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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DİNKARD, BOOK IX.
28. Regarding the benefiters the reply spoken is thus: “They are owing to the reward of the smiter and developer ; those are beneficial whose smiting and developing are those of the developer Allharmazd, who understands smiting and development.'
29. When through smiting by Adharmazd, on account of the wicked, a question (frash no) about it arose, the reply spoken, as to the smiting of the present world by means of him who is ruler, was:
The reward which the judgment that is perfect teaches is thus, that he who is the smiter and developer, Sôshậns , shall make the decision.' 30. Zaratūst spoke in reply thus: 'He gives a reward.' 31. And that wise smiter, Sôshâns, spoke in reply thus : 'He shall inflict punishment.'
32. Even he who is an ox of many cattle has openly and publicly wailed this complaint on account of the righteous one : How long is it till the time when a developer arises, even he who is an irresolute ruler (akâmakò khadal)? How long is the time till he arises, until the wicked one who is a smiter and privileged corrupter is he who is unprivileged ?' 33. Because, for the sake of producing resolution (kâ mak-dahih), he complains that, until the developer shall arise, even he who is irresolute is ruler, that is, until he who is the developer shall become privileged.
34. As to that complaint of his Adharmazd spoke thus : 'Not so as by this complaint is the obtainment of spiritual lordship (ahotkih), for this reason, when they do not consider the ruler as a ruler, and there is no giving of priestly authority (radõih) by any
See $ 10.
Compare Pahl. Yas. XXIX, 1, 9.
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