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CHAPTER XIV, 9-xv, 4.
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mayst thou be the priestly authority (rad shậe), and so mayst thou be virtuous, owing to whatsoever righteousness occurs; and I confidently proclaim thee righteous (that is, I am thy controller)
16. Another day, Pôrůshaspô went and enquired of the wizards who kept in front at the place, thus :
What is the cause when infants cry out at birth, beyond that which occurs when they laugh outright??' 17. And they replied thus : 'Because those who are made to cry have seen mortality as their end, and those having laughed have seen their own righteousness.'
CHAPTER XV. 1. About the brothers who were a band of opponents of Zaratûst. 2. The Karaps and Ausikhshes 3 were brothers' sons, and have become the devastation (gâstâragih) of the Irânians; the devastators of the Irânians (Êrânân) were from Kôkhared“, and Kôkharêd was born from Aêshm and Mânûsak, the sister of Mânûskihar. 3. At the place where Zaratûst was born, five brothers have been, whose names were Brâd-rûkhsh, Brâd-rôyisn, Brâd-rêsh the Tar, Hazân, and Vadast. 4. Their
1 Compare Dk. IX, xxiv, 4. ? Compare Dk. VII, iii, 24, 25.
& Av. Karapâ Usikhsh-ka' of Yas. XLIV, 20 c; the Kava, a third class of pre-Zoroastrian priests, is also mentioned ibid. 20 d. Compare Dk. VII, ii, 9 n.
- Av. Kahvaredha, Yas. LX, 6, 7 (Sp.) where it is translated by kâstâr, diminisher, devastator,' of whom it is here said to be the father ; see also Yt. III, 9, 12, 16.
o Compare the legend of the descent of the ape and bear from a demon and Yimak, sister of Yim, in Bd. XXIII, 1.
. As these names do not occur in the Avesta, their pronunciation
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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 |