The Bhagavadgîtâ, with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ — SBE Vol. 8 (trans. K. T. Telang, 1882)
The translator’s English as printed (K. T. Telang). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
1 This must mean, I presume, that the sacrifice is higher than the initiation, as male than female, see p. 346, note I.
2 This is another repetition. Indra has been mentioned before, and Purandara is mentioned further on.
8 As to king Soma, see inter alia Bṛihadaraṇyaka, p. 237; Khândogya, p. 342, where Sankara explains ‘ king’ by adding ‘of Brâhmaras” Vipras=Brâhmaṇas,
4 I, e. Mâhesvarî is the most beautiful of womankind.
5 It is well known that Uma, Parvati, Maheśvarî are names of the consort of the third member of the Hindu Trinity; see Kena, p. 13, and Sañkara’s comment there. See, too, Muir, Sanskrit Texts, vol. iv, p. 421, and Taittirîya-âraṇyaka, p. 839.
6 The idea of ‘source’ is supplied by Arğuna Misra.
7 Literally, ‘rich’ Arğuna Misra paraphrases it by ‘ Gyotishmatî. Nîlakaṇṭha’s explanation here is not quite clear.
1 This must mean, I presume, that the sacrifice ranks higher than the initiation, just as male ranks higher than female; see p. 346, note 1.
2 This is another repetition. Indra has been mentioned before, and Purandara is mentioned further on.
8 As to king Soma, see among other sources Bṛihadaraṇyaka, p. 237; Khândogya, p. 342, where Sankara explains "king" by adding "of Brâhmaras." Vipras = Brâhmaṇas.
4 That is, Māheśvarī is the most beautiful of womankind.
5 It is well known that Uma, Parvati, Maheśvarî are names of the consort of the third member of the Hindu Trinity; see Kena, p. 13, and Sañkara's comment there. See, too, Muir, Sanskrit Texts, vol. iv, p. 421, and Taittirîya-âraṇyaka, p. 839.
6 The idea of 'source' is supplied by Arjuna Misra.
7 Literally, 'rich.' Arjuna Misra paraphrases it as 'Gyotishmatî.' Nîlakaṇṭha's explanation here is not quite clear.