Govardhan Travel Guide

A town known for its mythology and heritage, Govardhan owes its significance to Lord Krishna. The legend says that the locals of the villagers were one-day preparing for annual offering to Lord Indra when Krishna saw this and decided to discuss it with the villagers. Lord Krishna argued with villagers over the importance of Dharma which the villagers need to follow. He said that the villagers should do their duty and focus on their crops and cattle. Agreeing to Krishna’s philosophy, villagers decided to withhold the offering to Indra. Angered over this, Indra decided to flood the village with continuous rains. In order to protect the villagers, Lord Krishna lifted Mount Govardhan and the villagers took shelter under it, which eventually led to Indra conceding defeat to a young Lord Krishna.

Another legend states that Govardhan Hill after which the town is named is cursed. Once it was a giant mountain, today the mountain is reduced to just a small hillock owning to a curse placed on it. Legend states that the Rishi Pulastya placed a curse on the mountain that Govardhan Hill would reduce one mustard seed size every day. The story goes that Rishi Pulastya requested Dronakala that he too wished to take his son from Mathura to Kashi.