There was constant lightning and thunder, severe wind, and incessant hail and rain. Every living creature in Vrndavana began to tremble fromthe severe cold. Unable to find any ocher source of deliverance, the residents of Vrndavana approached Govinda to take shelter at His lotus feet. 

Lord Krishna immediately picked up Govardhana Hill with one hand, exactly as a child picks up a mushroom from the ground. Lord Krishna then addressed His devotees, "My dear brothers, My dear father, My dear inhabitants of Vrndavana, you can now safely enter under the umbrella of Govardhana Hill, which I have just lifted. Do not be afraid that the hill will fall from My hand. You have been too much afflicted by the heavy rain and strong wind; therefore I have lifted chis hill, which will protect you exactly like a huge umbrella." 

Thus assured by Lord Krishna, all the inhabitants of Vrndavana went under the great hill with their property and animals. They all remained there for one week without being disturbed by hunger, thirst, or any other discomforts. After seven days, Indra finally understood Krishna's mystic power and ordered the clouds to withdraw.