanumanji leapt into the air and arrived at Sri Ramacandra’s side. Lord Rama declared: “All those rocks which have been assembled to build the bridge, have been delivered by the touch of my feet. But I shall fulfill the desire of Govardhan by holding him on my hand and make him famous as the best haridas.”

After the battle of Mahabharata, the battle ground at kurukshetra became a cremation ground. At the end of the war some people came there from the kaurva's side. Among them were women and a few elderly men. Gandhari, mother of the kauravas, was also there, Kunti mother of pandavas and Krishna, pandavas friend were present as well along with the visually challenged Dhritrashtra, every one was weeping; Gandhari had lost hundred sons in the war.

Krishna approached Gandhari and said,, mother, why are you weeping? Death is a natural law one who is born will die. So why cry? Gandhari replied, yes Krishna you have come here to console me but I ask you behind this whole event whose mind was at work? Who was the author of this great plan? Was it not you/ Krishna replied, those who have committed injustice and sinned have been punished, what I can do about that.

Gandhari said to Krishna every thing you have said up until now is correct. From worldly point of view every thing that has happened until now is as it should be, because every action must have its reaction, but my point is, you your self are Tarka Brahma, your duty is to liberate living beings. You can give liberation to whomsoever you please. As a Tarka Brahma you can create and destroy as you wish. In this drama of yours you have created characters who are honest, ideological people. If one does virtuous deeds then one gets liberation. To teach the people you create these kinds of characters, and you also create sinful characters to show how much a person degenerates because of sinful behavior. In this drama, you could have had my sons play roles of righteousness and the pandavas play roles of unrighteousness, if you had so wished. In that case my hundred sons would have gotten salvation. Now after having made me cry, you come to console me?

Gandhari said Krishna give me permission to curse you. Krishna replied, okay curse me I give you permission. Gandhari cursed him, just as my entire lineage has been destroyed before my very eyes, may your yadava lineage be destroyed before your very eyes as well. Let it be so, Krishna replied.

Remember always that we are only actors in a universal drama. This is not our real identity. Some one may play a role of a king, but he might not even have two handfuls of rice in his house. Some one plays the role of a poor man, but in real life he may be very rich. We ought to remember that we are only playing specific roles in a cosmic drama. Act according to the role given. This is a person's duty.

-T.O.I.