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V. TAHMURAS' FRAGMENTS.
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XXXIII.-66. I declare unto thee, O Spitama Zarathustra ! the holy Benediction of the Righteous shall not fail (?) thee more,
67. O youth of good thoughts, of good words, of good works, and the good Religion, 68. Than · ·
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XXXIV. 69. How hast thou ordained things? How, O Mazda ?!
70. To me he gives obedience to and ruling through the holy Word .
71. Thy sense and thy soul, O Bull beneficent 8 ! giver of good things, we send towards the heavenly luminaries * and thy sight within the eyes of man.
XXXV. 72. Asha Vahista giveth a good passage to whoso hath a spiritual Master,
73. For his noble deeds and for his virtuous thoughts,
74. And he giveth joy to the soul of the righteous man that has departed ?
XXXVI. 75. Grant that the gifts we pray for appear before us 81
76. The gifts manifest between the Amesha Spentas and the Saoshyants”;
. Cf. § 44.
• Doubtful.
• Cf. $$ 13-19.
s Yasna XXXIII, 7 C. This seems to mean : the gifts which the Amesha Spentas reserve for the Saoshyants (the great saints).
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