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1O my son ! will give thy offspring the victorious strength that destroys the fiends. ' Let no thought of Angra Mainyu ever infect thee, so that thou shouldst indulge in evil lusts, make derision and idolatry, and shut (to the poor) the door of thy house *. 38 ^ ' Atar thus blesses the man who brings in- cense to him, being pleased with him and not angry, and fed as he required : " May herds of oxen grow for thee, and increase of sons ! May fate and its decrees bringf thee the boons thou wishest for ! Therefore do thou invoke and praise (me) excel- lently in this glorious world ! That I may have unceasing food, full of the glory of Mazda ^ and with which I am well pleased." 39. ' O Mazda ! take for thyself the words of our praise : of these words I speak and speak again, the strength and victorious vigour, the power of health and healing, the fulness, increase, and growth. ' Bring it together with the words of hymns up to the Garo-nmana of Ahura Mazda. He will '^ first ^ Hvarishni dagh pun r6ii-mani lak yahv&nat (Pahl. Comm.). ^ Charity. ^ If thou art charitable, thy children will thrive. ' See Yt. XXII, 13. « Cf. Vend. XVIII, 27. ^ ZTwarnamazdau (W.). '' He who will pronounce all prayers and hymns : the full formula is found in the Aban Nyayij, § 8. .* _ A VWTASP YA5'T. 339 enter there. Therefore do thou pronounce these prayers. ' Ashem Vohu : Holiness is the best of all good .... VI. 40. ' Converse ye with the Amesha-Spe;^tas,' said Zarathu^tra unto the young king Vi^tispa, * and with the devout Sraosha, and Nairyo-sangha, the tall-formed, and Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda, and the well-desired kingly Glory. 41. ' Men with lustful deeds address the body ^ ; but thou, all the night long, address the heavenly Wis- dom 2 ; but thou, all night long, call for the Wisdom that will keep thee awake. ' Three times a day raise thyself up and go to take care of the beneficent cattle. 42. * Of these men may the lordship ^ belong to the wisest of all beings, O Zarathu^'tra ! May their lord belong to the wisest, O Zarathui"tra ! Let him show them the way of holiness, let him show them at once the way thereto, which the Law of the worshippers of Mazda enters victoriously. Thus the soul of man, in the joy of perfect holiness, walks over the bridge, known afar, the powerful A^inva/- bridge*, the well-kept, and kept by virtue. 43.
2him show them at once the way thereto, which the Law of the worshippers of Mazda enters victoriously. Thus the soul of man, in the joy of perfect holiness, walks over the bridge, known afar, the powerful A^inva/- bridge*, the well-kept, and kept by virtue. 43. 'How the worlds were arranged was said to thee first, O Zarathu^tra ! Zarathu^'tra said it again to the young king Vii-taspa ; therefore do thou ^ praise him *^ who keeps and maintains the moon and the sun. 1 Cf. § 26. 2 cf. Vend. IV, 45 ; XVIII, 6. * The supervision and care, * See § 27. ^ Thou Vutaspa. " Ahura Mazda. Z 2 340 YA.STS AND SIROZAHS. ' He who has little friendship for the Law, I have placed him down below to suffer.' 44. Thus said Angra Mainyu, he who has no Glory in him, who is full of death : ' This is an unbeliever, let us throw him down below ; this is a liar, or a traitor to his relatives, and like a mad dog who wounds cattle and men ; but the dog v^^ho in- flicts wounds pays for it as for wilful murder ^. ' The first time he shall smite a faithful man, the first time he shall wound a faithful man, he shall pay for it as for wilful murder. 'Ashem Voh^ : Holiness is the best of all good .... VII. 45. * Mayest thou receive ^ O holy young king Vii-taspa ! (a house) with a hundred . . . . ^ ten thou- sand large windows, ten thousand small windows, all the year long ^, O holy Vi-ftaspa ! never growing old, never dying, never decaying, never rotting, giving plenty of meat, plenty of food, plenty of clothes to the other worshippers of Mazda. 46. ' May all boons be bestowed upon thee, as I proclaim it unto thee! May the Amesha-Spe/ztas impart to thee their brightness and glory and plenty ^' May they give him quick and swift horses and good sons, strong, great in all things, powerful to sing the hymns. ' See Vend. XIII, 31. 2 In Paradise ; see Vend. XVIII, 28, text and note. ^ Satayare: that stands a hundred years (?). The Vend. XVIII, 28 has 'with a hundred columns.' * Uninjured by the changes of temperature. ' Cf. § 34- VI5TASP VAST. 341 47. 'He wields his power according to the wish of Ahura Mazda, the Good Spirit, and for the de- struction of the Evil Spirit, whichever of two men goes quicker to perform a sacrifice (to Ahura) ; but if he chooses to perform the sacrifice and prayer to us not in the right way, he does not wield the right power, he will not reign ^. 48. ' He will receive bad treatment in the next world, though he has been the sovereign of a country, with good horses to ride and good chariots to drive.
3ice and prayer to us not in the right way, he does not wield the right power, he will not reign ^. 48. ' He will receive bad treatment in the next world, though he has been the sovereign of a country, with good horses to ride and good chariots to drive. Give royalty to that man, O Zarathui'tra ! who gives royalty unto thee with good will ^. 49 ^ ' Thou shalt keep away the evil by this holy spell : " Of thee [O child !] I will cleanse the birth and growth ; of thee [O woman !] I will make the body and the strength pure ; I make thee a woman rich in children and rich in milk ; a woman rich in seed, in milk, and in offspring. For thee I shall make springs run and flow towards the pastures that will give food to the child." 50. ' Do not deliver me ^ into the hands of the fiend ^ ; if the fiend take hold of me, then fever with loss of all joy will dry up the milk of the good Spe;2ta-Armaiti ^ The fiend is powerful to distress, and to dry up the milk of the woman who indulges in lust and of all females. 51. 'The perfume of fire, pleasant to the Maker, ^ In Paradise (Pahl. Comm.). 2 Doubtful. ' Cf. Vend. XXI, 6-7. * The Law. ^ That is to say, let not impiety prevail. « If impiety prevails, the earth will grow barren (cf. Vend. XVIII, 64). 342 YA5TS AND SIROZAHS. Ahura Mazda, takes them ^ away from afar ; . . . . ^ ; and all those that harm the creation of the Good Spirit are destroyed 3; 52. 'Whom Mithra, and Rashnu Razi^ta, and the Law of the worshippers of Mazda wish to be taken far away, longing for a man who is eager to perform and does perform the ceremonies he has been taught ; . . .^ 'Ashem Vohu : Holiness is the best of all good . . • . VHP. 53. 'The words of the Vahii-toi^ti "^ Gatha are to be sung : " Happy is he, O holy ViMspa ! happy the man, whoever he be, to whom Ahura Mazda gives the full accomplishment of his wishes." ' Where does his soul abide on that night ' ? ' 54. Ahura Mazda answered : ' O my son, Frashao- rtra ! It takes its seat near the head, singing the U^tavaiti Gatha and proclaiming happiness : " Happy is he, happy the man whoever he be ! " ' On the first night, his soul sits in Good Words ^ ; 1 The demons (see Vend. VIII, 80). 2 Noi/ ta/ paiti vohu mano katha sisraya aya-^a. The Pahlavi Commentary has : ' That is to say, good will happen to thee through the good will of Atar (fire).' 2 Te >^inashanya (W. ; — read tae/^'a nashanya?); aigh harvaspin beshitaran min spinak minoi daman Ivit apetak avin yahvunit (Pahl. Comm.).
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1O my son ! will give thy offspring the victorious strength that destroys the fiends. ' Let no thought of Angra Mainyu ever infect thee, so that thou shouldst indulge in evil lusts, make derision and idolatry, and shut (to the poor) the door of thy house *. 38 ^ ' Atar thus blesses the man who brings in- cense to him, being pleased with him and not angry, and fed as he required : " May herds of oxen grow for thee, and increase of sons ! May fate and its decrees bringf thee the boons thou wishest for ! Therefore do thou invoke and praise (me) excel- lently in this glorious world ! That I may have unceasing food, full of the glory of Mazda ^ and with which I am well pleased." 39. ' O Mazda ! take for thyself the words of our praise : of these words I speak and speak again, the strength and victorious vigour, the power of health and healing, the fulness, increase, and growth. ' Bring it together with the words of hymns up to the Garo-nmana of Ahura Mazda. He will '^ first ^ Hvarishni dagh pun r6ii-mani lak yahv&nat (Pahl. Comm.). ^ Charity. ^ If thou art charitable, thy children will thrive. ' See Yt. XXII, 13. « Cf. Vend. XVIII, 27. ^ ZTwarnamazdau (W.). '' He who will pronounce all prayers and hymns : the full formula is found in the Aban Nyayij, § 8. .* _ A VWTASP YA5'T. 339 enter there. Therefore do thou pronounce these prayers. ' Ashem Vohu : Holiness is the best of all good .... VI. 40. ' Converse ye with the Amesha-Spe;^tas,' said Zarathu^tra unto the young king Vi^tispa, * and with the devout Sraosha, and Nairyo-sangha, the tall-formed, and Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda, and the well-desired kingly Glory. 41. ' Men with lustful deeds address the body ^ ; but thou, all the night long, address the heavenly Wis- dom 2 ; but thou, all night long, call for the Wisdom that will keep thee awake. ' Three times a day raise thyself up and go to take care of the beneficent cattle. 42. * Of these men may the lordship ^ belong to the wisest of all beings, O Zarathu^'tra ! May their lord belong to the wisest, O Zarathui"tra ! Let him show them the way of holiness, let him show them at once the way thereto, which the Law of the worshippers of Mazda enters victoriously. Thus the soul of man, in the joy of perfect holiness, walks over the bridge, known afar, the powerful A^inva/- bridge*, the well-kept, and kept by virtue. 43.
2him show them at once the way thereto, which the Law of the worshippers of Mazda enters victoriously. Thus the soul of man, in the joy of perfect holiness, walks over the bridge, known afar, the powerful A^inva/- bridge*, the well-kept, and kept by virtue. 43. 'How the worlds were arranged was said to thee first, O Zarathu^tra ! Zarathu^'tra said it again to the young king Vii-taspa ; therefore do thou ^ praise him *^ who keeps and maintains the moon and the sun. 1 Cf. § 26. 2 cf. Vend. IV, 45 ; XVIII, 6. * The supervision and care, * See § 27. ^ Thou Vutaspa. " Ahura Mazda. Z 2 340 YA.STS AND SIROZAHS. ' He who has little friendship for the Law, I have placed him down below to suffer.' 44. Thus said Angra Mainyu, he who has no Glory in him, who is full of death : ' This is an unbeliever, let us throw him down below ; this is a liar, or a traitor to his relatives, and like a mad dog who wounds cattle and men ; but the dog v^^ho in- flicts wounds pays for it as for wilful murder ^. ' The first time he shall smite a faithful man, the first time he shall wound a faithful man, he shall pay for it as for wilful murder. 'Ashem Voh^ : Holiness is the best of all good .... VII. 45. * Mayest thou receive ^ O holy young king Vii-taspa ! (a house) with a hundred . . . . ^ ten thou- sand large windows, ten thousand small windows, all the year long ^, O holy Vi-ftaspa ! never growing old, never dying, never decaying, never rotting, giving plenty of meat, plenty of food, plenty of clothes to the other worshippers of Mazda. 46. ' May all boons be bestowed upon thee, as I proclaim it unto thee! May the Amesha-Spe/ztas impart to thee their brightness and glory and plenty ^' May they give him quick and swift horses and good sons, strong, great in all things, powerful to sing the hymns. ' See Vend. XIII, 31. 2 In Paradise ; see Vend. XVIII, 28, text and note. ^ Satayare: that stands a hundred years (?). The Vend. XVIII, 28 has 'with a hundred columns.' * Uninjured by the changes of temperature. ' Cf. § 34- VI5TASP VAST. 341 47. 'He wields his power according to the wish of Ahura Mazda, the Good Spirit, and for the de- struction of the Evil Spirit, whichever of two men goes quicker to perform a sacrifice (to Ahura) ; but if he chooses to perform the sacrifice and prayer to us not in the right way, he does not wield the right power, he will not reign ^. 48. ' He will receive bad treatment in the next world, though he has been the sovereign of a country, with good horses to ride and good chariots to drive.
3ice and prayer to us not in the right way, he does not wield the right power, he will not reign ^. 48. ' He will receive bad treatment in the next world, though he has been the sovereign of a country, with good horses to ride and good chariots to drive. Give royalty to that man, O Zarathui'tra ! who gives royalty unto thee with good will ^. 49 ^ ' Thou shalt keep away the evil by this holy spell : " Of thee [O child !] I will cleanse the birth and growth ; of thee [O woman !] I will make the body and the strength pure ; I make thee a woman rich in children and rich in milk ; a woman rich in seed, in milk, and in offspring. For thee I shall make springs run and flow towards the pastures that will give food to the child." 50. ' Do not deliver me ^ into the hands of the fiend ^ ; if the fiend take hold of me, then fever with loss of all joy will dry up the milk of the good Spe;2ta-Armaiti ^ The fiend is powerful to distress, and to dry up the milk of the woman who indulges in lust and of all females. 51. 'The perfume of fire, pleasant to the Maker, ^ In Paradise (Pahl. Comm.). 2 Doubtful. ' Cf. Vend. XXI, 6-7. * The Law. ^ That is to say, let not impiety prevail. « If impiety prevails, the earth will grow barren (cf. Vend. XVIII, 64). 342 YA5TS AND SIROZAHS. Ahura Mazda, takes them ^ away from afar ; . . . . ^ ; and all those that harm the creation of the Good Spirit are destroyed 3; 52. 'Whom Mithra, and Rashnu Razi^ta, and the Law of the worshippers of Mazda wish to be taken far away, longing for a man who is eager to perform and does perform the ceremonies he has been taught ; . . .^ 'Ashem Vohu : Holiness is the best of all good . . • . VHP. 53. 'The words of the Vahii-toi^ti "^ Gatha are to be sung : " Happy is he, O holy ViMspa ! happy the man, whoever he be, to whom Ahura Mazda gives the full accomplishment of his wishes." ' Where does his soul abide on that night ' ? ' 54. Ahura Mazda answered : ' O my son, Frashao- rtra ! It takes its seat near the head, singing the U^tavaiti Gatha and proclaiming happiness : " Happy is he, happy the man whoever he be ! " ' On the first night, his soul sits in Good Words ^ ; 1 The demons (see Vend. VIII, 80). 2 Noi/ ta/ paiti vohu mano katha sisraya aya-^a. The Pahlavi Commentary has : ' That is to say, good will happen to thee through the good will of Atar (fire).' 2 Te >^inashanya (W. ; — read tae/^'a nashanya?); aigh harvaspin beshitaran min spinak minoi daman Ivit apetak avin yahvunit (Pahl. Comm.).
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