कृष्णस्त्वन्यतमं रूपं गोपविश्रम्भणं गत: । शैलोऽस्मीति ब्रुवन् भूरि बलिमादद् बृहद्वपु: ॥ ३५ ॥
kṛṣṇas tv anyatamaṁ rūpaṁ gopa-viśrambhaṇaṁ gataḥ śailo ’smīti bruvan bhūri balim ādad bṛhad-vapuḥ
- kṛṣṇaḥ
- Lord Kṛṣṇa
- tu
- and then
- anyatamam
- another
- rūpam
- transcendental form
- gopa-viśrambhaṇam
- for generating the faith of the cowherds
- gataḥ
- assumed
- śailaḥ
- the mountain
- asmi
- I am
- iti
- these words
- bruvan
- saying
- bhūri
- abundant
- balim
- the offerings
- ādat
- He devoured
- bṛhat-vapuḥ
- in His huge form
Kṛṣṇa then assumed an unprecedented, huge form to instill faith in the cowherd men. Declaring “I am Govardhana Mountain!” He ate the abundant offerings.