68 Krsna, The Supreme Personlaity of Godhead

with flags, festoons and garlands. All the big roads and crossings were
carefully cleansed and sprinkled with sandalwood pulp mixed with water.
Everywhere there was the flavor of sandalwood. All the citizens, ac-
companied by their friends and relatives, welcomed Lord Krsna with great
pomp and jubilation. At that time, there was a tumultuous vibration of
conchshells and drums and bugles to receive the Lord. In this way the
Supreme Personality of Godhead Krsna entered His capital, Dvaraka.

Sukadeva Gosvami assured King Pariksit that the narration of the fight
between Lord Siva and Lord Krsna is not at all inauspicious like ordinary
fights. On the contrary, if one remembers the narration of this fight
between Lord Kysna and Lord Siva in the morning and takes pleasure in the
victory of Lord Krsna, he will never experience defeat anywhere in his
struggle of life.

This episode of Banasura’s fighting with Krsna and later on being
saved by the grace of Lord Siva is confirmation of the statement in the
Bhagavad-gita that the worshipers of demigods cannot achieve any benedic-
tion without its being sanctioned by the Supreme Lord, Krsna. Here, in
this narration, we find that although Banasura was a great devotee of Lord
Siva, when he faced death by Krsna, Lord Siva was not able to save him.
But Lord Siva appealed to Krsna to save his devotee, and it was thus
sanctioned by the Lord. This is the position of Lord Krsna. The exact
words used in this connection in the Bhagavad-gita are mayaiva vihitan hi
tan. This means that without the sanction of the Supreme Lord, no
demigod can award any benediction to the worshiper.

Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Second Volume, Eighth
Chapter, of Krsna, Lord Krsna Fights with Banasura.”’
