[376] जटा the hair matted, as worn by the god Síva, and by ascetics; the long hair occasionally matted together, and brought over the head so as to project like a horn from the forehead; at other times allowed to fall carelessly over the back and shoulders.
[378] The Hindus have twelve _ádityas_, that is, “forms of the sun:” these appear to represent him as distinct in each month of the year.
[379] कला a digit, or 16th part of the moon’s diameter.
[380] नक्षत्र The Pauránic and popular enumeration of those mansions, or constellations is twenty-seven; Abhijit, the twenty-seventh, being considered as formed of portions of the two contiguous asterisms, and not distinct from them.――(_Wilson’s Dict._)
[381] अष्ट दिशाः These eight cardinal points have each their regent, viz.: पूर्व its regent is Indra, इन्द्रः पश्चिम ―― Varuna, वरुणः दक्षिण ―― Yama, यमः उत्तर ―― Kuvéra, कुवेरः Between S. and E. the regent is अग्नि or वड्निः ―― S. and W. ―― नैरॄतः ―― N. and W. ―― वायुः ―― N. and E. ―― ईशानः
[382] भैरव “the formidable,” a name of Síva, but more especially an inferior manifestation or form of the deity, eight of which are called by the common name _Bhái ravas_, and have each a particular name, all alluding to terrific properties of mind or body.
[383] The edit. of Calcutta adds to Chamunda _Set mantra_.
[384] These are personified energies of the Gods, called Mátris, viz.: क्यलक, कालञ्जरी, कौमारी, वैष्णवी, बाभ्रवी, चमुण्डा, भवानी, पार्वती.
[385] I cannot hope to have restored every name of the Persian text to its correct original form.
[386] If the seven Richis, who are supposed to abide in the constellation of the Great Bear, are meant, their names differ very much from those commonly given, which are as follows: Marichi, Atri, Angiras, Pulustya, Kratu, and Vás ishta.
[387] _Bang_ is an inebriating, maddening draught, made of hemp-leaves, henbane, opium, or masloe.――(_Richardson’s Dict._)
[388] Black is the color of the Sunnites. This supports Professor Wilson’s _Statement_, agreeing with the Dabistan (see _As. Trans._, N. S. p. 75), that the Madárián are Sunnites. But, considering the descent of their founder, and the concurring account of several Asiatic authors, we may be disposed to denominate them Shiâhs, or Jsmámiahs, although the latter have adopted green as the distinguishing color of their sect, which is also that of the followers of the prophet.