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 III, 47-55.
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accept it unwillingly the law and religion ever destroy him 1 till it is the end of the whole millennium.
52. 'And, afterwards, when the millennium of Hashêdar-mâh comes, through Hồshedar-mâh 2 the creatures become more progressive, and he utterly destroys the fiend of serpent origin 3; and Pêshyötand son of Vistâsp becomes, in like manner, highpriest and primate (rad) of the world 4. 53. In that millennium of Hashedar-mâh mankind become so versed in medicine, and keep and bring physic and remedies so much in use, that when they are confessedly at the point of death they do not thereupon die, nor when they smite and slay them with the sword and knife 6.
54. 'Afterwards, one begs a gift of any description out of the allowance of heretics, and owing to depravity and heresy they do not give it. 55. And Aharman rises through that spite 8 on to the moun
1 This appears to be the meaning, but the latter part of the sentence is not very clear.
• See Bund. XXXII, 8. The name is written Khårshed-mah in K 20. The Dînkard gives the same account of the miraculous birth of Hashedar-mâh as of the first HQshedar (see note on § 43); it also repeats the legend of the sun standing still, but for the longer period of twenty days; all which details are also found in the Persian Rivâyats.
Av. a zikithra; such creatures are mentioned in Ardavahist Yt. 8, 10, 11, 15; but As-i Dahâk, 'the destructive serpent,' is probably meant here (see $$ 56-61).
As in the previous millennium. According to the chronology deduced from $ 44 the millennium of Hůshêdar-mâh, which corresponds to the twelfth and last millennium of Bund. XXXIV, is now near the middle of its third century.
• The sentence is either defective or obscure, but this appears to be its meaning.
• The evil spirit is encouraged, by an act of religious toleration, apparently, to recommence his maneuvres for injuring mankind.
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