Vishnu Shatpadi Stotra - In the fourth verse, starting as 'uddhrta naga...'the lifter of Mount Govardhana is glorified.The story of Govardhana hill revealed in that book is very interesting.Govardhana hill was a peak of the mountain range originally belonged to Mount Sumeru.In Treta yuga, when Lord Ramachandra was building the bridge across the ocean to fight a war with Ravana, Hanuman ji was bringing the Sumeru mountain to be used in the construction. As he reached Vraja (Vrindavan) he learned that construction of the bridge was completed and there was no need for the Sumeru. So Hanumanji felt dropping down the Sumeru right at Vraja but the mounain lamented for being separated from its original family and loved ones. So even this separation and pain was in vain. Sumeru could not be used in the great cause and felt devoid of divine service to Lord Rama in spite of Hanuman ji's effort by carrying it so far. Now its destiny seemed bad since it was left some where far away from its own family and the Lord. Hanumanji was concerned about the fate of this Sumeru and asked Lord Rama for advice.
The Lord had told Hanumanji that after the pastimes of Rama's Incarnation in Treta yuga, He would return as Lord Krishna and sport on the same mountain in the Land of Vraja. If the Lord had used the mountain in building the bridge across the ocean, He could simply tread upon it and its divine service, Seva, would thus be of limited importance. On the other hand, in Dwapara yuga, He as Lord Krishna would come back to play on the mountain itself day and night, He would engage in His confidential pastimes in its caves and groves along with His playmates. He and His cattle would be bathing in its streams and nourished by its trees with their produce. It would become very famous as a central stage for His cowherd-leela. In course of time He would also lift up by hand the whole mountain over His own head as an umbrella to protect the inhabitants of Vraja saving them from the torrential rain storm sent by Indra, the king of heaven. Not only He would simply be treading upon the mountain as if it were just a bridge but also it would be given a great honor as the majestic crown held upon the Lord's head!
The peak of Mount Sumeru became happy and satisfied, remained therein Vraja for a long time awaiting the Lord's return so Later on he became known as Govardhana hill.
