sri-suka uvaca

banah putra-sata-jyestho

 baler asin mahatmanah

yena vamana-rupaya

 haraye ’dayi medini

 

tasyaurasah suto banah

 siva-bhakti-ratah sada

manyo vadanyo dhimams ca

 satya-sandho drdha-vratah

sonitakhye pure ramye

 sa rajyam akarot pura

 

tasya sambhoh prasadena

 kinkara iva te ’marah

sahasra-bahur vadyena

 tandave ’tosayan mrdam

 

Translation: 

 

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Bana was the oldest of the hundred sons fathered by the great saint Bali Maharaja, who gave the whole earth in charity to Lord Hari when He appeared as Vamanadeva. Banasura, born from Bali’s semen, became a great devotee of Lord Siva. His behavior was always respectable, and he was generous, intelligent, truthful and firm in his vows. The beautiful city of Sonitapura was under his dominion. Because Lord Siva had favored him, the very demigods waited on Banasura like menial servants. Once, when Siva was dancing his tandava-nrtya, Bana especially satisfied the lord by playing a musical accompaniment with his one thousand arms.