[234] सत्त्वं “goodness.”
[235] तमस् “darkness.”
[236] According to the Vayu-Purana (ch. V.), Brahma proceeds from rajas; Vichnu from sattvam; and Siva or Mahadeva from tamas. According to the Sánkhyá Kárika (sl. xiii): “Goodness (sattvam) is considered to be alleviating and enlightening; foulness (rajas), urgent and versatile; darkness (tamas), heavy and enveloping. Like a lamp, they co-operate for a purpose (by union of contraries).”
[237] जगद् अम्बा.
[238] षट् चक्राः See the six circles or regions of the human body enumerated (p. 131, notes); here the denominations of the three last divisions are different from the former.
[239] स्वाधिष्ठानं.
[240] हृद्.
[241] साद.
[242] अग्नि चक्र.
[243] भक्त.