Note 234 — Chapter I
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It is said that a child and a tree are never seen to grow except during the night. Such growth is therefore held to be due to lunar rays.234 As all trees, plants, etc., thrive owing to the influence of the moon, the moon-god is called the lord of herbs. The moon is also a reservoir of nectar and is called Sudhākar, i.e., one having nectarine rays.235 As the lord of herbs, the moon-god is supposed to have the power of removing all diseases that are curable by drugs, and of restoring men to health.236