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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DÎNKARD, BOOK VII.
spreading in the world, to artificers among the plenitude of artificers.
15. And after that, the destiny to be carried on came to Sâmak !, who was their son, and the descent of their collateral descendants was on to each region and each quarter of the world, to that extent which the creator chose for that region and quarter; and thereby there was a completion of the progress and spreading of mankind into the various regions and quarters. • 16. At another time it came to Vâêgered and Hôshầng ? of the early law (pês-dâd), for providing in the world the law of husbandry, or cultivation of the world, and of sovereignty or protection of the world. 17. And through their companionship and united-force, given by religion, the sovereignty and cultivation of the world were prepared through progress and a succession of provisions of Adharmazd's creatures, as well as the religion appointed by Adharmazd. 18. And through that glory of destiny (gadá) two-thirds of the demons of Mâzano 8 and the seven evil-instructed ones • of Aêshm were destroyed by Hôshầng.
19. After that it came to Tâkhmôrupo the wellarmed, and through that glory the demon and evil mankind, the wizard and witch, were smitten by him ; idolatry was also cast out by him, and he propagated in his time the reverence and service of the creator ; the evil spirit, converted into the shape of a horse, was also carrying him for thirty winters.
. See Bd. XV, 24-26.
? Grandsons of Sâmak, see Bd. XV, 28, and Sachau's Albirûni's Chronology of Ancient Nations, pp. 206, 212.
3 The idolators of Mâzandaran. See Yt. XIX, 26. • Called.seven powers' in Bd. XXVIII, 15. 6 See Bd. XXXI, 2, and Yt. XIX, 28, 29.
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