[4] The eleventh lunar day of every fortnight, on which a fast is observed by orthodox Hindûs.
[5] Bhûsura, bhûdêva; a generic name for a Brâhmiṇ.
[6] Oil of sesamun; til and gingely oil are the ordinary names for this common product of India.
[7] Dvâdaśi is the twelfth lunar day, on which early in the morning, before even the fifth ghaṭikâ is over, every orthodox Hindû is obliged by his religious codes to break the previous day’s fast.
[8] Lit. a “chombu-full;” the chombu is a small vessel.
[9] A sacred hymn.
XVII.
Light Makes Prosperity.
There is a Tamil proverb dîpam lakshmîkaram, meaning, “light makes prosperity,” and the following story is related to explain it:—