36. It is by that light, that these thousands of worlds appear to view; and that we have the notion of heat in the lunar disk, and of cold in the solar orb(?)
37. We see some creatures that see in the dark, and do not see in the day light; such are the owls and bats (asses?), and so there are men of the same kind.
38. There are many here, that are lost by their goodness, while there are others, who thrive and ascend to heaven by their wickedness; some <that> come <to> life by drinking of poison, and many that die by the taste of nectar.
39. Whatever a thing appears to be by itself, or whatsoever is thought of it in the understanding of another, the same comes to occur and is presented to the lot of every one, be it good or evil.
40. The world is a hanging garden in the air, with all its orbs fixed as trees with their firm roots in it and yet rolling and revolving about, like the shaking leaves and tossing fruits of this arbour.
41. The sand like mustard seeds being crushed under stony oil mills, yield the fluid substance of oil; and the tender flower of lotus, grows out of the clefts of rocks. (So things of one nature produce another of a different kind).
42. The moving images that are carved out of stone or wood, are seen to be set in the company of goddesses; and to converse with them. (The gloss gives no explanation of this unintelligible passage).
43. The clouds of heaven are seen to shroud many things as their vests, and many trees are found to produce fruits of different kinds every year.
44. All terrestrial animals are seen to move upon the earth, in different and changing forms with different kinds of the members of their bodies and heads.
45. The lower worlds (regions) are filled with human beings, that are without the pale of the vedas and sástras; and live without any faith, religion, and lead their lives in the state of beasts.