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FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS.
77. Frârâitiska vidůshauska antare hvâdaenau ashaonis.
XXXVII, XXXVIII. XXXVII.—78. Aad yô aêtahmi anghvô yad astavanti Spetama Zarathustra upairi hunarem manô barád,
79. Vispem aêtem paiti zrvânem astarem urva kâsayad.
XXXVIII.—80. Åad yad hê manahê paiti baråd, 81. Åad yad hê manahi paiti ava baraitê,
82. Paskaêta azem yê Ahurô Mazdau aồi urunê urvâsma daêsayêni,
83. Vahistemka ahům anaghraka raðkau afrasanghãnka hvathra,
84. Vispa yamka ustatas yâ nars sådra dregvato. 85, 86 = 22, 23.
XXXIX. 87. Para mê aêtahmi anghvô yad astvainti Spetama Zarathustra thriskid vahista anghê astvaitê visata :
88. Manaka yasnem yad Ahurahê Mazdau athraska Ahurahê Mazdau yasnenka vahmemka hubereitimka usta-bereitimka vanta-bereitimka;
89. Narska ashaonô khshnaitimka å reitimka vyâdaska paiti paitizaintyaska frâyo-humatahê frâyôhukhtahệ frâyô-hvareshtahê.
Mutual Charity due from and to Mazdeans. ? Literally, his soul carries sin. I will give bliss to his soul.
• No man absolutely deserves bliss. Cf. Yasna LXII, 6: 'O Fire, son of Ahura Mazda ! give me, however unworthy I am, now and for ever, the bright, all-happy Paradise of the righteous.
o.The righteous are rewarded, while the wicked are punished' (Comm. ad Visparad XVIII, 2). The line is from Yasna XLV, 7.
• The three best things in the world are respect shown to Ahura, respect shown to the fire, and respect shown to the righteous.
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