Text 39] The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce 239

vegetarian. He eats big snakes. Vasuki, being a great snake, would be
natural food for Garuda, the chief of birds. Lord Visnu therefore asked
Garuda to leave so that Vasuki could be brought to churn the ocean with
Mandara Mountain, which was to be used as the churning rod. These are
the wonderful arrangements of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Nothing takes place by accident. Carrying Mandara Mountain on the
back of a bird and putting it in its right position might be difficult for
anyone, whether demigod or demon, but for the Supreme Personality of
Godhead everything is possible, as shown by this pastime. The Lord had
no difficulty lifting the mountain with one hand, and Garuda, His car-
rier, carried all the demons and demigods together by the grace of the
Supreme Lord. The Lord is known as Yogesvara, the master of all mystic
power, because of His omnipotence. If He likes, He can make anything
lighter than cotton or heavier than the universe. Those who do not
believe in the activities of the Lord cannot explain how things happen.
Using words like “accident,” they take shelter of ideas that are un-
believable. Nothing is accidental. Everything is done by the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, as the Lord Himself confirms in Bhagavad-gita
(9.10). Mayddhyaksena prakrtih sityate sacaracaram. Whatever actions
and reactions occur within the cosmic manifestation all take place under
the superintendence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However,
because the demons do not understand the potency of the Lord, when
wonderful things are done, the demons think that they are accidental.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Eighth Canto, Sixth
Chapter, of the Srimad- -Bhagavatam, entitled “The Demigods and

Demons Declare a Truce.”
