The day when Lord Siva and Lord Krishna had a fight

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This chapter describes the battle between Lord Krishna and Lord

Siva, as well as Siva's glorification of Krishna after the Lord had

cut off Banasura's arms.

 

When Aniruddha did not return from Sonitapura, His family and

friends passed the four months of the rainy season in extreme

distress. When they finally heard from Narada Muni how Aniruddha had

been captured, a large army of the best Yadava warriors, under

Krishna's protection, set off for Banasura's capital and laid siege

to it. Banasura fiercely opposed them with his own army of equal

size. To help Banasura, Lord Siva, accompanied by Kartikeya and a

horde of mystic sages, took up arms against Balarama and Krishna.

Bana began fighting against Satyaki, and Bana's son fought against

Samba. All the demigods assembled in the sky to witness the battle.

With His arrows Lord Krishna harassed the followers of Lord Siva,

and by putting Lord Siva into a state of confusion He was able to

destroy Banasura's army. Kartikeya was so strongly beaten by

Pradyumna that he fled the battlefield, while the remnants of

Banasura's army, harried by the blows of Lord Balarama's club,

scattered in all directions.

 

Enraged to see his army's destruction, Banasura rushed Krishna to

attack Him. But the Lord immediately killed Bana's chariot driver

and broke his chariot and bow, and then He sounded His Pancajanya

conchshell. Next Banasura's mother, trying to save her son, appeared

naked in front of Lord Krishna, who averted His face to avoid

looking at her. Seeing his chance, Bana fled into his city.

 

After Lord Krishna had thoroughly defeated the ghosts and hobgoblins

fighting under Lord Siva, the Siva-jvara weapon -- a personification

of fever with three heads and three legs -- approached Lord Krishna

to fight Him. Seeing the Siva-jvara, Krishna released His Vishnu-

jvara. The Siva-jvara was overwhelmed by the Vishnu-jvara; having

nowhere else to turn for shelter, the Siva-jvara began to address

Lord Krishna, glorifying Him and asking for mercy. Lord Krishna was

pleased with the Siva-jvara, and after the Lord had promised him

freedom from fear, the Siva-jvara bowed down to Him and departed.

 

Next Banasura returned and attacked Lord Sri Krishna again, wielding

all kinds of weapons in his thousand hands. But Lord Krishna took

His Sudarsana disc and began cutting off all the demon's arms Lord

Siva approached Krishna to pray for Banasura's life, and when the

Lord agreed to spare him, He spoke as follows to Siva: " Banasura

does not deserve to die, since he was born in the family of Prahlada

Maharaja. I have severed all but four of Bana's arms just to destroy

his false pride, and I have annihilated his army because they were a

burden to the earth. Henceforward he will be free from old age and

death, and remaining fearless in all circumstances, he will be one

of your principal attendants. "

 

Assured he had nothing to fear, Banasura then offered his obeisances

to Lord Krishna and had Usha and Aniruddha seated on their wedding

chariot and brought before the Lord. Krishna then set off for

Dvaraka with Aniruddha and His bride leading the procession. When

the newlyweds arrived at the Lord's capital, they were honored by

the citizens, the Lord's relatives and the brahmanas.

 

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.63 Summary

 

Also visit the link below for nice pictures depicting the battle

between Lord Sri Krishna and Lord Siva.

 

http://www.srimadbhagavatam.org/canto10/chapter63.html

 

It is said, " For the one who, rising at dawn, remembers thus the

victory of Krishna in the battle with S'ankara, will there be no

defeat. "

 

ALL GLORIES to SRILA PRABHUPADA