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mistress of the house dies, how long shall they stay? How long for the righteous ? How long for the sinners ?
Ahura Mazda answered: “They shall stay six months for the righteous, a year for the sinners.'
8 (28). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again ?
Ahura Mazda answered : 'You shall wash your bodies three times, you shall wash your clothes three times, you shall chant the Gåthas three times; you shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, you shall bind up the bundles of Baresma, you shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the AmeshaSpentas may enter, O Spitama Zarathustra l'
9 (31). If one's grandfather or grandmother dies, how long shall they stay, the grandson for his grandfather, the granddaughter for her grandmother? How long for the righteous ? How long for the sinners ?
Ahura Mazda answered: “They shall stay twentyfive days for the righteous, fifty days for the sinners.'
10 (34). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again?
Ahura Mazda answered: “You shall wash your bodies three times, you shall wash your clothes three times, you shall chant the Gåthas three times; you shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, you shall bind up the bundles of Baresma, you shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the AmeshaSpentas may enter, O Spitama Zarathustra l'
All the familia, both relatives and servants.
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| SR No. | 007671 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1895 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |