hunderbolt, the two substances being
supposed to be identical.

720 Chakravan means the discus-bearer.

721 The discus is the favourite weapon of Vishnu.

722 The Indian Hephaistos or Vulcan.

723 Panchajan was a demon who lived in the sea in the form of a conch
shell. WILSON'S _Vishnu Purana_, V. 21.

724 Hayagriva, Horse-necked, is the name of a Daitya who at the
dissolution of the universe caused by Brahma's sleep, seized and
carried off the Vedas. Vishnu slew him and recovered the sacred
treasures.

725 Meru stands in the centre of Jambudwipa and consequently of the
earth. "The sun travels round the world, keeping Meru always on his
right. To the spectator who fronts him, therefore, as he rises Meru
must be always on the north; and as the sun's rays do not penetrate
beyond the centre of the mountain, the regions beyond, or to the
north of it must be in darkness, whilst those on the south of it
must be in light: north and south being relative, not absolute,
terms, depending on the position of the spectator with regard to the
Sun and Meru." WILSON'S _Vishnu Purana_, Vol. II. p. 243. Note.

726 The Visvadevas are a class of deities to whom sacrifices should be
daily offered, as part of the ordinary worship of the householder.
According to the _Vayu Purana_, this is a privilege conferred on
them by Brahma and the Pitris as a reward for religious austerities
practised by them upon Himalaya.

727 The eight Vasus were originally personifications like other Vedic
deities, of natural phenomena, such as Fire, Wind, &c. Their
appellations are variously given by different authorities.

728 The Maruts or Storm-Gods, frequently addressed and worshipped as the
attendants and allies of Indra.

729 The mountain behind which the sun sets.

730 One of the oldest and mightiest of the Vedic deities; in later
mythology regarded as the God of the sea.

731 The knotted noose with which he seizes and punishes transgressors.

732 Savarni is a Manu, offspring of the Sun by Chhaya.

733 The poet has not said who the sons of Yama are.

734 The Lodhra or Lodh (Symplocos Racemosa) and the Devadaru or Deodar
are well known trees.

735 The hills mentioned are not identifiable. Soma means the Moon. Kala,
black; Sudarasan, fair to see; and Devasakha friend of the Go