[121] Or, ‘of the demon Naraka,’ slain by Kṛishṇa. Harivaṃça, 122.
[122] Or, had stars tawny at the junction of night and day.
[123] Lit., (a) Holding all his passions in firm restraint; (b) having the axle of its wheels firm.
[124] Lit., (a) He had a body wasted by secret performance of penance; (b) he brought to nought the enemies’ plans of battle by secret counsel and by his army.
[125] Or, having caves with whirlpools and the circles of shells oblique.
[126] Or, quays.
[127] (a) Perhaps Pushkara, the place of pilgrimage in Ajmere; (b) lotus-grove.
[128] (a) Having entrance into great halls; (b) being absorbed in Brahma.
[129] Or, salvation.
[130] Or, inflicted punishment; or, though intent on the Sāma veda, he was yet a daṇḍi; i.e., an ascetic who despises ritual.