36:1 These mysterious animated weapons are enumerated in Cantos XXIX and XXX. Daksha was the son of Brahm and one of the Prajpatis, Demiurgi, or secondary authors of creation.
36:1b Youths of the Kshatriya class used to leave unshorn the side locks of their hair. These were called "Kka-paksha", or raven's wings.
36:2b The Rkshas or giant Rvan, king ot Lank.
36:3b The meaning of As'vins (from "as'va" a horse, Persian asp, Greek ἵιππος, Latin "equus", Welsh *eck, is Horsemen. They were twin deities of whom frequent mention is made in the Vedas and the Indian myths. The As'vins have much in common with the Dioscuri of Greece, and their mythical genealogy seems to indicate that their origin was astronomical. They were, perhaps, at first the morning star and evening star. They are said to be the children of the sun and the nymph As'vin, who is one of the lunar asterisms personified. In the popular mythology they are regarded as the physicians of the Gods. Gorresio.
36:4b The word Kumra, (a young prince, h Childe, is also a proper name of Skanda or Krtikeya God of War, the son of S'iva and Um. The babe was matured in the fire. See Appendix, "Krtikeii Generatio".