104 ([return])
[ According to both Vyasa and Valmiki, there is nothing so fierce as a Brahmana’s curse. The very thunderbolt of Indra is weak compared to a Brahmana’s curse. The reason is obvious. The thunder smites the individual at whom it may be aimed. The curse of Brahmana smites the whole race, whole generation, whole country.]
105 ([return])
[ Abhijit is lit, the eighth muhurta of the day, a muhurta being equal to an hour of 48 minutes, i.e. the thirtieth part of a whole day and night. The Vaishnava asterism is as explained by Nilakantha, the Sravava.]
106 ([return])
[ Also called Gayatri, the wife of Brahma.]
107 ([return])
[ In the original., Vimanam, i. e., a car.]
108 ([return])
[ Samhritya—killing.]