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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CHAPTER LVII, 12-16.
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heaven (garôdmân) of all gloriousness ?, the path of the spirits and worldly existences, and the Kindvar bridgeare produced and allotted through the power of wisdom.
14. 'The watery-looking 3 cloud's seizing water from the sea, advancing in the atmosphere, and gradually breaking away*, drop by drop, to the earth, and Adharmazd's ö creatures' thoroughly understanding the nature of heaven and hell, the compassion of Adharmazd, the archangels, and other angels as regards their own creatures, and the devastation and destructiveness of Aharman and the demons as regards the creatures of Adharmazd it is possible to comprehend through the more complete power 6 of wisdom. 15. And the good religion of the Mazda-worshippers, the sayings and teaching of the spirits?, and the demons' demolishing the worldly body and making it imperceptible by the sight of men are apprehended 8 more fully by means of the most perfect means of wisdom. 16. And even the struggle and warfare of Irân with foreigners (an-afrân), and the smiting of Aharman and the demons it is possible to effect through the power of wisdom.
1 The four grades of heaven (see Chap. VII, 9-12).
? See Chap. II, 115 n. By omitting and' Nêr. identifies this bridge with the path mentioned before it, but it forms only one portion of the path to the other world.
& Assuming that mâ-vênako stands for mayâ-vê nako.
* Pahl. vîkhtano is more probably connected with Pers. kîkhtan, to break,' than with Pers. pîkhtan,'to sift.'
The Sanskrit version adds and Aharman's.' * L19 has more fully through the power.' ? L19 has 'worldly existences.' 8 Reading girî-hasto. L19 has are effected.'
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