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IX. 7. At the first false word ' he shall drink three sips of maêsma ;
8. At the second, six ; at the third, nine ; at the fourth he shall be smitten with three strokes of the Sraoshô-karana or Astra.
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9. Neither of a snake, nor of a whore, nor of a hound, nor of a wild boar, nor of a Daêva-worshipper, nor of a Pesôtanu.
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10. Standing, or sitting, or lying down, riding or driving, so as he wears the girdle , he has gratified the Lord
XII. 11. Even uncovered and naked he will chant,
12. If he have the means. If he have no means, his poverty shall not be counted for unrighteousness to the godly
XIII-XVI. XIII.-13. Declare that the most excellent of all things, O Spitama Zarathustra ! is to have an Ahu and a Ratu,
14. For every man of this world here below.
naked, he will chant (that is, he will celebrate the festivity), if he can' (Comm.)
* $$ 11-12 = Nfrangistân 109.
? There is no well-ordered society that does not rest upon the authority of the prince and the priest, the temporal Lord (ahu= khûtâi) and the spiritual Lord (ratu = magûpat, dastóbar). — Sometimes the ratu is also called a hu.—Cf. f$ 72-74.
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