1 The cycle of existence is represented through the Hindu trinity of the gods of creation, preservation and destruction and their respective consorts, the goddesses of knowledge, prosperity and energy. See Glossary.
2 The original, translated here as ‘saints’, lists siddhas, naths, pirs. a mixture of Hindu and Muslim spiritual achievers. See Glossary.
3 The word here translated as ‘heart’ is man, which signifies both thought (mind) and feeling (heart).
4 A metaphor for the good and bad.