Note 210 — Chapter LXV · AN ACCOUNT OF THE RAINY SEASON.
Manmatha Nath Dutt translation
The word Govardhana literally means one who nourishes kine from Go kine and Vardhana to nourish. The mountain is so beautifully situated that the kine grow up there without any hitch. But in the rains the mountain has been so covered with clouds that they cannot graze there at ease. It has thus given a lie to the true import of its name.