1868.  Achyuta has been variously rendered into English.  Its true sense is here explained.  Unswerving is the meaning.  He who never swerves (from his highest nature or Brahma) is Achyuta.  Hence, ordinarily, immutable or undeteriorating is the rendering that I have adopted.

1869.  Clarified butter is the great sustainer of the universe, for the libations poured on the sacrificial fire uphold the deities, and the deities, thus upheld, pour rain which causes crops and other food to grow, upon which, of course, the universe of living creatures live.

1870.  The constituent elements, called Dhatu, of the body, are, of course Bile, Phlegm and Wind.  They are due to actions because birth itself is due to actions.  There can be no birth without a body, and no body without these three.  Hence, these three have their origin in previous actions un-exhausted by enjoyment or endurance.

1871.  Narayana is said to always dwell in the midst of Savitri-mandala.  The solar disc represents eternal effulgence, or Milton’s ’flaming amount’ at which even the highest angels cannot gaze.

1872.  Durlabha may also mean not easily attainable:  i.e., they that are my devoted worshippers are as unattainable as I myself.  People cannot readily obtain their grace as they cannot mine.

1873.  The Yajur-Veda consists, according to this calculation, of one hundred and one branches.

1874.  The Krityas are acts of incantation, performed with the aid of Atharvan Mantras.  They are of great efficacy.  Brahmanas conversant with the Atharvans are competent, with the aid of Krityas to alter the laws of Nature and confound the very universe.

1875.  The path pointed out by Varna is the path of Dhyana or contemplation.  Vama is Mahadeva or Rudra.  Panchala is Galava of the Vabhravya race.  The Burdwan translator makes a mess of these verses.  He represents Galava as belonging to the Kundarika race.  The fact is, as the Commentator explains, that Kundarika is a name derived from that of the Gotra or race to which the person belonged, Panchala is the same person as Galava of the Vabhravya race.

1876.  Elsewhere it is said that Narayana took birth in Dharma’s house in four forms named Nara, Narayana, Krishna, and Hari.  Dharmayanam samarudau means riding on the Dharma-car, i.e., endued with bodies with which to perform all the scriptural duties.

1877.  Munja literally means green, or a grass of particular kind.

1878.  Nara and Narayana were the same person.  Hence, Nara’s weapon having been broken into pieces, Narayana came to be called by this name.  Elsewhere it is explained that Mahadeva is called Khandaparasu in consequence of his having parted with his parasu (battle-axe) unto Rama of Bhrigu’s race.

1879.  He has been pleased to assume the forms of Rishis Nara and Narayana.

1880. i.e., he that was speaking to Arjuna.