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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CHAPTER XVII, 2–7.
amid the sea the wind rushed upon the fireplacethe fireplace in which the fire was, such as was provided in three places on the back of the ox—which the wind dropped with the fire into the sea; and all those three fires, like three breathing souls, continually shot up in the place and position of the fire on the back of the ox, so that it becomes quite light, and the men pass again through the sea. 5. And in the reign of Yim every duty was performed more fully through the assistance of all those three fires; and the fire Frôbakwas established by him at the appointed place (dâd-gâs) on the Gadman-hômand glorious ') mountain in Khvârizem*, which Yim constructed for them; and the glory of Yim saves the fire Frôbak from the hand of Dahâk5. 6. In the reign of King Vistasp, upon revelation from the religion, it was established, out of Khvârizem, at the Rôshan (shining ') mountain in Kävulistân, the country of Kâvul (Kabul), just as it remains there even now.
7. The fire Gasasp, until the reign of Kal-Khusrôb?, continually afforded the world protection in the manner aforesaid 8; and when Kal-Khúsrôb? was
1 Compare staft with Pers. sitâftan,'to hasten.'
? The third Pêsdadian monarch (see Chaps. XXXI, 3, 4, XXXIV, 4).
3 Also written Frôbě, Fróbá, Frôbâk, or Frðbâg.
• The Av. Hvairizem of Mihir Yt. 14, a province east of the Caspian.
• It is doubtful whether va gadman, and the glory,' or nismo, the soul, reason' (see Chaps. XXIII, 1, XXXIV, 4), should be read. And it may even be that the fire Frôbak saves the soul of Yim,' &c. For Dahâk see Chape. XXXI, 6, XXXIV, 5.
• Or, upon declaration from revelation.' 7 Here written Kai-Khûsrôbî. * In 3. The three breathing souls' of spiritual fire are sup
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