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CHAPTER VI, 10-14.
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religion, even as revelation mentions thus: Two whose names are thus, Spítofs' and Arezrâspô?, who have hastened unto Frashóstar of the Hvôbas in search of wisdom.
13. Thus much splendour and wonder of Vistâsp and those of the realm regarding Zaratûsts, and thus much due to the coming of the archangels from the sky to the earth before Vistâsp, as evidence about the true prophesying of Zaratûst * ; and that, too, about Pêshyôtan", the chariot of Sritô , and other subjects seen written above, are declared by the Avesta, which is the same that they accepted from Zaratûst, as the culmination ? (avarigânih) of Adharmazd's words. 14. And if this splendour, glory, and wonder that are written above as regards what those learned men of the realm saw—which are in the statement revealed by the Avesta-had not occurred, king Vistâsp and those learned men of the realm would not have seen what this Avesta had revealed to them—which was thus much splendour and wonder reported by it to them-and not one word about leaving its preservation to us would be annexed.
of Gâmâsp (Dk. V, ii, 12 ; iii, 4; Zs. XXIII, 10), and the father of Zaratûst's wife Hvôvi. The Hvôvas (Pahl. Hvôbas) were a numerous family.
1 Av. gen. Spitôis (Yt. XIII, 121). He was high-priest of Fradadafsh, the south-east region.
Av. Erezrâspa (ibid.) He was high-priest of Vidadafsh, the south-west region (see Bd. XXIX, 1). These foreign envoys were brothers, each being a son of Uspăsnu. * See Chap. IV, 73.
• See Chap. IV, 74-82. • See Chap. V, 12.
& See $$ 2-11. See Chap. V, 11.
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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 |