^96:2 The Comm. derives putra from pu (pur), to fill, and tra (tra), to deliver, a deliverer who fills the holes left by the father, a stopgap. Others derive it from put, a hell, and tri, to protect; cf. Manu IX, 138.

^96:3 'The manushya-loka, not the pitri-loka and deva-loka.' Comm.

^97:1 'Individuals suffer, because one causes grief to another. But in the universal soul, where all individuals are one, their sufferings are neutralised.' Comm.

^97:2 The upasana or meditative worship.

^98:1 The prana-vrata and vayu-vrata. Comm.