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become thy greatness and completeness, that is, they are thine, O Zaratust! and are boundless onwards from the middle, that is, we give thee a reward1 so enormous that, when thou shouldst stand in the middle of it, thou wouldst not see to its limits, the width of the earth, the length of a river, and the height of the sun 2.'
18. Zaratust begged of Aûharmazd thus: 'Give unto me him who becomes a disciple of men of the mighty through meditation for the religion, of them who shall produce the actual progress of this my religion of the Mazda-worshippers, and who will also explain the good practices to this one of mine, even the blessings set forth by me in the benedictions they possess.' 19. And Aûharmazd spoke thus: 'I will give unto thee him who becomes a disciple of other men of the mighty; they are thy kinsmen and those confederates of theirs, and thine are their companions and their serfs, who produce the progress of this thy religion of the Mazda-worshippers. 20. Mostly thine, O Zaratust! are their worship and their homage; and, through their ceremonial and obeisance, the liberality of him who is worshipped is given to thee, and righteousness for the soul is with thee; also thy life exists owing to us, and likewise thy body, O Zaratust! 21. Forth to thee will I, who am the creator Aûharmazd, come in both existences, as assistance; thou becomest worthy, O Zaratust! through Khurdad and Amûrdad, both of them, and through the gratification of
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1 See Pahl. Yas. XL, 3.
"This expression for boundless extent occurs in Yas. LX, 4, Yt. XIII, 32. See Pahl. Yas. XL, 7. Ibid. 10. See Pahl. Yas. XLI, 7. • Ibid. 8.
7 See Chap. XIX, 1.
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| SR No. | 007682 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2240 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 38 MB |