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CHAPTER III, 32-39.
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stupefaction; and the wicked evil spirit flees, with the miscreations and evil progeny he flees back to the darkest recess of hell. [36. And Mitrô of the vast cattle-pastures cries to the illustrious Pêshyotand thus: “Extirpate and utterly destroy the idoltemples, the abode of the demons! proceed to these countries of Iran which I, Adharmazd, created! restore again the throne of sovereignty of the religion over the wicked! when they see thee they will be terrified."
37. 'And the illustrious Pêshyötand advances, and the fire Frôbâ, the fire Gasnasp, and the triumphant fire Barzin-Mitrô will smite the fiend of excessive strength; he will extirpate the idol-temples that are the abode of demons; and they celebrate the ceremonial (yazisn), arrange the sacred twigs, solemnize the Dvâzdah-hômâst, and praise me, Adharmazd, with the archangels; this is what I foretell 1. 38. The illustrious Pêshyôtand walks forth to these countries of Iran which I, Adharmazd, created, to the Arvand and Vêh river 2 ; when the wicked see him they will be terrified, those of the progeny of gloom and those not worthy.
39. 'And regarding that Vährâm the Vargåvand it is declared that he comes forth in full glory, fixes upon Vandid-khims ("a curbed temper”), and having intrusted him with the seat of mobadship of the
* Or, perhaps, what I said before,' being already narrated in $ 29 as performed by Pêshyôtand before advancing far into Iran.
9 The Tigris and the Oxus-Indus (see $$ 5, 21).
8 Probably a title of Pêshyôtand; a more obvious translation would be, 'restrains a curbed temper, and is intrusted,' &c., but it is hardly probable that the warrior prince Vâhrâm could become a priest. It is Vährâm's business to restore the empire, leaving Pêshyôtand to restore the religion,
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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 |