ariation of that given
in Book I, Canto LXX.

390 In Gorresio's recension identified with Vishnu. See Muir's _Sanskrit
Texts, Vol. IV. pp 29, 30_.

391 From _sa_ with, and _gara_ poison.

392 See Book I. Canto XL.

393 A practice which has frequently been described, under the name of
_dherna_, by European travellers in India.

394 Compare Milton's "_beseeching or beseiging_."

395 Ten-headed, ten-necked, ten faced, are common epithets of Ravan the
giant king of Lanka.

396 The spouse of Rohini is the Moon: Rahu is the demon who causes
eclipses.

397 "Once," says the Commentator Tirtha, "in the battle between the Gods
and demons the Gods were vanquished, and the sun was overthrown by
Rahu. At the request of the Gods Atri undertook the management of
the sun for a week."

398 Now Nundgaon, in Oudh.

399 A part of the great Dandak forest.

400 When the saint Mandavya had doomed some saint's wife, who was
Anasuya's friend, to become a widow on the morrow.

401 Heavenly nymphs.

402 The _ball_ or present of food to all created beings.

403 The clarified butter &c. cast into the sacred fire.

404 The Moon-God: "he is," says the commentator, "the special deity of
Brahmans."

405 "Because he was an incarnation of the deity," says the commentator,
"otherwise such honour paid by men of the sacerdotal caste to one of
the military would be improper."

406 The king of birds.

_ 407 Kalantakayamopamam_, resembling Yama the destroyer.

408 Somewhat inconsistently with this part of the story Tumburu is
mentioned in Book II, Canto XII as one of the Gandharvas or heavenly
minstrels summoned to perform at Bharadvaja's feast.

409 Rambha appears in Book I Canto LXIV as the temptress of Visvamitra.

410 The conclusion of this Canto is all a vain repetition: it is
manifestly spurious and a very feeble imitation of Valmiki's style.
See _Additional Notes_.

411 "Even when he had alighted," says the commentator: The feet of Gods
do not touch the ground.

412 A name of Indra.

413 Sachi is the consort of Indra.

414 The spheres or mansions gained by those who have duly performed the
sacrifices required of them. Different situations are assigned to
these spheres, some placing them near the sun, others near the moon.

415 Hermits who live upon roots whi