Fetching
One moment.
Fetching
One moment.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
117. The name of the sixteenth book is Niy4ram, and that is of fifty-four subdivisions, about decrees as to riches, bringing abroad, and whatever is made lawful ; obtaining deliverance from hell, performing service, slavery, and the nature of wayfarers ; whatever is in the thoughts of mankind, and whatever is in the bodies of mankind. 18. The name of the seventeenth book is Asp4ram, and that is of sixty subdivisions about rituals [&c., very nearly the same as in II, 17. 19. The name of the eighteenth Nask is Duv4sréb, and that is of sixty-five subdivisions, about robbers (duvd4y4n?) of human beings [éc., very nearly the same as in IT, 18}. 20. The name of the nineteenth Nask is Askaram, and that is of fifty-two fargards [&c., very nearly the same as in IT, 19]. 21. The name of the twentieth Nask is VindAd, and that is of twenty-two subdivisions [&c., very nearly the same asin II, 20). And as to this book Vindad, which is the twentieth book of the Nasks, out of the twenty-one Nasks of the Avesta, we and you are now using z¢ in the ceremonial, and when, PERSIAN RIVAYATS. 437 after the calamity of Alexander, they sought for the books again, they found a portion of each Nask, du¢ did not find any Nask in completeness except the Vindad which they found complete. 22. The name of the twenty-first Nask is H 4dokht, and that is of thirty subdivisions, about the manner of bringing together and the many miracles, and their excellences and connections ; and in this book the accursed devil becomes cursed and becomes annihilated. 23. At present, since the Nasks Zave not remained perfect in the midst of us, it is not possible to solemnize ¢kem, because Alexander the Riman! carried off a rough draft, in Raman characters, of those of the twenty-one Nasks of the Avesta which were adout the stars and medicine, and repeatedly burnt the books of the Avesta, so that the soul of Alexander burns in hell; and after his calamity, every one of the high-priests, in council together, preserved something of the Avesta in zs mind, and the aggregate as disclosed the books of the Yasna (yast), Visperad, Vendid4d, Fravash, Khardah Avesta, Darfn, Afring4n, Aidah Vagarkardan, and Bundahis, whzch they wrote correctly; as ¢o the remainder (tatammah) which they did not write, it was on this account, that they did not preserve z¢ correctly in ¢hezy minds. And the expectation, descended from the midst of them in the court of Ormazd and the archangels, is thus, that Vargavand, Peshétan, and Hushédar? wé/ arrive in haste for the manifestation of the religion, and the goodness 1 See Dk. Bk. IV, 24 n. 3 The three chief producers of the future and final triumph of the religion (see Byt. III, 13-52). 438 OTHER DETAILS OF NASKS. of the religion again assumes splendour from a new head; the good and those of the good religion become cheerful and happy, and the bad and wicked become extinct and disappearing. Amen. FROM THE DIN-VIGIRGARD'.
2III, 13-52). 438 OTHER DETAILS OF NASKS. of the religion again assumes splendour from a new head; the good and those of the good religion become cheerful and happy, and the bad and wicked become extinct and disappearing. Amen. FROM THE DIN-VIGIRGARD'. In the name and for the propitiation of the creator Adhaymazd these several commentaries (zand) are published from revelation (dén6). The names of the twenty-one Nasks. 1. One is this that is Yatha, that is, the Stédyast, and the subdivisions of this Stéd-yast are thirty-three. In that Nask are the blessing and propitiation of Adhaymazd and the archangels, and they are for the utterance of praise. Adharymazd sends this Nask into the world, which is suitable for every one, avd whoever has committed this Nask ¢o memory recites 24. And to every one who, dang a high-priest, becomes a reciter of both the Avesta and Zand, and shall recite that Nask three times with correctness, the archangels will come near; as to this they know z¢ without doubt. 2. The second Nask is that which zs Ahd, the Stidgar, and the subdivisions of that Nask are A Rivayat in Pahlavi writing, but its language is more Persian than Pahlavi; it commences with this account of the Nasks, combining most of the information contained in the four preceding extracts from the Persian Rivdyats. For this text the translator is indebted to a MS. written a.p. 1813 and belonging to Dastfr Héshangji Jam4spji of Poona; a previous translation, in Haug’s Essays, was from a transliteration of the same text prepared by Haug some 265 years ago. DIN-VIGIRGARD. 439 twenty-two. In it are the giving of advice ¢o mankind, the performance of prayer and virtue, the doing of good actions, intercession, producing union among relations, ad such-like topics. 3. The third is Vairyé, the Vahist-m4nsar, and -the subdivisions of this Nask are twenty-two. In this is the topic of those who are becoming without doubt as to the religion of Mazda-worship, causing heedfulness, and thinking about the religion; also the production of the benediction and attributes (s#fat) of the blessedness of Zarattst, every action which was declared virtuous before Zaratist, and all actions which have to occur after Zaratdst until the future existence; the benefit of his world, and such-like topics. 4. The fourth Nask is this whzch zs Atha, the Bagh, and the subdivisions of that Nask are twenty-one. In this the topic is this which is the purpose of the religion of Mazda-worship, and the ideas which Adhaymazd caused ¢o de taught unto mankind; the exercise of reverence, heedfulness, adjudication, and justice; the performance of the proper duty of decision, doing good actions (kar-t khvatr), closing the way of Aharman into oneself, attaining unto the spiritual exzstence for oneself, and such as are like these.
35. The fifth Nask is Ratus, the Dv4zdakhémAst, and the subdivisions of that Nask are thirty-two. In that Nask are all the topics of the spiritual exzstence and the heavenly state, virtue and vileness, the material exzs¢ence of this worldly state, about the sky and about the earth, and everything which Afhaymazd produced and which exists in the water, fire, and plants; human beings and 440 OTHER DETAILS OF NASKS. quadrupeds, grazing animals and birds, and everything which is similarly produced from any (@2&) of them, and the characteristics of all things. Secondly, that which is the production of the resurrection and future existence, and the coming together and separation a¢ the Kinvad pass; the recompense for the doers of good works and the punishment for sinners occur through the future existence, ard such-like topics as ¢hese are. 6. The sixth Nask is Ash4d, the Nadtr, and the subdivisions of that are thirty-five. In this Nask are the purposes of the stars (nugfm), the zodiac, and the planets, the goodness and evil of each constellation, and the movement of all the planets in the signs of the zodiac (bdrg) and lunar mansions (mahigaén nugdm). They have translated z¢# into Arabic and Persian, and the name they have adopted for this book is Batal, and in Persian the name which is appointed for it is Kap4médgan. 7, The seventh is this which 1s Kid, and is the Pégam, and its subdivisions are twenty-two. In this Pégam Nask is the topic of the slaughtering of quadrupeds azd sheep, how ¢hey are to be slaughtered, of which among the quadrupeds the command is that it is allowable to eat, and of which kind the eating is not allowable; how e who slaughters shall strike at the time of the expiring of the sheep. The more expenditure (saraf) one makes upon a season-festival, so much the more is the reward; how much it is expedient to bestow upon the Dastdrs, Mébads, and Hérbads, and upon the unwavering practisers of good works z# the good religion; what merit accrues ¢o every one DIN-VIGIRGARD. who celebrates a season-festival and consecrates clothing for a soul, avd who, for that reason, is in the supreme heaven zz the last times; and it is necessary to give clothing to relations azd the righteous as a righteous gift, azd to exercise mediation on the part of the righteous; the five greater and lesser days of the guardian spirits, and the practice of good works on ¢#ese ten days is enjoined in this Nask. It is requisite for all people that they shall read this book with good and wise understanding, that all #ay become aware of z¢s topics.
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.
117. The name of the sixteenth book is Niy4ram, and that is of fifty-four subdivisions, about decrees as to riches, bringing abroad, and whatever is made lawful ; obtaining deliverance from hell, performing service, slavery, and the nature of wayfarers ; whatever is in the thoughts of mankind, and whatever is in the bodies of mankind. 18. The name of the seventeenth book is Asp4ram, and that is of sixty subdivisions about rituals [&c., very nearly the same as in II, 17. 19. The name of the eighteenth Nask is Duv4sréb, and that is of sixty-five subdivisions, about robbers (duvd4y4n?) of human beings [éc., very nearly the same as in IT, 18}. 20. The name of the nineteenth Nask is Askaram, and that is of fifty-two fargards [&c., very nearly the same as in IT, 19]. 21. The name of the twentieth Nask is VindAd, and that is of twenty-two subdivisions [&c., very nearly the same asin II, 20). And as to this book Vindad, which is the twentieth book of the Nasks, out of the twenty-one Nasks of the Avesta, we and you are now using z¢ in the ceremonial, and when, PERSIAN RIVAYATS. 437 after the calamity of Alexander, they sought for the books again, they found a portion of each Nask, du¢ did not find any Nask in completeness except the Vindad which they found complete. 22. The name of the twenty-first Nask is H 4dokht, and that is of thirty subdivisions, about the manner of bringing together and the many miracles, and their excellences and connections ; and in this book the accursed devil becomes cursed and becomes annihilated. 23. At present, since the Nasks Zave not remained perfect in the midst of us, it is not possible to solemnize ¢kem, because Alexander the Riman! carried off a rough draft, in Raman characters, of those of the twenty-one Nasks of the Avesta which were adout the stars and medicine, and repeatedly burnt the books of the Avesta, so that the soul of Alexander burns in hell; and after his calamity, every one of the high-priests, in council together, preserved something of the Avesta in zs mind, and the aggregate as disclosed the books of the Yasna (yast), Visperad, Vendid4d, Fravash, Khardah Avesta, Darfn, Afring4n, Aidah Vagarkardan, and Bundahis, whzch they wrote correctly; as ¢o the remainder (tatammah) which they did not write, it was on this account, that they did not preserve z¢ correctly in ¢hezy minds. And the expectation, descended from the midst of them in the court of Ormazd and the archangels, is thus, that Vargavand, Peshétan, and Hushédar? wé/ arrive in haste for the manifestation of the religion, and the goodness 1 See Dk. Bk. IV, 24 n. 3 The three chief producers of the future and final triumph of the religion (see Byt. III, 13-52). 438 OTHER DETAILS OF NASKS. of the religion again assumes splendour from a new head; the good and those of the good religion become cheerful and happy, and the bad and wicked become extinct and disappearing. Amen. FROM THE DIN-VIGIRGARD'.
2III, 13-52). 438 OTHER DETAILS OF NASKS. of the religion again assumes splendour from a new head; the good and those of the good religion become cheerful and happy, and the bad and wicked become extinct and disappearing. Amen. FROM THE DIN-VIGIRGARD'. In the name and for the propitiation of the creator Adhaymazd these several commentaries (zand) are published from revelation (dén6). The names of the twenty-one Nasks. 1. One is this that is Yatha, that is, the Stédyast, and the subdivisions of this Stéd-yast are thirty-three. In that Nask are the blessing and propitiation of Adhaymazd and the archangels, and they are for the utterance of praise. Adharymazd sends this Nask into the world, which is suitable for every one, avd whoever has committed this Nask ¢o memory recites 24. And to every one who, dang a high-priest, becomes a reciter of both the Avesta and Zand, and shall recite that Nask three times with correctness, the archangels will come near; as to this they know z¢ without doubt. 2. The second Nask is that which zs Ahd, the Stidgar, and the subdivisions of that Nask are A Rivayat in Pahlavi writing, but its language is more Persian than Pahlavi; it commences with this account of the Nasks, combining most of the information contained in the four preceding extracts from the Persian Rivdyats. For this text the translator is indebted to a MS. written a.p. 1813 and belonging to Dastfr Héshangji Jam4spji of Poona; a previous translation, in Haug’s Essays, was from a transliteration of the same text prepared by Haug some 265 years ago. DIN-VIGIRGARD. 439 twenty-two. In it are the giving of advice ¢o mankind, the performance of prayer and virtue, the doing of good actions, intercession, producing union among relations, ad such-like topics. 3. The third is Vairyé, the Vahist-m4nsar, and -the subdivisions of this Nask are twenty-two. In this is the topic of those who are becoming without doubt as to the religion of Mazda-worship, causing heedfulness, and thinking about the religion; also the production of the benediction and attributes (s#fat) of the blessedness of Zarattst, every action which was declared virtuous before Zaratist, and all actions which have to occur after Zaratdst until the future existence; the benefit of his world, and such-like topics. 4. The fourth Nask is this whzch zs Atha, the Bagh, and the subdivisions of that Nask are twenty-one. In this the topic is this which is the purpose of the religion of Mazda-worship, and the ideas which Adhaymazd caused ¢o de taught unto mankind; the exercise of reverence, heedfulness, adjudication, and justice; the performance of the proper duty of decision, doing good actions (kar-t khvatr), closing the way of Aharman into oneself, attaining unto the spiritual exzstence for oneself, and such as are like these.
35. The fifth Nask is Ratus, the Dv4zdakhémAst, and the subdivisions of that Nask are thirty-two. In that Nask are all the topics of the spiritual exzstence and the heavenly state, virtue and vileness, the material exzs¢ence of this worldly state, about the sky and about the earth, and everything which Afhaymazd produced and which exists in the water, fire, and plants; human beings and 440 OTHER DETAILS OF NASKS. quadrupeds, grazing animals and birds, and everything which is similarly produced from any (@2&) of them, and the characteristics of all things. Secondly, that which is the production of the resurrection and future existence, and the coming together and separation a¢ the Kinvad pass; the recompense for the doers of good works and the punishment for sinners occur through the future existence, ard such-like topics as ¢hese are. 6. The sixth Nask is Ash4d, the Nadtr, and the subdivisions of that are thirty-five. In this Nask are the purposes of the stars (nugfm), the zodiac, and the planets, the goodness and evil of each constellation, and the movement of all the planets in the signs of the zodiac (bdrg) and lunar mansions (mahigaén nugdm). They have translated z¢# into Arabic and Persian, and the name they have adopted for this book is Batal, and in Persian the name which is appointed for it is Kap4médgan. 7, The seventh is this which 1s Kid, and is the Pégam, and its subdivisions are twenty-two. In this Pégam Nask is the topic of the slaughtering of quadrupeds azd sheep, how ¢hey are to be slaughtered, of which among the quadrupeds the command is that it is allowable to eat, and of which kind the eating is not allowable; how e who slaughters shall strike at the time of the expiring of the sheep. The more expenditure (saraf) one makes upon a season-festival, so much the more is the reward; how much it is expedient to bestow upon the Dastdrs, Mébads, and Hérbads, and upon the unwavering practisers of good works z# the good religion; what merit accrues ¢o every one DIN-VIGIRGARD. who celebrates a season-festival and consecrates clothing for a soul, avd who, for that reason, is in the supreme heaven zz the last times; and it is necessary to give clothing to relations azd the righteous as a righteous gift, azd to exercise mediation on the part of the righteous; the five greater and lesser days of the guardian spirits, and the practice of good works on ¢#ese ten days is enjoined in this Nask. It is requisite for all people that they shall read this book with good and wise understanding, that all #ay become aware of z¢s topics.
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.
No commentary for this page.