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APPENDIX TO THE BUNDAHIS.
he was walking humbly (frô-tang) on the borders, and meditating other things he came up to the top, and a ray of light was seen by him; and because of its antagonistic nature to him he strove that he might reach it, so that it might also be within his absolute power. 4. And as he came forth to the boundary, accompanied by certain others ", Adharmazd came forth to the struggle for keeping Aharman away from His territory; and He did it through pure words, confounding witchcraft, and cast him back to the gloom.
5. For protection from the fiend (drag) the spirits rushed in, the spirits of the sky, water, earth, plants, animals, mankind, and fire He had appointed, and they maintained it (the protection) three thousand years. 6. Aharman, also, ever collected means in the gloom ; and at the end of the three thousand years he came back to the boundary, blustered (patistâd), and exclaimed thus: 'I will smite thee, I will smite the creatures which thou thinkest have produced fame for thee—thee who art the beneficent spirit-I will destroy everything about them.'
7. Adharmazd answered thus : •Thou art not a doer of everything, O fiend?!')
8. And, again, Aharman retorted thus: 'I will seduce all material life into disaffection to thee and affection to myself s.'
19. Adharmazd perceived, through the spirit of wisdom, thus : 'Even the blustering of Aharman is capable of performance, if I do not allow disunion
* Reading pavan katârânð ham-tand, but the phrase is somewhat doubtful, and rather inconsistent with Bund. I, 1o. 2 Bund. I, 16.
s Bund. I, 14.
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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 |