Zend Avesta Part 01

SR No.: 007671
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

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V. TAHMURAS' FRAGMENTS.
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XXVI.—47. Such a one, O Spitama Zarathustra ! shall arrive thered as the best of intercessors, who here below intercedeth for the poor man and the poor woman in their distress ? ;
48. Who doeth it himself and teaches it to others in his kingdoms
The blessed Åtūrpât, son of Mahraspand", in his Instruction to a disciple', says: 'Be a man of prayer; a man of peace, a man of perfect piety, a man of liberality, and without rancour. These are the virtues one must acquire, as it is said in the Scriptures:
496.... whose words of prayer rejoice (the gods]?. 50. Teaching in peace 8. 51. In perfect piety keeping (Religion)". 52. Science in giving 10. 53. His word is without rancour 11.' .
XXVII. 54. In what fashion is manifest thy Ahuna Vairya 12 ?
55. Ahura Mazda made answer : By Good Thought in perfect unity with Reason, O Zarathustra!
56. Taking all good things, taking all that is the offspring of the Good Principle 13.
? Answering to the words,“man of prayer,' in Âtūrpåt's sentence. & Answering to the words, man of peace.'
• Answering to the words, ‘man of perfect piety.' Cf. Vp. II, 5 (Sp. 10).
10 Answering to the words, man of liberality.' 11 Answering to the words, and without rancour.'
18 The Zoroastrian prayer kar' oxíu (Vd. VIII, 19, note 2). The question amounts to: 'How does it become clear that a man is devoted to religion ?' (Comm.)
18 Doubtful.
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