397 Mr. B. K. Dave, Kotda-Sangani. ↑
398 The Schoolmaster of Dadvi. ↑
399 The Hasta nakshatra generally commences at the end of Bhādrapad or the beginning of Ashvin and lasts for a fortnight. The rains during this period, which are required for the rabi crops, are so much esteemed that each drop of them is said to be worth a drop of ghi. People store the hathio-varshād or the rain water of Hasta in reservoirs for drinking purposes, believing it to be very pure and digestive.—K. D. Desai. ↑
400 Mr. D. K. Pandya, Dhhank. ↑
402 Mr. B. K. Dave, Kotda-Sangani. ↑
403 The Schoolmaster of Luvaria. ↑
404 The Schoolmaster of Dadvi. ↑
405 The Schoolmaster of Songadh. ↑
406 Talakshi, Dharashi, Sayala. ↑
407 Mr. L. H. Jadow, Vasāwad. ↑
409 Among the Hindus it is customary for those whose children do not live to keep their children unshaved for a certain number of years, after which the children are taken to a holy place and shaved there for the first time. The temple of Ranchhodji at Dākor is a favourite place for such ceremonies.—K. D. Desai. ↑
410 Mr. G. K. Dave, Sultanpur. ↑
411 The Schoolmaster of Charadwa. ↑
412 Mr. Jairam Vasaram, Jodia. ↑
413 The seven nether worlds are Atāl, Vital, Sutal, Talātal, Mahātal, Rasātal, and Pātāl. ↑
414 In an ocean, as some say—D. K. Pandya, Dhhank. ↑
415 Mr. Jethalal Devji, Bantwā. ↑
416 Mr. G. K. Bhatt, Songadh. ↑
417 Mr. D. K. Pandya, Dhhank, and Mr. M. M. Rana, Rajkot. ↑
418 The Deputy Educational Inspector of Gohelwad. ↑
419 Mr. Jairam Vasaram, Jodia. ↑
420 Mr. K. P. Joshi, Limbdi, and Mr. Raju Ramjee Kanjee Pathak, Girls’ School, Gondal. ↑
421 Mr. J. K. Upaddhyaya, Pātanvāo. ↑
422 Mr. Raju Ramjee Kanjee Pathak, Gondal. ↑
423 Mr. D. K. Pandya, Dhhank. ↑
426 The river is, therefore, regarded as his daughter, and is called Jahnavi. ↑
428 The Schoolmaster of Lilapur. ↑
429 Mr. D. K. Pandya, Dhhank. ↑
430 The Schoolmaster of Kolki. ↑
431 The Schoolmaster of Upleta. ↑
432 The waving of lights to and fro before an object of worship. ↑
433 The Schoolmaster of Kolki and the Shastri of Jetpur Pathashala. ↑
435 Mr. B. K. Dave, Schoolmaster, Kotda-Sangani. ↑
436 The Schoolmaster of Dadvi. ↑
437 Mr. D. K. Pandya, Schoolmaster, Dhhank. ↑
438 This happens every twelfth year. The year of Sinhastha i.e. the year when Brihaspati stands in the Sinha-rāshi, is the only one in which marriages among the Kadvâ Kunbis take place; and for this reason the smallest children in the community, sometimes even those who are in the womb, are married in this year.—Mr. M. M. Rana, Rajkot. ↑
439 The Schoolmaster of Upleta. ↑
440 The Schoolmaster of Luvaria. ↑
441 Mr. L. D. Mehta, Mota Devalia. ↑
443 The Saraswati is believed to be present, but invisible at this spot. ↑
444 The Schoolmaster of Jodia. ↑
445 Mr. D. K. Pandya, Dhhank. ↑
446 Mr. D. K. Shah, Charadwah. ↑
447 The Schoolmasters of Dhhank, Vanod, and Kolki. ↑
449 The Schoolmaster of Dadvi. ↑
450 The Schoolmaster of Limbdi Taluka. ↑
452 Mr. Jairam Vasaram, Jodia. ↑
453 Mr. D. K. Pandya, Dhhank, and the Headmistress of Gondal Girls’ School. ↑
454 The Schoolmaster of Kolki. ↑
457 Mr. M. S. Shah, Zinzuwādā. ↑
459 The Shastri of Jetpur Pathashala. ↑
460 Mr. L. D. Mehta, Mota Devalia. ↑
461 The Schoolmaster of Khirasarā. ↑
462 The Schoolmaster of Lewaria. ↑
463 Mr. Jairam Vasaram, Jodia. ↑
465 Mr. N. D. Vora, Rajpara. ↑
466 The Schoolmaster of Moti Murad. ↑
467 The Schoolmaster of Gondal Taluka. ↑
468 The Shastri of Jetpur Pathashala. ↑
470 There are several species of bhuts and prets—ghosts and goblins—thus, for instance, Jalachar, i.e., those who live in water; Agnichar, i.e., those found in fire; Ehuchar, i.e., those hovering on the earth; Gaganachar, i.e., those moving in ethereal regions; Manushyachar, i.e., those moving among men; Khagachar or those moving among birds; and Pashuchar, i.e., those living among beasts.—N. D. Vora, Rajpara. ↑
471 D. K. Pandya, Dhhank; the Shastri of Jetpur Pathashala and the Schoolmaster of Limbdi Taluka. ↑
472 Mr. L. D. Mehta, Mota Devalia. ↑
474 The Schoolmaster of Limbdi Taluka and the Shastri of Jetpur Pathashala. ↑
475 The Schoolmaster of Movaiya. ↑
477 The Schoolmaster of Kolki. ↑
479 The Schoolmasters of Vanod and Kolki. ↑
482 A mixture of milk, curds, ghi, honey and sugar. ↑
483 The Schoolmasters of Dhhank and Pātanvāv. ↑
485 The Schoolmaster of Dadvi. ↑
486 Rich persons use silver or golden spades and hoes when turning up the first clod of earth. ↑
487 The Schoolmasters of Ganod and Dadvi. ↑
488 B. K. Dave, Kotda Sangani. ↑
489 The schoolmasters of Limbdi and Chhatrasa. ↑
490 It is a common practice to bring a small circular piece of an earthen vessel from the neighbourhood of such a well and to hang it by a piece of string round the neck of a child to cure it of hadakhi-udharas or strong cough.—K. D. Desai. ↑
491 The Schoolmaster of Upleta. ↑
492 The schoolmaster of Mota Devalia. ↑
493 The Schoolmaster of Kolki. ↑
495 The Schoolmaster of Pātanvāv. ↑
497 Pampa is described in the Rāmāyana as being situated in the Dandaka forest, i.e., in the Deccan, and seems to be the modern Hampi in Bellary district. ↑
498 Perhaps the one in Sidhapur—K. T. G. ↑
500 The Shastri of Jetpur, Pathashala. ↑
501 The Schoolmasters of Dadvi and Kolki. ↑
504 The Schoolmaster of Kolki. ↑
506 The Schoolmaster of Khirasara. ↑
508 The Deputy Educational Inspector of Hālār. ↑
509 The Schoolmasters of Dhhank, Moti Parabadi, and Luvaria. ↑
510 The Schoolmaster of Chhatrasa. ↑
511 All mountains once possessed wings and caused much havoc when they flew about. So Indra clipped their wings with his thunderbolt and they are lying motionless since.—K. D. Desai. ↑
512 The Schoolmaster of Lilapur. ↑
513 Three-fourths of a gāu = one mile. ↑
514 The Shastri of Jetpur, Pathashala. ↑
515 The Schoolmaster of Kolki. ↑
516 The Schoolmaster of Lilapur. ↑
517 The Schoolmasters of Kotda-Sangani, Vanod, and Luvaria. ↑
518 After the conflagration of Lakshabhuvan, the Pāndavas escaped to the Hidimba forest. There one day, in his excursions, Bhīma came across the giantess Hidimbā sitting on a see-saw. On her offering to marry him if he succeeded in swinging her see-saw, he is said to have swung it so high in the skies that she could even see the stars during daytime.—K. D. Desai. ↑
519 The Schoolmaster of Ganod. ↑
520 The Schoolmaster of Pātanvāv. ↑
521 The Shastri of Jetpur Pathashala. ↑
522 The Schoolmaster of Lilapur. ↑
523 The Schoolmaster of Ganod. ↑
525 The Schoolmaster of Jodia. ↑
526 The Schoolmaster of Luvaria. ↑
528 The earth is believed to be flat like a dish and to consist of seven large islands, which are compared to the seven petals of a lotus. ↑
529 One yojan = eight miles. ↑
531 A magic tree, supposed to grant all desires. ↑
533 The Schoolmaster of Limbdi. ↑
534 The Schoolmaster of Upleta. ↑
535 The Schoolmasters of Dhhank and Sānkā. ↑
536 The Schoolmaster of Zinzuwādā. ↑
537 Fire used for the purposes of smoking. ↑
538 The Schoolmaster of Mendarda. ↑
539 The Schoolmasters of Dhhank and Gondal Taluka. ↑
543 Offering oblations to gods by throwing ghi into the consecrated fire. ↑
545 The Schoolmaster of Ganod. ↑
546 The Schoolmaster of Upleta. ↑
547 The Deputy Educational Inspector of Gohelwad and K. D. Desai. ↑
548 A flat round loaf, about two to four inches in diameter, prepared from the flour of uḍad. ↑
549 Coarse wheat-flour fried in ghi and sweetened with sugar or molasses. ↑
550 Bean-flour, generally of gram or peas, is allowed to remain in water with spices, until the paste acquires a sufficient degree of consistency, when it is rolled into small biscuit-sized balls and fried in sweet oil. ↑
553 The Deputy Educational Inspector of Gohelwad. ↑
555 The Shastri of Jetpur Pāthashālā, and the Schoolmaster of Vanod. ↑
556 The Schoolmaster of Mota Dewalia. According to him, the same vow is also observed to bring about a rainfall. ↑
557 The Schoolmaster of Ganod. ↑
558 The Schoolmaster of Vanod. ↑
559 The Shastri of Jetpur Pāthashālā. ↑
560 The Schoolmaster of Jodia. ↑
561 The Schoolmaster of Zinzuwâdâ. ↑
562 The Schoolmaster of Mendarda. ↑
563 The story tells how a woman and her daughter-in-law, intending to observe this vow, killed and cooked a calf by mistake; covered with shame, they locked themselves up in their house, and refused admission to the neighbours, to whom they confessed their crime. On searching for the remains of the calf, the neighbours discovered that it had been miraculously restored to life.—R. E. E. ↑
564 The Schoolmaster of Jodia. ↑
565 The Schoolmasters of Vanod and Kolki. ↑
566 Some observe the Nāgapanchami on the fifth day of the bright half of Bhādrapad. ↑
567 A mixture of rice and pulse treated with spices and cooked in water. ↑
568 A preparation of nine handfuls of wheat. ↑
569 The Schoolmaster of Surel. ↑
571 A kind of rice grown without ploughing. ↑
572 The Schoolmaster of Jasdan. ↑
574 The mother of the bride, accompanied by other women who sing songs on the way, carries an iron lamp to the village-boundary, and from that place the party bring earth to erect the altars on which sacrificial fires are burnt. The lamp is called lāman-divo and the earth which is brought is called ukardi.—K. D. Desai. ↑
575 The Schoolmaster of Ganod. ↑
577 The Schoolmaster of Zaramā-Zāravā. ↑
578 The Schoolmaster of Kolki and the Head-Mistress of Rajkot Civil Station Girls’ School. ↑
580 The Shastri of Jetpur Pāthashālā. ↑
581 The Schoolmaster of Surel. ↑
584 The art of taking the life of a person by means of a magical process called muth-māravi. The victim of this process suddenly vomits blood and loses his life, unless the evil influence is counteracted by another sorcerer.—B. K. Dave, Kotda Sangani. ↑
585 Causing a person to leave his business by making him disgusted with it, by means of magical spells. ↑
586 The art of so influencing the conduct of a person as to bring him perfectly under control. ↑
587 Bewildering an enemy by means of magical charms. ↑
588 The suppression of any force or feeling by magical means. ↑
590 The Schoolmaster of Ganod. ↑
592 The Schoolmaster of Moti Murad. ↑
593 Mr. B. K. Dave, Kotda Sangani. ↑
594 Mr. N. D. Vora, Rajpara. ↑
595 Mr. D. K. Pandya, Dhhank. ↑
596 The Schoolmasters of Dhhank and Songadh. ↑
597 The Deputy Educational Inspector of Gohelwad. ↑