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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DINKARD, BOOK IX.
harmazd is gratified ; even for this reason, because one loving Vohůman is loving wisdom and has taught wisdom, wisdom taught is discrimination, and the discriminator becomes a gratifier of Adharmazd.
7. This, too, that whoever gives thought to the religion of Zaratūst is taught wisdom ; even for this reason, because all the wisdom of the good religion is taught to him by giving thought. 8. This, too, that whoever has kept wealth in the control of Zaratust becomes taught, and is one who is reverent to the benefiters; even for this reason, because whoever is reverent to the supporters of religion keeps wealth in the control of the supporters of religion, and, when kept by him in their control, it is kept by him in that of Zaratūst.
9. This, too, that his destiny is connected with himself who practises industry. 10. This, too, that his good works for arranging the creation become his own who has fully prepared his own person.
11. The excellence of righteousness is perfect.
CHAPTER LV.
Bakở Nask. 1. The ninth fargard, Yathais?, is that by him who praises Adharmazd his work in the Gâthic lore 3 is taught; even for this reason, because the reason of the praise even of Adharmazd is for his works, and by him who extols any work the performance
instead of dôsh (Av. zush); but this is hardly possible in $ 2, and gôshidano is not the usual Pahlavi for 'to hear.'
See Pahl. Yas. XXXII, 9 b.
See Chap. X, in; it is here written yatayis in Pahlavi. • See Pahl. Yas. XXXIII, I a.
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