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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BAHMAN YAST.
that, during this time, the accursed Mazdik son of Båmdâd, who is opposed to the religion, comes into notice, and is to cause disturbance among those in the religion of God (yazdån). 7. And he, the glorified one!, summoned Khusrô son of Mâh-dad and Dad-Adharmazd of Nishậpur, who were highpriests of Åtarô-pâtakån, and Atarô-frôbåg the undeceitful (akadba), Åtarô-pånd, Åtaró-Mitrô, and Bakht-afrid to his presence, and he demanded of them a promise ?, thus : 'Do not keep these Yasts in concealment, and do not teach the commentary except among your relations .' 8. And they made the promise unto Khasrô.
CHAPTER II. 1. In the Vohaman Yast commentary (zand) it is declared that Zaratust asked for immortality from
1 That is, Khusrð Nôshirvân. As the names of his priests and councillors stand in K20 they can hardly be otherwise distributed than they are in the text, but the correctness of the MS. is open to suspicion. Dad-Adharmazd was a commentator who is quoted in Chap. III, 16, and in the Pahl. Yas. XI, 22 ; Âtaro-frôbâg was another commentator mentioned in Sls. I, 3; and Atarô-pâd and Bakht-afrîd are names well known in Pahlavi literature, the former having been borne by more than one individual (see Sls. I, 3, 4).
* The Pers. version says nothing about this promise, but states that Khûsro sent a message to the accursed Mazdak, requiring him to reply to the questions of this priestly assembly on pain of death, to which he assented, and he was asked ten religious questions, but was unable to answer one ; so the king put him to death immediately.
• A similar prohibition, addressed to Zaratûst, as regards the Avesta text, is actually found in the Horvadad Yt. 10.
* This seems to imply that this text is not the commentary
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