[[16]] 'destroyer of guilt.'
[[17]] Whose true head was cut off and replaced by that of a ram.
[[18]] An astronomical simile: the ninth and tenth signs of the lunar zodiac.
[[19]] They were not human, but semi-divine; still, it is impossible to express the idea of incarnation except in terms of humanity.
[[20]] 'man of silence,' which, according to Kalidas and Bhartrihari, is the golden rule whether for fools or sages.
[[21]] Suskamásheshá: an incomparable expression, meaning, as applied to the thin streak of the new moon at dusk, that everything of it was gone, except its beauty: venustas, et prœterea nihil!
[[22]] Because the former birth is always forgotten. But see the sequel.
[[23]] This power of gods and ascetics of a high order, frequently alluded to, reposes upon yoga, i.e. intense concentration, which is the secret of Pátanjali. There is a kernel of truth in it, after all.
[[24]] Time is another name of Shiwa.
[[25]] The whole creation, according to Manti (i. 80) is the sport of the deity.