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## Twenty-Second Chapter
The banners with lotus emblems were adorned with lotuses, each with a thousand petals, blooming like lotuses in a celestial lake. (225) Their reflections on the earth, made of precious gems, were mistaken for real lotuses by the bees, who were thus deceived. (226) Seeing the unparalleled beauty of these lotuses, Lakshmi abandoned all other lotuses and made her abode among them. (227) On the banners with swan emblems, swans with beautiful garments were seen, using their beaks to preen their feathers, as if spreading their own essence. (228) On the banners with Garuda emblems, Garudas were perched on the tips of the staffs, their wings spread wide, as if they were about to conquer the sky. (229) The reflections of these Garudas on the earth, made of blue sapphires, appeared as if they were entering the netherworld to capture the Nagas. (230) On the banners with lion emblems, lions were depicted, ready to leap, as if they were about to conquer the gods' elephants. (231) Large pearls hung from the mouths of these lions, as if they were the trophies of victory, collected from the shattered heads of elephants. (232) On the banners with bull emblems, bulls were depicted, their horns adorned with the banners' cloth, as if they had won victory and were holding the victory flag. (233) On the banners with elephant emblems, elephants were depicted, their trunks raised high, holding the banners, as if they were mighty mountains with waterfalls cascading from their peaks. (234)