Yama, the Manes, and evil spirits (_asuras_) are referred to in the following chapter (20, 25); and hell in the same chapter is declared to be the portion of such ascetics as will not eat meat when requested to do so at a feast to the Manes or gods (11.

34),--rather an interesting verse, for in Manu's code the corresponding threat is that, instead of going to hell 'for as long, _i.e_., as many years, as the beast has hairs,' as here, one shall experience 'twenty-one rebirths,' _i.e_., the hell-doctrine in terms of _sams[=a]ra_; while the same image occurs in Manu in the form 'he that slaughters beasts unlawfully obtains as many rebirths as there are hairs on the beast' (v.35.

38).

The passive attitude sometimes ascribed to the Manes is denied; they rejoice over a virtuous descendant (11.

41); a bad one deprives them of the heaven they stand in (16.