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1CuaptTer VII. 1. And as ¢o that which is written‘, that ‘in the teaching of Afarg z¢ is thus declared, that “for every single person, at the least’, one cup of water and 1 In Vend. IX, 48-117 the washings of the several parts of the body are mentioned only once, which is ‘the first computation’ here mentioned. * Reading pésm4l, as equivalent to the pésm4l or pésftmal previously used; but the word can also be read pasimal, ‘after deponent,’ which would be inconsistent with the context. The two terms are very liable to be confounded in writing Pahlavi, and in Ep. II, ii, 6 they are again written alike, though put in opposition to each other. The ‘prior deponent’ is Afarg. ’ That is, ‘about this one time,’ as J has it. 4 In the epistle to which he is replying. 5 The words pavan kamistth, both here and in § 5, 6, would be better translated ‘as a desideratum, or desired quantity;’ but in EPISTLE I, CHAPTER VI, IO-—VII, 4. 305 one cup of bull’s urine, which are well alike (véhm4l)}, are requisite ;” and in the same manner it is said in the teaching of Médy6k-m4h, that “the water and bull’s urine, when it is possible, are all to be thoroughly consecrated; when not—and, at the lowest, one cup of water and one cup of bull’s urine, which are well alike, for every single person—dshey are to be set down zz that place, and are afterwards to be mingled together®.”. 2. And since two teachings have so stated, are we to perform the operation more preservatively*® and according to a more correct opinion than this ?’ 3. Also, ‘a correct apportionment is not understood by us, and clear reasons ave not come to our knowledge that a less measure of the thing is proper.’ 4. But I well imagine (hfi-minam) this is not the operation of the purifying cup (tastiks), where a less thing is not proper, because the information with which they have existed—owing to that information of theirs, of which a former highpriest and deliberator was the communicator—is that which was heard by me, that there are some who, for the sake of diminishing the measure of water and bull’s urine, speak of this apportionment thus: ‘Vidithre&id‘, in everything the operation Pahl. Vend. IX, 132, ¢ the phrase is pavan kamistfh, which can mean only ‘at the minimum, or least.’ 1 In Pahl. Vend. IX, 132, ¢, where this statement occurs, the first letter of this word is omitted, which converts it into shum{4r, ‘alike.’ Either word may be correct, but véh-m4l occurs twice in this section. * This statement of Médy6k-m4h seems no longer extant in the Pahlavi Vendid4d. 5 That is, in a way more delivering from pollution and sin. “ This word, which probably means ‘in whatever is~aried,’ was [18] x 306 EPISTLES OF MANOsKiHAR.
2* This statement of Médy6k-m4h seems no longer extant in the Pahlavi Vendid4d. 5 That is, in a way more delivering from pollution and sin. “ This word, which probably means ‘in whatever is~aried,’ was [18] x 306 EPISTLES OF MANOsKiHAR. which accomplishes this, that is, when ¢here zs as much as is discernible from his body?, is proper.’ 5. And the saying is not perceived by me as a correct apportioning, because the judgment of the greatly-learned leader of those of the good religion, the glorified Ydid4n-Yim?, and of other deliberators, the opinion of good thinkers, was thus, that that saying is spoken about that of which the measure is not declared as the least by the high-priests’ teaching of revelation. 6. Finally, when it is really of the same origin and suitable, then less than the least of that, of which the measure is declared as the least, is not proper, if, owing to much evidence in the teaching which has mentioned z¢ as suitable, z¢ de more of a blessing, and the operation performed thereby de more legitimate ; because that teaching is for confessing that the statements of high-priests are most evidence of the practice. 7. This is that which is equally perpetual : it is very important for the purifiers to keep the intellect of life in operation, and for the good to become mentally a powerful giver of aid to them; and now, too, a purifier is ordered to keep in use his own most universal equal measure. 8. That which. is perceived by me, and as come to my knowledge, more particularly when washed by myself, is the keeping in use an equal measure*, 9. And even if there be a purifier who does not completely keep in use the evidently the beginning of an Avesta phrase whose Pahlavi translation concludes the sentence. The phrase does not appear to be extant elsew here. 1 That is, just sufficient to wet the body. 2 His father (see Chap. III, ro). 5 That is, the two liquids should be provided in equal quantities, EPISTLE I, CHAPTER VII, 5-11. 307 consecrated water and bull’s urine, still then z¢ is not worse than when it does not really arise from the same origin!, and its religious rite also does not take place. 10. Also the words of both the solemnization of the Vendid4d and the recitation of the Avesta are likewise to be uttered by him; because * ‘ Zaratdst enquired of Afhaymazd aout it thus: “ How shall I purify® where he does not attain unto the Airyem4 *—there are some who say where everything is anus6 (‘discontented’)5? 11. How as to the fire, how as to the water, how as to the earth, how as to animals, how as to plants, how as to the righteous man, how as to the righteous woman, how as to the stars, how as to the moon, how as. to the sun, how as to the endless light, how as to the independent light®, how as to all the prosperity, created by ~
3to the sun, how as to the endless light, how as to the independent light®, how as to all the prosperity, created by ~ which differs from the present practice, as stated in the Persian Rivayats ; thus, Mro, fol. 104 a, mentions 3} mans of water and 13 man of bull’s urine as suitable quantities to be provided. This section is omitted in J, probably by mistake. 1 Apparently deprecating the use of mingled liquids derived from various sources. * The passage quoted here is from Pahl. Vend. XI, 1-5, with a few variations. * Pahl. Vend. inserts ‘as to the abode.’ ; ‘ The Airyema (written Airy€émé in the MSS.) is Yas. LITII, which commences with the words ‘4 airyem4 ishy6,’ and is the last of the Gatha spells mentioned, in Vend. X, 22, as having to be recited four times in order to exorcise the fiend. The meaning of the question in the text, therefore, is: how is the purification to be effected when all the spells are not recited? 5 Referring to Vend. IX, 161-163 (see Chap. IV, 3). * This clause is omitted in Pahl. Vend., being merely a repetition of the preceding one, the Av. anaghra raoau being first translated by asarag réshandth, and then partially transliterated by X 2 308 EPISTLES OF MANOSKTHAR. Aftharmazd’, which is a manifestation of righteousness?” 12. And Aftharmazd spoke to him thus: “ Thou shalt chant the purification Zturgy, O Zaratist!—that is, fully solemnize a Vendiddd service— then he becomes purified, c.,”’ as mentioned by me above*. 13. Where they do not make ¢hem solemnize a Vendid4d so that they keep in operation that which is written of it as a rite, this does not drive pollution from any one; and then, too, they should abandon the commands of a decree of leaders who are not over ‘hem’, 14. Keep the Bareshniim ceremony* in operation, so that the consecrated water and bull’s urine are in the proportion which is taught by the high-priests of the religion, unless a scarcity occurs as regards these. 15. Then dogether with it, also, this is 40 be observed, that what is mentioned in two teachings is certainly more correct; afterwards, too, where a possibility for it is not obtained by them, there is what is mentioned as suitable by one teaching, and I do not decide ¢ha¢ z¢ is not an expediency. 16. And as ¢o that, also, which is written concerning the three hundred pebbles ® that, sprinkled anagragréshano. As sar means ‘head, end’ in Pahlavi (hardly ever ‘beginning’), the only meaning common to the two terms asarag and anagrag seems to be ‘without a head or superior, independent,’ that is, in this case, independent of the light of other luminaries. 1 K35 has ‘righteousness, created by Adharmasd,’ but this is evidently a mistake, as ‘righteousness’ does not translate the original Av. voha. * That is, as to the fire, &c. mentioned in § 11. * Referring to the heretical decree about which he is writing. * See App. IV. ® See also Ep. II, iii, 12. The word generally used in these EPISTLE I, CHAPTER VII, 12-VIII, I. 309
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.
1CuaptTer VII. 1. And as ¢o that which is written‘, that ‘in the teaching of Afarg z¢ is thus declared, that “for every single person, at the least’, one cup of water and 1 In Vend. IX, 48-117 the washings of the several parts of the body are mentioned only once, which is ‘the first computation’ here mentioned. * Reading pésm4l, as equivalent to the pésm4l or pésftmal previously used; but the word can also be read pasimal, ‘after deponent,’ which would be inconsistent with the context. The two terms are very liable to be confounded in writing Pahlavi, and in Ep. II, ii, 6 they are again written alike, though put in opposition to each other. The ‘prior deponent’ is Afarg. ’ That is, ‘about this one time,’ as J has it. 4 In the epistle to which he is replying. 5 The words pavan kamistth, both here and in § 5, 6, would be better translated ‘as a desideratum, or desired quantity;’ but in EPISTLE I, CHAPTER VI, IO-—VII, 4. 305 one cup of bull’s urine, which are well alike (véhm4l)}, are requisite ;” and in the same manner it is said in the teaching of Médy6k-m4h, that “the water and bull’s urine, when it is possible, are all to be thoroughly consecrated; when not—and, at the lowest, one cup of water and one cup of bull’s urine, which are well alike, for every single person—dshey are to be set down zz that place, and are afterwards to be mingled together®.”. 2. And since two teachings have so stated, are we to perform the operation more preservatively*® and according to a more correct opinion than this ?’ 3. Also, ‘a correct apportionment is not understood by us, and clear reasons ave not come to our knowledge that a less measure of the thing is proper.’ 4. But I well imagine (hfi-minam) this is not the operation of the purifying cup (tastiks), where a less thing is not proper, because the information with which they have existed—owing to that information of theirs, of which a former highpriest and deliberator was the communicator—is that which was heard by me, that there are some who, for the sake of diminishing the measure of water and bull’s urine, speak of this apportionment thus: ‘Vidithre&id‘, in everything the operation Pahl. Vend. IX, 132, ¢ the phrase is pavan kamistfh, which can mean only ‘at the minimum, or least.’ 1 In Pahl. Vend. IX, 132, ¢, where this statement occurs, the first letter of this word is omitted, which converts it into shum{4r, ‘alike.’ Either word may be correct, but véh-m4l occurs twice in this section. * This statement of Médy6k-m4h seems no longer extant in the Pahlavi Vendid4d. 5 That is, in a way more delivering from pollution and sin. “ This word, which probably means ‘in whatever is~aried,’ was [18] x 306 EPISTLES OF MANOsKiHAR.
2* This statement of Médy6k-m4h seems no longer extant in the Pahlavi Vendid4d. 5 That is, in a way more delivering from pollution and sin. “ This word, which probably means ‘in whatever is~aried,’ was [18] x 306 EPISTLES OF MANOsKiHAR. which accomplishes this, that is, when ¢here zs as much as is discernible from his body?, is proper.’ 5. And the saying is not perceived by me as a correct apportioning, because the judgment of the greatly-learned leader of those of the good religion, the glorified Ydid4n-Yim?, and of other deliberators, the opinion of good thinkers, was thus, that that saying is spoken about that of which the measure is not declared as the least by the high-priests’ teaching of revelation. 6. Finally, when it is really of the same origin and suitable, then less than the least of that, of which the measure is declared as the least, is not proper, if, owing to much evidence in the teaching which has mentioned z¢ as suitable, z¢ de more of a blessing, and the operation performed thereby de more legitimate ; because that teaching is for confessing that the statements of high-priests are most evidence of the practice. 7. This is that which is equally perpetual : it is very important for the purifiers to keep the intellect of life in operation, and for the good to become mentally a powerful giver of aid to them; and now, too, a purifier is ordered to keep in use his own most universal equal measure. 8. That which. is perceived by me, and as come to my knowledge, more particularly when washed by myself, is the keeping in use an equal measure*, 9. And even if there be a purifier who does not completely keep in use the evidently the beginning of an Avesta phrase whose Pahlavi translation concludes the sentence. The phrase does not appear to be extant elsew here. 1 That is, just sufficient to wet the body. 2 His father (see Chap. III, ro). 5 That is, the two liquids should be provided in equal quantities, EPISTLE I, CHAPTER VII, 5-11. 307 consecrated water and bull’s urine, still then z¢ is not worse than when it does not really arise from the same origin!, and its religious rite also does not take place. 10. Also the words of both the solemnization of the Vendid4d and the recitation of the Avesta are likewise to be uttered by him; because * ‘ Zaratdst enquired of Afhaymazd aout it thus: “ How shall I purify® where he does not attain unto the Airyem4 *—there are some who say where everything is anus6 (‘discontented’)5? 11. How as to the fire, how as to the water, how as to the earth, how as to animals, how as to plants, how as to the righteous man, how as to the righteous woman, how as to the stars, how as to the moon, how as. to the sun, how as to the endless light, how as to the independent light®, how as to all the prosperity, created by ~
3to the sun, how as to the endless light, how as to the independent light®, how as to all the prosperity, created by ~ which differs from the present practice, as stated in the Persian Rivayats ; thus, Mro, fol. 104 a, mentions 3} mans of water and 13 man of bull’s urine as suitable quantities to be provided. This section is omitted in J, probably by mistake. 1 Apparently deprecating the use of mingled liquids derived from various sources. * The passage quoted here is from Pahl. Vend. XI, 1-5, with a few variations. * Pahl. Vend. inserts ‘as to the abode.’ ; ‘ The Airyema (written Airy€émé in the MSS.) is Yas. LITII, which commences with the words ‘4 airyem4 ishy6,’ and is the last of the Gatha spells mentioned, in Vend. X, 22, as having to be recited four times in order to exorcise the fiend. The meaning of the question in the text, therefore, is: how is the purification to be effected when all the spells are not recited? 5 Referring to Vend. IX, 161-163 (see Chap. IV, 3). * This clause is omitted in Pahl. Vend., being merely a repetition of the preceding one, the Av. anaghra raoau being first translated by asarag réshandth, and then partially transliterated by X 2 308 EPISTLES OF MANOSKTHAR. Aftharmazd’, which is a manifestation of righteousness?” 12. And Aftharmazd spoke to him thus: “ Thou shalt chant the purification Zturgy, O Zaratist!—that is, fully solemnize a Vendiddd service— then he becomes purified, c.,”’ as mentioned by me above*. 13. Where they do not make ¢hem solemnize a Vendid4d so that they keep in operation that which is written of it as a rite, this does not drive pollution from any one; and then, too, they should abandon the commands of a decree of leaders who are not over ‘hem’, 14. Keep the Bareshniim ceremony* in operation, so that the consecrated water and bull’s urine are in the proportion which is taught by the high-priests of the religion, unless a scarcity occurs as regards these. 15. Then dogether with it, also, this is 40 be observed, that what is mentioned in two teachings is certainly more correct; afterwards, too, where a possibility for it is not obtained by them, there is what is mentioned as suitable by one teaching, and I do not decide ¢ha¢ z¢ is not an expediency. 16. And as ¢o that, also, which is written concerning the three hundred pebbles ® that, sprinkled anagragréshano. As sar means ‘head, end’ in Pahlavi (hardly ever ‘beginning’), the only meaning common to the two terms asarag and anagrag seems to be ‘without a head or superior, independent,’ that is, in this case, independent of the light of other luminaries. 1 K35 has ‘righteousness, created by Adharmasd,’ but this is evidently a mistake, as ‘righteousness’ does not translate the original Av. voha. * That is, as to the fire, &c. mentioned in § 11. * Referring to the heretical decree about which he is writing. * See App. IV. ® See also Ep. II, iii, 12. The word generally used in these EPISTLE I, CHAPTER VII, 12-VIII, I. 309
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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