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1By way of ordeal, a relic of the old faith in incantation. ? Compare Dk. VIII, xiv, 5, 6, 9. * This has been narrated in the preceding chapter. 160 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. the upholder of Athazmazd, came out to a conference on the bank of the water of Daitth 1. 3. For the occurrence of the second, which is Vohimané’s, five animals out of the five species? which are the worldly tokens of Vohfmané, have come with Zaratdst to a conference on Hagar and Adsind*; and on that day also, before their coming out to the conference, ¢hezv tongues are fully liberated and spoke with human words. 4. And among the rest 4 is a fish of one species, Arzuva® 6y name; of those in burrows (khandig4n6) ave the white ermine and white marten; of the flying creatures (vayandag4n) zs the Karsipt °, a bird like a species of waterfowl; of the wide-travellers (farakhv6-raftaran6) is the hare which is showing wild beasts the way to the water ; and of those suitable for grazing (Aarak6arganigdn) is the white ass-goat ; with human words they also accepted the religion from Adhavmazd. 5. With the chieftainship of the five species they are intrusted, so that the like animals also, with their own voices, avd as much as their knowledge is capable, shall recount the powerfulness of the religion. 1 See Dk. VU, iii, 51, 54. ? These species, which are named in § 4, are those mentioned in the Avesta, Visp. I, 1. * Av. Hukairya of Yt. XII, 24, and Us-hindu of Yt. VIII, 32, described in Bd. XII, 5, 6, as two neighbouring mountains, for the pure water of Arédvisfir falls from the summit of Hfgar to Afsind which stands in the circumambient ocean. ‘ The remainder of K 35, the MS. brought by Westergaard from Kirman, is lost ; but an old copy of it (BK, see the Introduction) exists in Bombay, which supplies the missing text, as an authority independent of T. ® See Bd. XIV, 26; apparently the same as the Ariz, or Kar, the chief of fish, ibid. XVIII, 3, 5; XXIV, 13. ® See Bd. XIV, 23; XIX, 16; XXIV, 11. CHAPTER XXII, 3-10. 161 6. And freedom from assault, exemption from persecution, and proper maintenance of the five species of animals, weve prescribed by him! to Zaratist with seemingly very awful admonition. 7. For the occurrence of the third questioning, which is Avdavahist6’s, the spirits of the fires have come out with Zaratist to a conference at the Tég4n water ?; and, in that questioning, care for the proper maintenance of the Varahran fire®, and the pro- Pitiation of all fires, is explained to him. 8. For the occurrence of the fourth questioning, which is Shatvéz’s, the spirits of the metals have come with Zaratfst to a conference at Sar4t‘*, a settlement on the Mivan‘; and he was fully admonished about various proper preservations of the metals, and as fo not producing warlike accoutrements of gold.
29. For the occurrence of the fifth questioning, which is Spendaymaa’s, the spirits of the regions, frontiers, stations (aistAm4n), settlements (rddastak4n), and districts, as many as were desirable, have come out with Zaratdst to a conference where there is a spring (khA4nigé6-aé) which comes out from the Asnavad mountain®, and goes into the Daitth, like those of Satavés who is blowing the Pairigs® 10, And Zaratdst was also thus ad- * By Vohfimané, as the protector of useful animals. * Possibly the Tegend river, the Zend or Z6ndak of Bd. XX, 7, 15. ® The Bahr4m, or sacred fire at places of worship. * Names not clearly identified, and readings uncertain. ° In AtOr-patakén, and the Gfisnasp, fire was established upon it (see Bd. XII, 2, 26; XVII, 7). 6 Pahl. ‘Satavés-t Patrig dam4nd 4nd Aigfin.’ Referring probably to Yt. VIII, 8, 9. Satavés is the southern chieftain of the stars, as correctly stated in the Iranian Bfndahis (compare Bd. Il, 7; XIII, 12); and the Pafrigs are meteors. [47] M 162 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. monished by her, about the care and propitiation of the earth: that each district is ¢o ée intrusted to a faithful testifier (g6k4s-i vévar), each settlement 4o a judge acquainted with the law, each station zo an officiating priest (magépatd) of just intentions, amd each frontier ¢o a pure priestly authority (rad@5); over all is proclaimed the councillor of the spirits, the supreme priest (magdépatand magépatd), and through him the sovereignty of Adhaymazd is provided. t1. For the occurrence of the sixth questioning, which is Khfvdaa’s, the spirits of seas and rivers have come with Zaratist to a conference at the Asnavad mountain !, and he was told about the care and propitiation of water. 12. For the occurrence of the seventh questioning, which is Amfrdaa’s, the spirits of plants have come out with Zaratist to a conference on the precipitous bank of the Darega’, on the bank (bar) of the water of Daitth, and different places; and he was informed about the care and propitiation of plants. 13. The seven questionings are explained within the length of these winters, which are of five months, and within ten years *, 1 See § 9. * Pahl. ‘pavan Daregin zbar’= Av. ‘Dregya paiti zbarahi’ Vd. XIX, 4; a mythical river in Afran-vég, where Povdshaspd resided (Bd. XX, 32). 8 The Pahlavi is rather vague, but it is clear that ZaratQst starts for his conference at thirty years of age (Chap. XXI, 1), returns from it ten years later (Chap. XXIII, 1), and the conversion of Vistésp occupies two years longer (Chap. XXIII, 5), occurring when Zaratist was forty-two years old and thirty-five years before his passing away at the age of seventy-seven (Chap. XXIII, 9). At this point another dislocation of text occurs in all existing CHAPTER XXII, II-XXIII, 5. 163 Cuapter XXIII. 1. On the completion of revelation, that is, at the end of the ten years, Médyém4h, son of ArAstAt, became faithful to Zaratast.
3XXIII, 9). At this point another dislocation of text occurs in all existing CHAPTER XXII, II-XXIII, 5. 163 Cuapter XXIII. 1. On the completion of revelation, that is, at the end of the ten years, Médyém4h, son of ArAstAt, became faithful to Zaratast. 2. Afterwards, on having obtained Azs requests }, he came back to the conference of Atharmazd, and he spoke thus: ‘In ten years oz/y one man has been attracted by me. 3. And Atharmazd spoke thus: ‘ There will be days when so few are not attracted by you, who ave themselves the occasion of the resurrection of the world; when, apart from Dahak?, the beneficence of the formation of the renovation of the universe attracts every one besides, and the impenitence of Dahak is destroyed.’ 4. When he came out from the presence of Atharmazd, with the same paradox, he thereby indicated his religion as complete to Spendarmad through 42s intelligence. 5. In the two years after that®, the Kavigs and MSS., owing to the accidental interpolation of three loose folios of another text, between this chapter and the next, in some unknown copy written before 1530. In the MSS. the text is written continuously, without division into chapters. But the connection of this chapter with the next one, which is here restored to its proper position, is clearly shown by the reference to the ‘ten years’ of conference, with which this chapter ends, and the next one begins. The accidentally interpolated text is here classified as Chaps. XXIV and XXV, but its real connections have not yet been traced. 1 That is, the replies of the archangels to his enquiries. 2 See Dk. VII, i, 26. He was chained by Frédin in Mount Dimavand, to escape in the latter days, to be slain by Keresasp, and to be specially punished at the resurrection (Bd. XII, 31; ’ XXX, 16; Byt. III, 55-61). 8 See Dk. VII, iv, 2. M 2 164 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. Karaps of Vistaésp, zz the manner of opponents (haméstar4nth), propounded thirty-three enquiries (khvdstak5)! to him, so that dy command of Vistasp he became the explainer of those thirtythree enquiries. 6. Of the thirty-three habits? of iniquity, come for opposition to the religion of the sacred beings; of the declaration, by revelation, of those thirty-three indications of fetters*; and of the restraint of the thirty-three iniquitous practices by the thirty-three best good works, there are statements in revelation. 7. Including the acceptance of the religion dy Vistasp from Zarattst, after the redemonstration of its judicially multiform prophecy and spiritual character, which are looked into through the evidence of three speakers about chem, the archangels who, with worldly manifestation, have become apparent unto Vistésp and zs councillors and mighty ones; ¢hey are Vohimand, Ardavahisté, and the Barzin-Mitv6 fire +.
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.
1By way of ordeal, a relic of the old faith in incantation. ? Compare Dk. VIII, xiv, 5, 6, 9. * This has been narrated in the preceding chapter. 160 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. the upholder of Athazmazd, came out to a conference on the bank of the water of Daitth 1. 3. For the occurrence of the second, which is Vohimané’s, five animals out of the five species? which are the worldly tokens of Vohfmané, have come with Zaratdst to a conference on Hagar and Adsind*; and on that day also, before their coming out to the conference, ¢hezv tongues are fully liberated and spoke with human words. 4. And among the rest 4 is a fish of one species, Arzuva® 6y name; of those in burrows (khandig4n6) ave the white ermine and white marten; of the flying creatures (vayandag4n) zs the Karsipt °, a bird like a species of waterfowl; of the wide-travellers (farakhv6-raftaran6) is the hare which is showing wild beasts the way to the water ; and of those suitable for grazing (Aarak6arganigdn) is the white ass-goat ; with human words they also accepted the religion from Adhavmazd. 5. With the chieftainship of the five species they are intrusted, so that the like animals also, with their own voices, avd as much as their knowledge is capable, shall recount the powerfulness of the religion. 1 See Dk. VU, iii, 51, 54. ? These species, which are named in § 4, are those mentioned in the Avesta, Visp. I, 1. * Av. Hukairya of Yt. XII, 24, and Us-hindu of Yt. VIII, 32, described in Bd. XII, 5, 6, as two neighbouring mountains, for the pure water of Arédvisfir falls from the summit of Hfgar to Afsind which stands in the circumambient ocean. ‘ The remainder of K 35, the MS. brought by Westergaard from Kirman, is lost ; but an old copy of it (BK, see the Introduction) exists in Bombay, which supplies the missing text, as an authority independent of T. ® See Bd. XIV, 26; apparently the same as the Ariz, or Kar, the chief of fish, ibid. XVIII, 3, 5; XXIV, 13. ® See Bd. XIV, 23; XIX, 16; XXIV, 11. CHAPTER XXII, 3-10. 161 6. And freedom from assault, exemption from persecution, and proper maintenance of the five species of animals, weve prescribed by him! to Zaratist with seemingly very awful admonition. 7. For the occurrence of the third questioning, which is Avdavahist6’s, the spirits of the fires have come out with Zaratist to a conference at the Tég4n water ?; and, in that questioning, care for the proper maintenance of the Varahran fire®, and the pro- Pitiation of all fires, is explained to him. 8. For the occurrence of the fourth questioning, which is Shatvéz’s, the spirits of the metals have come with Zaratfst to a conference at Sar4t‘*, a settlement on the Mivan‘; and he was fully admonished about various proper preservations of the metals, and as fo not producing warlike accoutrements of gold.
29. For the occurrence of the fifth questioning, which is Spendaymaa’s, the spirits of the regions, frontiers, stations (aistAm4n), settlements (rddastak4n), and districts, as many as were desirable, have come out with Zaratdst to a conference where there is a spring (khA4nigé6-aé) which comes out from the Asnavad mountain®, and goes into the Daitth, like those of Satavés who is blowing the Pairigs® 10, And Zaratdst was also thus ad- * By Vohfimané, as the protector of useful animals. * Possibly the Tegend river, the Zend or Z6ndak of Bd. XX, 7, 15. ® The Bahr4m, or sacred fire at places of worship. * Names not clearly identified, and readings uncertain. ° In AtOr-patakén, and the Gfisnasp, fire was established upon it (see Bd. XII, 2, 26; XVII, 7). 6 Pahl. ‘Satavés-t Patrig dam4nd 4nd Aigfin.’ Referring probably to Yt. VIII, 8, 9. Satavés is the southern chieftain of the stars, as correctly stated in the Iranian Bfndahis (compare Bd. Il, 7; XIII, 12); and the Pafrigs are meteors. [47] M 162 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. monished by her, about the care and propitiation of the earth: that each district is ¢o ée intrusted to a faithful testifier (g6k4s-i vévar), each settlement 4o a judge acquainted with the law, each station zo an officiating priest (magépatd) of just intentions, amd each frontier ¢o a pure priestly authority (rad@5); over all is proclaimed the councillor of the spirits, the supreme priest (magdépatand magépatd), and through him the sovereignty of Adhaymazd is provided. t1. For the occurrence of the sixth questioning, which is Khfvdaa’s, the spirits of seas and rivers have come with Zaratist to a conference at the Asnavad mountain !, and he was told about the care and propitiation of water. 12. For the occurrence of the seventh questioning, which is Amfrdaa’s, the spirits of plants have come out with Zaratist to a conference on the precipitous bank of the Darega’, on the bank (bar) of the water of Daitth, and different places; and he was informed about the care and propitiation of plants. 13. The seven questionings are explained within the length of these winters, which are of five months, and within ten years *, 1 See § 9. * Pahl. ‘pavan Daregin zbar’= Av. ‘Dregya paiti zbarahi’ Vd. XIX, 4; a mythical river in Afran-vég, where Povdshaspd resided (Bd. XX, 32). 8 The Pahlavi is rather vague, but it is clear that ZaratQst starts for his conference at thirty years of age (Chap. XXI, 1), returns from it ten years later (Chap. XXIII, 1), and the conversion of Vistésp occupies two years longer (Chap. XXIII, 5), occurring when Zaratist was forty-two years old and thirty-five years before his passing away at the age of seventy-seven (Chap. XXIII, 9). At this point another dislocation of text occurs in all existing CHAPTER XXII, II-XXIII, 5. 163 Cuapter XXIII. 1. On the completion of revelation, that is, at the end of the ten years, Médyém4h, son of ArAstAt, became faithful to Zaratast.
3XXIII, 9). At this point another dislocation of text occurs in all existing CHAPTER XXII, II-XXIII, 5. 163 Cuapter XXIII. 1. On the completion of revelation, that is, at the end of the ten years, Médyém4h, son of ArAstAt, became faithful to Zaratast. 2. Afterwards, on having obtained Azs requests }, he came back to the conference of Atharmazd, and he spoke thus: ‘In ten years oz/y one man has been attracted by me. 3. And Atharmazd spoke thus: ‘ There will be days when so few are not attracted by you, who ave themselves the occasion of the resurrection of the world; when, apart from Dahak?, the beneficence of the formation of the renovation of the universe attracts every one besides, and the impenitence of Dahak is destroyed.’ 4. When he came out from the presence of Atharmazd, with the same paradox, he thereby indicated his religion as complete to Spendarmad through 42s intelligence. 5. In the two years after that®, the Kavigs and MSS., owing to the accidental interpolation of three loose folios of another text, between this chapter and the next, in some unknown copy written before 1530. In the MSS. the text is written continuously, without division into chapters. But the connection of this chapter with the next one, which is here restored to its proper position, is clearly shown by the reference to the ‘ten years’ of conference, with which this chapter ends, and the next one begins. The accidentally interpolated text is here classified as Chaps. XXIV and XXV, but its real connections have not yet been traced. 1 That is, the replies of the archangels to his enquiries. 2 See Dk. VII, i, 26. He was chained by Frédin in Mount Dimavand, to escape in the latter days, to be slain by Keresasp, and to be specially punished at the resurrection (Bd. XII, 31; ’ XXX, 16; Byt. III, 55-61). 8 See Dk. VII, iv, 2. M 2 164 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. Karaps of Vistaésp, zz the manner of opponents (haméstar4nth), propounded thirty-three enquiries (khvdstak5)! to him, so that dy command of Vistasp he became the explainer of those thirtythree enquiries. 6. Of the thirty-three habits? of iniquity, come for opposition to the religion of the sacred beings; of the declaration, by revelation, of those thirty-three indications of fetters*; and of the restraint of the thirty-three iniquitous practices by the thirty-three best good works, there are statements in revelation. 7. Including the acceptance of the religion dy Vistasp from Zarattst, after the redemonstration of its judicially multiform prophecy and spiritual character, which are looked into through the evidence of three speakers about chem, the archangels who, with worldly manifestation, have become apparent unto Vistésp and zs councillors and mighty ones; ¢hey are Vohimand, Ardavahisté, and the Barzin-Mitv6 fire +.
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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