the fruition of all desires, extending to the very
creation of worlds upon worlds peopled with all kinds of creatures. That
Yogins do not create is due to their respect for the Grandsire and their
wish not to disturb the ordinary course of things.

74. Satyasandhah is the Bengal reading. The Bombay reading is
satrasatwah, meaning, as the commentator explains, satya-sankalpah.

75. Vigraham is explained by the commentator as
visishthanubhanbhava-rupam or nishkalam jnaptimatram.

76. In verse 369 ante Upamanyu says that Krishna is to receive from
Mahadeva sixteen and eight boons. The commentator, stretching the words
has tried to explain them as signifying a total of eight, and eight i.e.,
eight are to be obtained from Mahadeva, and eight from his divine spouse
Uma. The language, however, is such that this meaning cannot be put upon
it without doing violence to it.

77. The commentator explains this as 'thou art the cleanser of all
cleansing entities,' i.e., it is in consequence of thee, Ganga and the
others have received the power of cleansing other things and creatures.

78. Adhyatma: that occupies the inner body. Adhibhuta: elements, prima,
eyes, ears, etc.; Adhidaivata: sun, moon, etc. that control over the
bhutas. Adhiloka--one occupying the lokas; Adhivijnana--one occupying the
plane of consciousness; Adhiyajna--one conducting the sacrifices residing
in the heart of the jivas.

79. i.e., they attain to Emancipation when they behold thee in the
firmament of their own hearts, or succeed in identifying their own souls
with thee.

80. The guha or cave in which Brahman is concealed is the heart of every
living creature.

81. The worlds or regions commonly enumerated are Bhu, Bhuva, Swa, Maha,
Jana, Tapa, and Satya. The eight well-known forms of Mahadeva are Water,
Fire, Hotri, Sun, Moon, Space, Earth and Wind. In his form of water he is
called Bhava; in that of fire, he is called Rudra; in that of Hotri he is
called Pasupati; in that of the Sun, he is called Isana; in that of the
Moon, he is called Mahadeva; in that of Space, he is called Bhima; in
that of Earth, he is called Sarva; and in that of wind, he is called
Ugra. Compare the benediction in Kalidasa's Shakuntalam.

82. The cave in which Mahadeva has been concealed is the cave of the
Scriptures: probably, difficult texts.

83. The sense is that these persons have not to make any extraordinary
efforts for beholding thee. Their devotion is sufficient to i