Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 23 — The Zend-Avesta, Part II / Yasts & Nyayis (Darmesteter, page scans)

tion is to teach ; his pupils were called aethrya. Aethrapati meant literally 'the master of the hearth' (cf. herkodah, fire-temple). Hamidhpati is literally 'the master of the sacrificial log.'

^ Doubtful.

* No temporal lord (ahu) and no spiritual master (ratu). ' Doubtful (avas^asta-fravashinam).

* The evil done by Zoroastrians. This Mathravaka (' Proclaimerp. 209 io6. We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ashastu, the son of Maidhyo-m^ungha ^

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Avarethrabah, the son of Rastare-vagha??/.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Bu^ra, the son of Dazgaraspa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Zbaurva;^/ ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and gallant Karesna -, the son of Zbaurva;/^^ ; who was the incarnate Word, mighty-speared and lordly ;

107. In whose house did walk the good, beautiful, shining Ashi Vanguhi, in the shape of a maid fair of body, most strong, tall-formed, high-up girded, pure, nobly born of a glorious seed ^ ; who, rushing to the battle, knew how to make room for himself with his ow^n arms ; who, rushing to the battle, knew how to fight the foe with his own arms *.

108. We worship the Fravashi of the holy
Viraspa, the son of Karesna ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Azata, the son of Karesna :

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frayaodha, the son of Karesna.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and good Arshya ; Arshya, the chief in assemblies, the most energetic of the worshippers of Mazda.

of the Holy Word') was apparently a great doctor and confounder of heresies.

^ See above, § 95.

^ Possibly the eponym of that great Karen family, which played so great a part in the history of the Sassanian times, and traced its origin to the time of Gujtasp (Noeldeke, Geschichte der Perser zur Zeit der Sasaniden, p. 437).

' Cf. Yt. V, 64. * a. Yt. XIIT, 99.

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2IO YA5TS AND SIROZAHS.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Daraya/- ratha ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fraya/- ratha ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Skaraya^ ratha.

T09. We worship the Fravashi of the holy

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vyarjva;^/;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paityar^-

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Amru^

We worship the Fravashi of the holy iTamru \

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Dratha ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paitidratha ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paitivangha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frashavakhsha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Nemovanghu, the son of Vaedhayangha.

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shi of the holy Dratha ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paitidratha ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Paitivangha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frashavakhsha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Nemovanghu, the son of Vaedhayangha.

no. We worship the Fravashi of the holy Visadha.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ashavanghu, the son of Biva;/dangha ^ ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Gdivbdanghu, the son of Pairii-tira ^ ;

^ Amru and ^amru are apparently the two mythical birds mentioned above under the names of Sin-amru (the Amru-falcon) and A^amroi- (p. 173, note i).

2 Mr. West compares Ashavanghu, the son of Bivawdangha, and G^arodanghu, the son of Pairi^-tira, with the two high-priests of the Karshvares of Arezahi and Savahi, whose names are, in the

FARVARDIN YAST. 2 I I

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Neremyazdana, the son of Athwyoza.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Bereziiriu, the son of Ara ;

We worship the Fravashi of the hoty Kasupatu, the son of Ara.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frya.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Astva^-

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111. We worship the Fravashi of the holy Gaopivanghu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy and gallant
Ham-baretar vanghvam ^.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Staotar- Vahii-tahe-Ashyehe ^.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pourudhakhjti, the son of Kh^tavaenya ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Khsholwraspa, the son of Kh^-tavaenya.

112. We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ayoasti, the son of Pouru-dhakh^ti ^ ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohv-asti, the son of Pouru-dhakh^ti ;

Bundahii-, AshashagahacZ-e ffvandkin and Hoazaiodathhri-e Pare- ■ytyaro (Bund. XXIX, i, notes 4 and 5).

^ Saoshyaw/; cf. §§ 117, 128.

'^ Possibly, 'the holy Ham-baretar vanghvam, the son of Takhma.*
His name means, ' the gatherer of good things.'

^ This name means, ' the praiser of excellent holiness ' (the reciter of the Ashem Vohu).

* See preceding paragraph.

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We worship the Fravashi of the holy Gayadhasti, the son of Poiiru-dhakhi-ti ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Asha-vazdah, the son of Pouru-dhakhi^ti ^ ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Urudhu, the son of Pourii-dhakhi"ti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Khshathroy^inah, the son of Khshvoiwraspa ^.

113. We worship the Fravashi of the holy
Ashahura, the son of Gisti.

ah, the son of Pouru-dhakhi^ti ^ ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Urudhu, the son of Pourii-dhakhi"ti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Khshathroy^inah, the son of Khshvoiwraspa ^.

113. We worship the Fravashi of the holy
Ashahura, the son of Gisti.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frayaza;2ta ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Frmah, the son of Frayaza?2ta ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy 6^ar6- vanghu, the son of Frayaza;/ta.

We worship the Fravashis of the holy Ashavazdah and Thrita, the sons of Sayu^dri ^

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohurao/^ah, the son of Varakasa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Are^angha.n^, the Turanian ^.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Usinemah.

114. We worship the Fravashi of the holy
Yiikhtaspa.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ashaskyaothna, the son of Gayadhasti ^.

* One of the seven immortals, rulers in Z^z'aniratha; cf. Yt. V, 72, text and notes, and Yt. XIII, 120, 124.

^ See preceding paragraph.

^ See Yt. V, 72. The text has 'the Fravashi;' cf. Yt. V, 116, note, and Yt. XIII, 115.

* Cf. Yt. XIII, 143. Possibly, the son of Tilra. « Cf. § 112.

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We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohunemah, the son of Katu ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vohuvazdah, the son of Katu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ashasaredha, the son of Asha-sairya/C^ ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Ashasaredha, the son of Zairya/C'.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy A'akhshni.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Syavaspi.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pouriuti, the son of Kavi.

115. We worship the Fravashi of the holy
Varesmapa, the son of 6^anara.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Nanarasti, the son of Paeshatah ;

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Zarazdati, the son of Paeshatah,

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Gaevani, the son of Vohu-nemah ^

We worship the Fravashis of the holy Arezva and Sr6ta-spadha.

We worship the Fravashis ^ of the holy Zrayah and Spe;2t6-khratu.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Var^ni, the son of Vagereza.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fra/^ya, the son of Taurvati.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy Vahmaedata, the son of Mathravaka \

1 There are two men of this name; one is the son of Katu
(§ 114), the other is the son of Avaraoj-tri (§ 104).

2 The text has 'the Fravashi;' cf. preceding page, note 3.
' See § 105.

2T4 YASTS AND siROZAHS.

We worship the Fravashi of the holy U^tra, the son of Sadhanah.

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