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CHAPTER IV, 45-53.
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rise arrives, when it is two Hasars? of night, and again silently (agôp) from sunset until their returning together when the two Hasars of night are gone, they hear that no work, no men, and no voices of dogs are there. 50. Then they say as to that, on arriving back, thus : “We have consulted with the demons there; when we request (zâêm) monarchy (sâstârth) and leadership from them, they give them to us; when we request the possession of flocks and opulence from them, they give them to us.”'
51. Then Allharmazd spoke thus : 'How can they do such a thing for them, o Zaratûst! (that is, how does it happen that it is continually given by them for those that speak thus: “It happened to us ") ?'
52. And Zaratûst spoke thus: 'They speak variously, O Atharmazd! as to that generosity; there is one who speaks thus: “I have ever after been possessing more flocks, so long as I am in consultation with the demons;" and there is another who speaks thus: “I have ever after been worse and more ill-fated, so long as we are in consultation with those demons ;” according as they possess a full subsistence for themselves from the demons (that is, when they diversely subsist fully on whatever they bespeak from the demons).' 53. Zaratust also spoke thus : 'So they speak about it, О Adharmazd! thus: “Observe further, where any one of us returns he is either shrunk together (that is, he holds his head down to his chest), or shrunk away (that is, he looks quite aside), or is only pleasantly
Av. hâthra, which, as a measure of time, varies from one to two hours (see Farh. Oîm, p. 43, Il. 1-3).
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| SR No. | 007672 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 02 |
| 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 |