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.
orders to the archangels that they should speak to the angels of the spiritual existences thus: “Proceed to the assistance of the illustrious Pêshyðtana!" 32. Mitrô of the vast cattle-pastures, Srôsh the vigorous, Rashn the just, Vahram ? the mighty, Åståd the victorious, and the glory of the religion of the Mazdayasnians, the stimulator of religious formulas (nirang), the arranger of the world, proceed? to the assistance of the illustrious Pêshyôtand, through the order of which I, the creator, have just written
33. 'Out of the demons of gloomy race the evil spirit cries to Mitrô of the vast cattle-pastures thus: “Stay above in truth “, thou Mitrô of the vast cattlepastures!"
34. 'And then Mitrô of the vast cattle-pastures cries thus: “Of these nine thousand years' support, which during its beginning produced Dahâk of evil religion, Frasiyâv of Tūr, and Alexander the Raman, the period of one thousand years of those leathern-belted demons with dishevelled hair is a more than moderate reign to produce 8.".
735. The wicked evil spirit becomes confounded when he heard this; Mitrô of the vast cattle-pastures will smite Wrath of the infuriate spear with
The fact that the angel Vâhrâm goes in his spiritual form to the assistance of Pêshyôtand, rather militates against the idea that he also goes in the form of Vâhrâm the Vargâvand.
% This verb is omitted by mistake in K20. 8 Literally, 'arrive at the writing.' • Or, 'stand up with honesty ! • The latter two names are here written Frâsâv and Alasandar.
From this it appears that the writer expected the evil reign of the unbelievers to last a thousand years, that is, till the end of Hashedar's millennium, about A. D. 1593-1635, which corresponds very closely with the reign of the great Shâh 'Abbâs.
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