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11. And introduce it to Auhrmazd and the Amshaspands !
12. Usehistad Vohd-Manô haka gåtvô zaranyôkeretô (Up rises Vohd-Manô from his golden throne I').
13. He will take the blessed one by the hand,
14. And make him rejoice as much as does the man who rejoices most when on the pinnacle of nobility and glory.
15. And the Fravashis of the righteous will bring to the soul of the blessed those blessed aliments that are made at the time of Maidyô-zarm 2:
16. Hvarethanãm hê beretãm zaremayêhê raoghnahê ( Let them bring unto him the butter of Maidhyði-zaremaya : !').
Aliments of waters, wine, sugar, and honey!
17. Yatha vâ erezatô paiti, yatha vâ zaranyô paiti, yatha vâ kâkid gaonanãm (Of silver, or gold, or any other kind + ').
The Amshaspand Vahman will give to the soul of the blessed one clothes embroidered with gold and a golden throne;
18. And the demon Ahriman will be powerless to inflict any harm or damage on the soul of the blessed one.
19. Paska parairistim daêva drvantô duzdaunghố haodhem avatha frateresenti, yatha maêshi vehrkavaiti vehrkad haka frateresaiti (“The wicked evil
| Vd. XIX, 31. See Yt. XXII, p. 318, note 1. * Yt. XXII, 18.
• This refers to the following details: silver, gold, &c. are the materials of which the throne is made.
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