1 A ray of light.

2 N. of a celebrated verse of the R ig- veda, so called because it is ad- ressed to the sun; it is also called gāyatrī q. v. for further informa- tion.

3 The ceremony of investi- ture with the sacred thread.

4 N. of a wife of Brahman.

5 N. of Pārvatī.

6 N. of a wife [Page1121-b+ 68] of Kaśyapa.

7 An epithet of Sūryā (daughter of Savitṛ).

8 N. of the wife of Satyavat, king of Śālva....