Pahlavi Texts, Part IV: Contents of the Nasks — SBE Vol. 37 (trans. E. W. West, 1892)

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42. Varistén section of the same: trial and execution of a

wizard, trial by ordeal, and particulars about ordeals. 144 43. A miscellaneous section of the same: assistants, wealth causing imprisonment, confession, disciple and master, penalties, sins owing to the wrathful, an unjust judge and one of long experience ; (§ 10) a daughter controlled by parents and one without a guardian, bequeathing property, sin of declining adoption, property of a liberal man and of a damsel, a damsel taken by an idolator and offered to a Masda-worshipper, a mother being guardian of her son’s father, providing a high-priest ; (§ 20) sin of not providing a husband for an adult daughter, inadvertent sin, worst demonservice and sins, furtherances and destroyers of the world, truth that is wicked, driving spiritual benefit from the world, three kinds of righteous men, sin of defiling water and fire; merit of removing dead matter of men, dogs, and reptiles from water; reptiles may be killed in water, but must be removed to gratify the earth-spirit and vex the demons; (§ 30) a well-managed drinking-party, the sin of him who leaves it uproariously, animals produced from the sole-created ox, offerings to the sacred beings; injury to the world by fiends, idolators, and wolves ; the necessity of destroying them, advice not to reverence the evil spirits, nor to chatter unseasonably, the advantage of the ceremonial of the sacred beings . 145 44. Vendid4d Nask: corresponding with the contents of fargards I-XI, XIII-XXII__.. . 152

45. Hadékht Nask: recital of Ahunavair, high-priests, 21 chieftainships, duties at periods of the day, season-festivals, superiors, membership of the community, prayers at eating, recitations, invocation, devotion; (§ 10) good attributes and qualities, diligence, righteousness, the chief resource of the creatures, sayings full of amity . . - 166

46. St6d-yast Nask . . . . . . 169

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Dinxarp, Book IX.

Introductory . . . . . . .

Sadkar Nask, fargard 1. Use of various repetitions of the Ahunavair, and the division of the Nasks according to its lines . . .

. Same, fargard 2. The Ashem-vohd se . . Same, fargard 3. Formation, decline, and death of human beings; illiberal opulence. . .

. Same, fargard 4. The utilisers and misusers of life, the latter being the defects of Dahâk; the vices driven away by Yim, what is to be avoided, the distresser and the distressed, and the mode of relieving the latter . .

Same, fargard 5. Forgetfulness of kinsfolk and unforgetfulness of the Géthic spirit, complaint and power of that spirit

. Same, fargard 6. The five excellences, distribution and acquirement of fortune, grief of an old man, things to be amassed in youth, storeholders of excellence, how one should drink and eat

. Same, fargard 7. The four Periods i in Zaratdst’s millenium .

. Same, fargard 8. Abstinence from sins due to rever-

The five excellences, distribution and

acquirement of fortune, grief of an old man, things to be amassed in youth, storeholders of excellence, how one should drink and eat

. Same, fargard 7. The four Periods i in Zaratdst’s millenium .

. Same, fargard 8. Abstinence from sins due to reverence for the arch-demons, chattering while eating, prayer and purity at meals, loss of merit from want of a priest, proper times for the ceremonials of various sacred beings

Same, fargard 9. Heinous sinfulness of sodomy .

Same, fargard 10. Complaint of fire against seven kinds of people who injure it; (§ 10) proper and improper fire, its wish to leave the world resisted, attention to it is the best worship, the righteous are to be pleased and not vexed .

Same, fargard 11. Petition of fire for removal to the sky or to Afran-vég, the propitious fire Gfisn-asp ; reward of the promoters of fire, and sin of its injurers; (§ 10) evil of maintaining fire by extortion, and of neglecting it; all food to be consecrated, opposition of phe fiend to worship, three grades of

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ceremonial, sin of not reciting the Gathas, coming of the demon of death, disbelief of the wicked ; (§ 20) mourning for the dead prohibited, different desires of body and soul, self-injury of a liar, sin of employing or being an improper Zéti, controllers of sin; (§ 30) wounders to be brought before four priests, promises not to be broken . . .

Same, fargard 12. Advantage of satisfying water, impure recitation, impurity of greed, birds kill snakes, effectual invocation, goodness of archangels and Zaratdst, gifts to his disciples

Same, fargard 13. The spirit of the sacred cake attacks demons when the cake is consecrated, men who pray are righteous if not deceitful, a heinous sin no obliterator of other sin . . . .

Same, fargard 14. The torment of Keresésp’s soul, notwithstanding his heroic deeds, owing to smiting the fire which opposes his soul, though befriended by Gés-afrvan, until Zaratfist intercedes

Same, fargard 15. Proceedings of the demon of death, the soul alone sees the events of the spiritual state, treatment of the corpse and misery of its consciousness ; (§ 9) worldly happiness seldom lasts a century, ordainable supplies, the seven immortal rulers in Khvanfras_. . . . . . . .

Same, fargard 16. Bridge-judgment of sinners, merit
of certain good works, punishment of certain sinners,
GAâthas for an ordeal, .

Same, fargard 17. Where seven particular classes of sinners have to go .

Same, fargard 18. Pregnancy of the fiend due to certain sins; the soul blesses the body when righteous, and curses it when wicked; proper times for reciting the Ahunavair and Ashem, the corruption of the wicked.

Same, fargard 17. Where seven particular classes of sinners have to go .

Same, fargard 18. Pregnancy of the fiend due to certain sins; the soul blesses the body when righteous, and curses it when wicked; proper times for reciting the Ahunavair and Ashem, the corruption of the wicked.

Same, fargard 19. The souls praise a virtuous highpriest, miseries of hell, the Ainvad bridge, promises not to be broken, not even those to a courtezan, in which case the penalty is childlessness in hell .

Same, fargard 20. Dahak’s oppressiveness, the people’s reproaches contrasting him with Yim, Frédtin’s smiting

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and binding him ; (§ 11) gradual submission of most of the regions, war with the Mézendarfns; (§ 22) their defeat and slaughter by Frédfn, since which time none of them have entered Khvantfras, except two men who came to consult Frashéstar . Same, fargard 21. The four best prayers; the Dahman Afrin making a good man infinitely more splendid than the finest woman, horse, ox, or sheep, and a bad man infinitely worse. The reign of Kat-Us, his success and ruin; (§ ro) his flight followed by the spirit of Kaf-Khfsrét and the angel Néryésang Same, fargard 22. Kaf-Khfsrét riding upon V4é in the form of a camel, his finding Haoist, Tis, and Kai- Apivéh, his meeting Sésh4ns, who praises him for his

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exploits; Keresdsp, exhorted by Tfis, adopts the - religion, and so all the producers of the renovation are united . : . . . . .

Varstm4nsar Nask, fargard 1. Zaratfst relates the incidents of his birth to Matd6k-m4h; his first three utterances that routed the demons; (§ 12) his profession of the religion, AQharmazd’s advice and its acceptance, grumbling of the evil spirit, creation by Afharmazd, reverencing fire, water, and a spirit

Same, fargard 2. Worthiness of a ruler and high-priest

Same, fargard 3. In praise of righteousness

Same, fargard 4. Worship of Adharymasd and the archangels. . . .

Same, fargard 5. Worthiness of Zarattst and obeisance to the sacred beings, the supreme heaven, praise of Zaratfist and Frashéstar, assisting others, good works, wisdom of Zaratist

Same, fargard 6. Complaint and petition of Gés-attrvan, the reason of her creation, her colloquy with Aaharmagzd; (§ 9) nourishment of cattle, punishment of their oppressor, wisdom of Afharmasd, benefit of the liturgy, goodness of Zarat(tst .

Same, fargard 7. Benefits of worship, advice to man, falsehood of the demon Aresh about the origin of Afharmazd and Aharman, their difference of motive and action, the demons’ want of discriminab2

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