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SHAYAST LÂ-SHAYAST.
8. May Dinô always secure' thee the support of the creator Adharmazd!
9. May the light of the sublime Åtarô 2 hold thy throne in heaven!
10. May Avân grant thee wealth from every generous one!
11. May Khør hold thee without mystery and doubt among the great and thy compeers (hambudíkân)!
12. May Mâh give thee an assistant, who is the assistant of champions!
13. May Tistar hold thee a traveller in the countries of the seven regions !
14. Gôsûrvan the archangels is the protection of four-footed beasts.
15. May Dinô always remain for thee as the support of the creator Adharmazd!
16. May Mitrô be thy judge, who shall wish thy existence to be vigorous!
17. May Srôsh the righteous, the smiter of demons, keep greed, wrath, and want * far from thee! may he destroy them, and may he not seize thee as unjust!
18. May Rashnd be thy conductor to the resplendent heaven!
This verb is doubtful; here and in § 23 it is netrůnâd,' may she guard,' but in $ 15 it is ketrů nâd, 'may she remain.'
• Bürs ataró, 'the sublime fire,' seems to be a personification of the fire Berezi-savang of Bund. XVII, 1, 3, the Supremelybenefiting of SZS. XI, 1, 6. .
She is usually called an angel. Either the verb is omitted in this section, or it is not a blessing; and the same may be said of $$ 20, 25.
These are the three fiends, Ås, Aeshm, and Nfyâz (see Bund. XXVIII, 15-17, 26, 27).
• It is very possible that the verb should be yehabûnad,
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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 |