^244:2 Vesaliya = vaisalika. The commentators offer three explanations of this word, (1) marine, visalah samudras tatrabhavah; (2) belonging to the genus called visala; (3) big, visala.

^244:3 Devautte. This is either devair uptah, sown, i.e. produced by the gods, or devair guptah, governed by the gods.

^244:4 The adherents of the Yoga and Sankhya philosophy, or the theistical and atheistical followers of the latter, are apparently meant by 'some' and 'others.'

^244:5 The commentators unfortunately have not preserved the name of the great Rishi; they identify Svayambhu with Vishnu 'or some one else.' This Svayambhu, afraid that the earth should become overcrowded, called to help Yama, alias Mara, who with the help of Maya makes the creatures appear to die.

^245:1 It is not given us by any of the above-mentioned agents whom the opponents believe to have created the world.

^245:2 According to Silanka the followers of Gosala and the Trairasikas are meant. The latter are the Gaina followers of the Vaiseshika philosophy. The Trairasika Sakha was founded by Khaluka Rohagupta, see part i, p. 290. The name Trairasika is said to have been given to these philosophers because they admit a third state besides those of the bound and of the liberated.

^245:3 According to Silanka the Saivas and Ekadandins are meant.

^246:1 They acquire the eight siddhis or magical powers.

^246:2 I translate the words thana asurakivvisiya according to the explanation of the commentary. But they may also mean: from the sphere of Asuras and sinners.