Zend Avesta Part 02

SR No.: 007672
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Darmesteter
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1883
Total Pages: 2221
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 41 MB

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CHAPTER XXXV, 6-17.
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occurs through fire; and one prays for it for the sake of the requirements which mankind acquired from the sacred beings. 13. This, too, is said, namely: 'Since thou art thus, o Zaratůst! most propitiatory, that is, able to perform most for our pleasure, we are more promptly coming than Mândsklhar was able to come, when thou beggest of us who are archangels, O Zaratůst 1!'
14. About Adharmazd's exhibiting the creatures in the future existence to Zaratūst. 15. And this, too, namely, the all-brilliance of the earth, the allbrilliance of the cattle, the all-brilliance of the plants, and the all-brilliance of every excellence ? which is a manifestation of righteousness. 16. About the worshipping of Adharmazd by worshippers, through advancing in the religion of Adharmazd's covenant (padmână), which gave the world his righteousness; also the good protectiveness of his rule, and of the greatness therein, is owing to it', and the name of the ruler is Wisdom 5; likewise his ceremonialperformed while the creations owing to him live, when possessing bodies and possessing life is a benefit to all the worldly and spiritual existences.
17. And this, too, is said, namely: Thou art our own?, and also our confederate, O Spitâmân! likewise unto us thou comest with the reverence that is good 8; thine, O Zaratūst! are the greatness and completeness in performance ®, so that they
See Pahl. Yas. XXXVI, 9-14. For Månûskîhar see Bk. VIII, Chap. XIII, 10, 12, 18. · See Pahl. Yas. XXXVII (=V), 1, 2.
3 Ibid. 4. • Ibid. 3.
Ibid. 6.
• Ibid. 7. * See Pahl. Yas. XXXIX, 13. .
& Ibid. 14. · See Pahl. Yas. XL, I.
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