[144] When the moon is in a certain lunar mansion, at the conclusion of the wet season.
[145] In Hindostan, it is the prevailing wind of the hot weather.
[146] Vishnu, as a dwarf, sank down into and secured in the lower regions the Raja Bali, who by his piety and prayerfulness was subverting the reign of the lesser gods; as Ramachandra he built a bridge between Lanka (Ceylon) and the main land; and as Krishna he defended, by holding up a hill as an umbrella for them, his friends the shepherds and shepherdesses from the thunders of Indra, whose worship they had neglected.
[147] The priestly caste sprang, as has been said, from the noblest part of the Demiurgus; the three others from lower members.
[148] A chew of betel leaf and spices is offered by the master of the house when dismissing a visitor.
[149] Respectable Hindus say that receiving a fee for a daughter is like selling flesh.
[150] A modern custom amongst the low caste is for the bride and bridegroom, in the presence of friends, to place a flower garland on each others necks, and thus declare themselves man and wife. The old classical Gandharva-lagan has been before explained.
[151] Meaning that the sight of each other will cause a smile, and that what one purposes the other will consent to.
[152] This would be the verdict of a Hindu jury.
[153] Because stained with the powder of Mhendi, or the Lawsonia inermis shrub.