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NOTES
'Book III
1. The details of Camarendra's suzereinty, have been given as follows : Four Lokapālas (Overlords of directions), five principal Consorts with their progenies, three assembly chambers, sevenfold army, seven Commanders-in-chief, 2,56,000 Bodyguard gods and many other gods and their families, all residents of the metropolis Camaracañcā. Over all these, Camarendra held suzereignty, overlordship, mastery, husbandship and supreme command. He exercised his overlordship on them, made them obey his wishes, lived in the midst of a din of diverse musical instruments always at play which emitted a deep sound like the roar of clouds, and enjoyed many divine joys.
Two species of gods have been named in the text, Sāmānika and Trayas-trimsa, but in all there are 10 species as follows:
(i) Indra who is the master and overlord of the gods. (ii) Sāmānikas who are almost equal (samāna) to Indra
enjoying a very high status. (iii) Trāyas-trimśas who are fit to be ministers, high priests,
etc. (iv) Pārişadyas who are members of one or other of the
assemblies of the Indra, his friends and counsellors. (v) Ātma-rakşaka who are body-guards. (vi) Lokapālas who are masters of directions under the
Indra. (vii) Anikas who are soldiers and Anikādhipatis who are the
commanders. (viii) Prakirņakas who are commoners. (ix) Ābhiyogikas who serve the Indra as servants or
attendants. (x) Kilvişikas who are low-class gods.
