sri-sukah uvaca -- Sukadeva Gosvami said; banah -- Bana; putra -- of sons; sata -- one hundred; jyeshthah -- the oldest; baleh -- of Maharaja Bali; asit -- was; maha-atmanah -- of the great soul; yena -- by whom (Bali); vamana-rupaya -- in the form of the dwarf, Vamanadeva; haraye -- to the Supreme Lord Hari; adayi -- was given; medini -- the earth; tasya -- his; aurasah -- from the semen; sutah -- the son; banah -- Bana; siva-bhakti -- in devotion for Lord Siva; ratah -- fixed; sada -- always; manyah -- respectable; vadanyah -- magnanimous; dhi-man -- intelligent; ca -- and; satya-sandhah -- truthful; dridha-vratah -- firm in his vows; sonita-akhye -- known as Sonita; pure -- in the city; ramye -- charming; sah -- he; rajyam akarot -- made his kingdom; pura -- in the past; tasya -- upon him; sambhoh -- of Lord Sambhu (Siva); prasadena -- by the pleasure; kinkarah -- servants; iva -- as if; te -- they; amarah -- the demigods; sahasra -- one thousand; bahuh -- having arms; vadyena -- with the playing of musical instruments; tandave -- while he (Lord Siva) was dancing his tandava-nritya; atoshayat -- he satisfied; mridam -- Lord Siva.

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-nritya, Bana especially satisfied the lord by playing a musical accompaniment with his one thousand arms.