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8. About the recitations at the five periods of the day, the ceremonial invocation by name of many angels in each separately, and great information on the same subject.
9. The worthiness of a man restrained (vandak) by authority, the devotion of life and body to the sacred beings, the good rulers, and their examination and satisfaction; also the blessing and winning words which are most successful in carrying off the affliction that is owing to the fiend. 10. About allpleasing creativeness and omniscience, every precedence ', leadership, foresight?, worthy liberality, perspicacity (vênâkih), and all proper cause and effect of righteousness; the individuality (khadih) of righteousness, the opposition to the demons of Adharmazď's law, and also much other information in the same section.
11. The middle division is of 102 sections containing particulars about spiritual and worldly diligence, the leadership of the diligent and their mighty means, all the former deeds of righteousness. 12. Righteousness kindling the resolution is the reward of merit, each for each, and is provided by it for that which one mentions thus :—' It is the Hâdôkht which is the maintenance of righteousness, so that it may make righteousness more abiding in the body of a man.'
13. The last division is of nineteen sections containing a trusty remedy, that is, a remedy whose utterance aloud by the faithful is a chief resource (afzârtām) for the creatures of the sacred beings.
* Assuming that pesagih stands for pêsagih. ? Assuming that pes vônâkih stands for pes venâkih.
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| SR No. | 007672 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1883 |
| Total Pages | 2221 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 41 MB |