Note {110} — Chapter VIII · INDICATIONS OF THE INDIAN ORIGIN OF THE GIPSIES.
Reading edition
In English: “Water is the Great God, and it is Bishnoo or Vishnoo because it falls from God. Vishnu is then the Great God?” “Yes; there can be no forced meaning there, can there, sir? Duvel (God) is Duvel all the world over; but correctly speaking, Vishnu is God’s blood—I have heard that many times. And the snow is feathers that fall from the angels’ wings. And what I said, that Bishnoo is God’s Blood is old Gipsy, and known by all our people.”