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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1I, 1. Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathustra, saying: ‘I, Ahura Mazda, the Maker of all good things, when I made this mansion ?, the beautiful, the shining, seen afar (there may I go up, there may I arrive!) 2 (5). ‘Then the ruffian looked at me*; the ruffian Angra Mainyu, the deadly, wrought against me nine diseases, and ninety, and nine hundred, and nine thousand, and nine times ten thousand diseases. So mayst thou heal me, thou most glorious M&thra Spexta ! 3 (8). ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thou- 1 See Farg. 1X. 3 «The Garétman ’ (Comm.), Paradise. ® And cast on me the evil eye; ‘it was by casting the evil eye on the good creatures of Ormazd that Ahriman corrupted them ’ (Eznig, Refutatio Haeresiarum II). Cf. Farg. XX, 3. FARGARD XXII. 237 sand fleet, swift-running steeds; I offer thee up a sacrifice,O good Saoka!, made by Mazda and holy. ‘ Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, high-humped camels; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 4 (12). ‘ Unto thee will I give in return a, thousand brown oxen that do not push; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand females big with young, of all species of small cattle; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 5 (16). ‘And I will bless thee with the fair blessing-spell of the righteous, the friendly blessingspell of the righteous, that makes the empty swell to fulness and the full to overflowing, that comes to help him who was sickening, and makes the sick man sound again. 6 (20). ‘ M&thra Speata, the all-glorious, replied unto me: “ How shall I heal thee? How shall I drive away from thee those nine diseases, and those ninety, those nine hundred, those nine thousand, and those nine times ten thousand diseases ?”’ II. 7 (22). The Maker Ahura Mazda called for Nairyé-sangha*: Go thou, Nairyé-sangha, the herald, and drive towards the mansion of Airyaman, and speak thus unto him: * The Genius of the good eye; see Farg. XIX, 37, and note. * The messenger of Ahura Mazda. He is a form of Atar, the Fire (Yasna XVII, 11 [68]). 238 VEND{DAD. 8 (23). Thus speaks Ahura Mazda, the Holy One, unto thee: ‘I, Ahura Mazda, the Maker of all good things, when I made this mansion, the beautiful, the shining, seen afar (there may I ascend, there may I arrive !) 9 (24). ‘Then the ruffan looked at me; the ruffian Angra Mainyu, the deadly, wrought against me nine diseases, and ninety, and nine hundred, and nine thousand, and nine times ten thousand diseases. So mayst thou heal me, O Airyaman, the vow-fulfiller ! 10 (26). ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, swift-running steeds; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, highhumped camels ; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ;
210 (26). ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, swift-running steeds; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, highhumped camels ; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ; 11 (30). ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand brown oxen that do not push; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand females big with young, of all species of small cattle. I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 12 (34). ‘And I will bless thee with the fair blessingspell of the righteous, the friendly blessing-spell of the righteous, that makes the empty swell to fulness and the full to overflowing, that comes to help him who was sickening, and makes the sick man sound again.’ III. 13 (38). In obedience to Ahura’s words he went, Nairy6-sangha, the herald; he drove towards the mansion of Airyaman, he spake unto Airyaman, saying : 14 (38). Thus speaks Ahura Mazda, the Holy One, unto thee: ‘I, Ahura Mazda, the Maker of all good things, when I made this mansion, the FARGARD XXII. 239 beautiful, the shining, seen afar (there may I go up, there may I arrive !) 15 (39). ‘Then the ruffian looked at me; the ruffan Angra Mainyu, the deadly, wrought against me nine diseases, and ninety, and nine hundred, and nine thousand, and nine times ten thousand diseases. So mayst thou heal me, O Airyaman, the vowfulfiller ! 16 (40). ‘ Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, swift-running steeds; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, high-humped camels; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 17 (44). ‘ Unto thee will I give in return a thousand brown oxen that do not push; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand females, big with young, of all species of small cattle; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 18 (48). ‘And I will bless thee with the fair blessing-spell of the righteous, the friendly blessingspell of the righteous, that makes the empty swell to fulness and the full to overflowing, that comes to help him who was sickening, and makes the sick man sound again.’ IV. 19 (52). Quickly was it done, nor was it long, eagerly set off the vow-fulfilling Airyaman, towards 240 VEND{DAD. the mountain of the holy Questions}, towards the forest of the holy Questions. 20 (54). Nine kinds of stallions brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman 2, Nine kinds of camels brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. Nine kinds of bulls brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. Nine kinds of small cattle brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. He brought with him the nine twigs*?; he drew along nine furrows ‘.
3Nine kinds of bulls brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. Nine kinds of small cattle brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. He brought with him the nine twigs*?; he drew along nine furrows ‘. {21 5. ‘I drive away Ishiré and I drive away Aghdiré; I drive away Aghra and I drive away Ughra; I drive away sickness and I drive away death; I drive away pain and I drive away fever ; I drive away Sarana and I drive away Sdrastya; I drive away Azana and I drive away Azahva ; I drive away Kurugha and I drive away Azivaka ; I drive away Duruka and I drive away Astairya. I drive away the evil eye, rottenness, and infection which Angra Mainyu has created against the bodies of mortals. 22. ‘I drive away all manner of sickness and death, all the YAtus and Pairikas, and all the wicked Gainis. 23. ‘May the vow-fulfilling Airyaman come here, for the men and women of Zarathustra to rejoice, for Vohu- 1 The mountain where ‘ the holy conversations ’ between Ormazd and Zoroaster took place (cf. Farg. XIX, 11). * According to Framjt, ‘He brought with him the strength of nine stallions,’ to infuse it into the sick man (cf. Yasht VIII, 24). * That is to say, ‘the nine-knotted stick’ (Framjf; cf. Farg. IX, 14). * To perform the Barashndim, ‘the great service of the Nirang- Din, through which all evil, moral and natural, including evil passions, disease, and death will be removed’ (Wilson, The Parsi Religion, p. 341). ® From the Vendidad Sada; as Farg. XX, 9-13. FARGARD XXII. 24! mané6 to rejoice; with the desirable reward that Religion deserves. I solicit for holiness that boon that is vouchsafed by Ahura. 24. ‘ May the vow-fulfilling Airyaman smite all manner of sickness and death, all the YAtus and Pairikas, and all the wicked Gainis. 25. ‘Yatha ah vairy6:—The will of the Lord is the law of righteousness. The gifts of Vohu-mané to the deeds done in this world for Mazda. He who relieves the poor makes Ahura king. ‘Kem-na mazd&:—What protector hast thou given unto me, O Mazda! while the hate of the wicked encompasses me? Whom but thy Atar and Vohu-mandé, through whose work I keep on the world of righteousness ? Reveal therefore to me thy Religion as thy rule! ‘Ke verethrem-g4:—Who is the victorious who will protect thy teaching? Make it clear that I am the guide for both worlds. May Sraosha come with Vohu-mané and help whomsoever thou pleasest, O Mazda! ‘Keep us from our hater,O Mazda and Armaiti Spenta! Perish, O fiendish Drug! Perish, O brood of the fiend! Perish, O world of the fiend! Perish away, O Drug! Perish away to the regions of the north, never more to give unto death the living world of Righteousness !’] (4) | R FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS. I. WESTERGAARD’S FRAGMENTS. These are the fragments, nine in number, published by Westergaard in his edition of the Zend-Avesta (pp. 331-334). I. This formula, according to a modern Ravayat, is recited while putting on new clothes.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1I, 1. Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathustra, saying: ‘I, Ahura Mazda, the Maker of all good things, when I made this mansion ?, the beautiful, the shining, seen afar (there may I go up, there may I arrive!) 2 (5). ‘Then the ruffian looked at me*; the ruffian Angra Mainyu, the deadly, wrought against me nine diseases, and ninety, and nine hundred, and nine thousand, and nine times ten thousand diseases. So mayst thou heal me, thou most glorious M&thra Spexta ! 3 (8). ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thou- 1 See Farg. 1X. 3 «The Garétman ’ (Comm.), Paradise. ® And cast on me the evil eye; ‘it was by casting the evil eye on the good creatures of Ormazd that Ahriman corrupted them ’ (Eznig, Refutatio Haeresiarum II). Cf. Farg. XX, 3. FARGARD XXII. 237 sand fleet, swift-running steeds; I offer thee up a sacrifice,O good Saoka!, made by Mazda and holy. ‘ Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, high-humped camels; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 4 (12). ‘ Unto thee will I give in return a, thousand brown oxen that do not push; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand females big with young, of all species of small cattle; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 5 (16). ‘And I will bless thee with the fair blessing-spell of the righteous, the friendly blessingspell of the righteous, that makes the empty swell to fulness and the full to overflowing, that comes to help him who was sickening, and makes the sick man sound again. 6 (20). ‘ M&thra Speata, the all-glorious, replied unto me: “ How shall I heal thee? How shall I drive away from thee those nine diseases, and those ninety, those nine hundred, those nine thousand, and those nine times ten thousand diseases ?”’ II. 7 (22). The Maker Ahura Mazda called for Nairyé-sangha*: Go thou, Nairyé-sangha, the herald, and drive towards the mansion of Airyaman, and speak thus unto him: * The Genius of the good eye; see Farg. XIX, 37, and note. * The messenger of Ahura Mazda. He is a form of Atar, the Fire (Yasna XVII, 11 [68]). 238 VEND{DAD. 8 (23). Thus speaks Ahura Mazda, the Holy One, unto thee: ‘I, Ahura Mazda, the Maker of all good things, when I made this mansion, the beautiful, the shining, seen afar (there may I ascend, there may I arrive !) 9 (24). ‘Then the ruffan looked at me; the ruffian Angra Mainyu, the deadly, wrought against me nine diseases, and ninety, and nine hundred, and nine thousand, and nine times ten thousand diseases. So mayst thou heal me, O Airyaman, the vow-fulfiller ! 10 (26). ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, swift-running steeds; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, highhumped camels ; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ;
210 (26). ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, swift-running steeds; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, highhumped camels ; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ; 11 (30). ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand brown oxen that do not push; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand females big with young, of all species of small cattle. I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 12 (34). ‘And I will bless thee with the fair blessingspell of the righteous, the friendly blessing-spell of the righteous, that makes the empty swell to fulness and the full to overflowing, that comes to help him who was sickening, and makes the sick man sound again.’ III. 13 (38). In obedience to Ahura’s words he went, Nairy6-sangha, the herald; he drove towards the mansion of Airyaman, he spake unto Airyaman, saying : 14 (38). Thus speaks Ahura Mazda, the Holy One, unto thee: ‘I, Ahura Mazda, the Maker of all good things, when I made this mansion, the FARGARD XXII. 239 beautiful, the shining, seen afar (there may I go up, there may I arrive !) 15 (39). ‘Then the ruffian looked at me; the ruffan Angra Mainyu, the deadly, wrought against me nine diseases, and ninety, and nine hundred, and nine thousand, and nine times ten thousand diseases. So mayst thou heal me, O Airyaman, the vowfulfiller ! 16 (40). ‘ Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, swift-running steeds; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand fleet, high-humped camels; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 17 (44). ‘ Unto thee will I give in return a thousand brown oxen that do not push; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. ‘Unto thee will I give in return a thousand females, big with young, of all species of small cattle; I offer thee up a sacrifice, O good Saoka, made by Mazda and holy. 18 (48). ‘And I will bless thee with the fair blessing-spell of the righteous, the friendly blessingspell of the righteous, that makes the empty swell to fulness and the full to overflowing, that comes to help him who was sickening, and makes the sick man sound again.’ IV. 19 (52). Quickly was it done, nor was it long, eagerly set off the vow-fulfilling Airyaman, towards 240 VEND{DAD. the mountain of the holy Questions}, towards the forest of the holy Questions. 20 (54). Nine kinds of stallions brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman 2, Nine kinds of camels brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. Nine kinds of bulls brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. Nine kinds of small cattle brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. He brought with him the nine twigs*?; he drew along nine furrows ‘.
3Nine kinds of bulls brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. Nine kinds of small cattle brought he with him, the vow-fulfilling Airyaman. He brought with him the nine twigs*?; he drew along nine furrows ‘. {21 5. ‘I drive away Ishiré and I drive away Aghdiré; I drive away Aghra and I drive away Ughra; I drive away sickness and I drive away death; I drive away pain and I drive away fever ; I drive away Sarana and I drive away Sdrastya; I drive away Azana and I drive away Azahva ; I drive away Kurugha and I drive away Azivaka ; I drive away Duruka and I drive away Astairya. I drive away the evil eye, rottenness, and infection which Angra Mainyu has created against the bodies of mortals. 22. ‘I drive away all manner of sickness and death, all the YAtus and Pairikas, and all the wicked Gainis. 23. ‘May the vow-fulfilling Airyaman come here, for the men and women of Zarathustra to rejoice, for Vohu- 1 The mountain where ‘ the holy conversations ’ between Ormazd and Zoroaster took place (cf. Farg. XIX, 11). * According to Framjt, ‘He brought with him the strength of nine stallions,’ to infuse it into the sick man (cf. Yasht VIII, 24). * That is to say, ‘the nine-knotted stick’ (Framjf; cf. Farg. IX, 14). * To perform the Barashndim, ‘the great service of the Nirang- Din, through which all evil, moral and natural, including evil passions, disease, and death will be removed’ (Wilson, The Parsi Religion, p. 341). ® From the Vendidad Sada; as Farg. XX, 9-13. FARGARD XXII. 24! mané6 to rejoice; with the desirable reward that Religion deserves. I solicit for holiness that boon that is vouchsafed by Ahura. 24. ‘ May the vow-fulfilling Airyaman smite all manner of sickness and death, all the YAtus and Pairikas, and all the wicked Gainis. 25. ‘Yatha ah vairy6:—The will of the Lord is the law of righteousness. The gifts of Vohu-mané to the deeds done in this world for Mazda. He who relieves the poor makes Ahura king. ‘Kem-na mazd&:—What protector hast thou given unto me, O Mazda! while the hate of the wicked encompasses me? Whom but thy Atar and Vohu-mandé, through whose work I keep on the world of righteousness ? Reveal therefore to me thy Religion as thy rule! ‘Ke verethrem-g4:—Who is the victorious who will protect thy teaching? Make it clear that I am the guide for both worlds. May Sraosha come with Vohu-mané and help whomsoever thou pleasest, O Mazda! ‘Keep us from our hater,O Mazda and Armaiti Spenta! Perish, O fiendish Drug! Perish, O brood of the fiend! Perish, O world of the fiend! Perish away, O Drug! Perish away to the regions of the north, never more to give unto death the living world of Righteousness !’] (4) | R FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS. I. WESTERGAARD’S FRAGMENTS. These are the fragments, nine in number, published by Westergaard in his edition of the Zend-Avesta (pp. 331-334). I. This formula, according to a modern Ravayat, is recited while putting on new clothes.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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