62 Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
immediately becomes as cold as ice. To counteract the scorching heat of
the Sivajvara, there was no other weapon but Narayanajvara.

When Lord Krsna saw that the Sivajvara had-been released by Lord Siva,
He had no other recourse than to release Narayanajvara. Lord Sri Krsna is
the original Narayana and the controller of the Narayanajvara weapon.
When the Narayanajvara was released, there was a great fight between the
two jvaras. When excessive heat is counteracted by extreme cold, it is
natural for the hot temperature to gradually reduce, and this is what
occurred in the fight between Sivajvara and Narayanajvara. Gradually,
Sivajvara’s temperature diminished, and Sivajvara began to cry for help
from Lord Siva, but Lord Siva was unable to help him in the presence of
the Narayanajvara. Unable to get any help from Lord Siva, the Sivajvara
could understand that he had no means of escape outside surrendering
unto Narayana, Lord Krsna Himself. Lord Siva, the greatest of the demi-
gods, could not help him, what to speak of the lesser demigods, and
therefore Sivajvara ultimately surrendered unto Krsrla, bowing before Him
and offering a prayer so that the Lord might be pleased and give him
protection.

By this incidence of the fight between the ultimate weapons of Lord
Siva and Lord Krsna it is proved that if Krsna gives someone protection, no
one can kill him. But if Krsna does not give one any protection, then no
one can save him. Lord Siva is called Mahadeva, greatest of all demigods,
although sometimes Lord Brahma is considered the greatest of all demi-
gods, because he can create, whereas Lord Siva can annihilate the creations
of Brahma. But both Lord Brahma and Lord Siva act only in one capacity.
Lord Brahmi can create, and Lord Siva can annihilate, but neither of them
can maintain. Lord Visnu, however, not only maintains, but He creates,
and annihilates also. Factually, the creation is not effected by Brahma,
because Brahmi himself is created by Lord Visnu. Lord Siva is created,
or born, of Brahma. The Sivajvara thus understood that without Krsna or
Narayana, no one could help him. He therefore rightly took shelter of Lord
Krsna and, with folded hands, began to pray as follows.

“My dear Lord, 1 offer my respectful obeisances unto You because You
have unlimited potencies. No one can surpass Your potencies, and thus
You are the Lord of everyone. Generally people consider Lord Siva to be
the most powerful personality in the material world, but Lord Siva is not
all-powerful; You are all-powerful. This is factual. You are the original
consciousness or knowledge. Without knowledge or consciousness, nothing
can be powerful. A material thing might be very powerful, but without
the touch of knowledge or consciousness it cannot act. A material machine
