[2] Vishnu, the god, rides on a mythical bird called Garuda.

[3] A spiritual teacher or guide.

[4] Goraksh or Gorakh, a cow-herd.

[5] Yogi, a follower of the Yoga philosophy. An ascetic.

[6] Durga, a goddess, the wife of Siva, and destroyer of evil beings and oppressors. Also called Kali.

[7] The mystic monosyllable to be uttered before any prayer. It is supposed to consist of three letters, a u m, combined, being types of the three Vedas, or of the three great divinities, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva.

[8] From the hundred love sentences of the Amaru-Sataka, a poem written by a king named Amaru.

Chapter III.

Agra.