^{page 147 note 1} Meru, the central mountain of the universe, round which the planets revolve.

^{page 147 note 2} Vāsudev = Viṣṇu-Kṛṣṇa.

^{page 147 note 3} Govind = Kṛṣṇa.

^{page 148 note 1} Śeṣa, the thousand-headed snake, which is at once the couch and canopy of Viṣṇu and which upholds the world.

^{page 148 note 2} The god Viṭṭhal represented as a mother. Viṭṭhal is believed to be a corrupted form of the word Viṭṭu.

^{page 149 note 1} Māyā, illusion. “Tis Māyā, the veil of illusion.”