Every year, the people of Vrindavan (town in North India, where Lord Krishna grew up) worshipped Lord Indra for rain. One year, when Lord Krishna was a young boy, He asked Nanda, king of Vrindavan, to worship Govardhan Mountain, because it protected the village and stopped the clouds there for rain.

    King Nanda agreed with Lord Krishna. The people of Vrindavan prepared to worship Govardhan Mountain. This made Lord Indra angry. Lord Indra thought, "These cowherd men in Vrindavan have ignored My authority. I will teach them a lesson." Lord Indra then sent a storm to destroy Vrindavan.

    The cowherds of Vrindavan had great faith in Lord Krishna. All the people and animals of the town rushed to Him for shelter. Immediately, Lord Krishna lifted Govardhan Mountain with one finger to make a huge umbrella for them! Everyone was grateful to Lord Krishna and took shelter under the mountain as though it was an umbrella. Seeing this, Lord Indra realized His mistake in attacking Lord Krishna’s devotees. He apologized to Lord Krishna and stopped the rain.

Scoring full marks in a school test after chanting*

    For the past few months, I have been attending the children’s satsang held in Stamford. I always try to chant* Lord Ganesh’s Name as taught in the satsang. Recently, I decided to chant the day before my school test. I scored full marks in that test.