The latter, curiously enough,
degraded the Devas or Hindu Gods to the subordinate place of
demons. (Cf. Rawlinson's Bactria, page 21.)
[26] Shravan = August.
[27] Nag-kanya. These are the maidens of the race of the Nagas, who
are said to have sprung from Kadru, wife of Kasyapa. One of them,
Ulupi, married the hero Arjuna. They live in Patala, the lowest of
the seven underground regions.
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