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________________ 128 VISHNU. XXXI, 1. frees him from all pain (in this world and the next), and confers immortality (or final liberation) upon him, that man let the student consider as his (true) father and mother : gratefully acknowledging the debt he owes him, he must never grieve him. XXXI. 1. A man has three Atigurus (or specially venerable superiors) : 2. His father, his mother, and his spiritual teacher. 3. To them he must always pay obedience. 4. What they say, that he must do. 5. And he must do what is agreeable and serviceable to them. 6. Let him never do anything without their leave. 7. Those three are equal to the three Vedas (Rig-veda, Sâma-veda, and Yagur-veda), they are equal to the three gods (Brahman, Vishnu, and Siva), they are equal to the three worlds (of men, of gods, and of Brahman), they are equal to the three fires. 8. The father is the Gârhapatya (or household) fire, the mother is the Dakshina (or ceremonial) fire, and the spiritual teacher is the Ahavaniya (or sacrificial) fire. 9. He pays regard to all his duties, who pays regard to those three; he who shows no regard to XXXI. 1-6. M. II, 225, 226, 228, 229; Âpast. I, 4, 14, 6; Gaut. II, 50, 51.-7. M. II, 230. – 8. M. II, 231; Apast. I, 1, 3, 44. - 9. M. II, 234. — 10. M. II, 233. 9. 'The father is said to be of the same nature as the Gârlapatya fire, because the Ahavanîya is produced from it; the mother is said to be of the same nature as the Dakshina fire, because it Digitized by Digitized by Google
SR No.007671
Book TitleZend Avesta Part 01
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJames Darmesteter
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1895
Total Pages2695
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size49 MB
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