^25:* Brahmo Samaj is the name of the Hindu Unitarian church founded by Raja Rammohun Roy in 1830 A D. It has now various branches in India. The original organization is now known as the Adi Samaj Keshab Chunder Sen was the founder of the sect called "New Dispensation," while Shivanath Sastri was the founder of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj.

^25:+ Jagannath literally means the "Lord of the Universe." There is a great Temple at Puri in India where the Car festival takes place every year. Hence the common expression "The Car of Juggernath."

^26:* Tantras are sacred writings of the Shaiva and Sakta sects among the Hindus.

^26:+ Puranas are the sacred Scriptures of the Hindus next in authority to the Vedas. There are 18 Great Puranas and many smaller Puranas.

^28:* Kavira was a Hindu saint who lived between 1488 and 1512 A.D. Rising from the low caste of a weaver he became the founder of a Vaishnava sect called after his name "Kavira Panth." His teachings were so broad and universal that they were accepted by the Mahometans as well as the Hindus of all castes. Even now there are thousands among the lower classes of the Hindus who regard him as their spiritual master.

^32:* Kedar was a great dualistic Bhakta, or a lover of God. He belonged to the Vaishnava sect of Chaitanya. He regarded Ramakrishna as the Incarnation of Divine Love.

^33:* Mahendra is the first name of Babu Mahendra Nath Gupta. He was a professor of English literature in Calcutta University. He is a devoted householder disciple of Ramakrishna. He is the author of "Ramakrishna Kathamrita" (or The Nectar of the Sayings of Ramakrishna) in Bengali. It was he who kept a diary of the events which are now translated and embodied in the present volume.

^34:* Barahanagore is a suburb of Calcutta.