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CHAPTER III, 13–19.
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Zaratûst to death ; then to have Zaratûst carried off into the den (sûrâk) where a wolf's cubs (h û nûskân) are slaughtered, so that when the wolf arrives and sees the slaughtered cubs, she will wrathfully growl and mangle Zaratūst in revenge for those cubs, was the remedy that Karap proposed; and Pôrúshâspô acted accordingly. 16. And here is manifested a great wonder to the multitude, just as revelation mentions: 'It is when that wolf came on, several Yügyâsts", towards Zaratūst, the wolf was struck dumb by the assistance of the sacred beings, so that its mouth was down at the cubs, one with the other.'
17. One marvel is this which is declared, that Srôsh o the righteous and Vohûmano proceeded to him, and a woolly (kûr û sak) sheep was brought by them unto him; the nurses (dâyagan)s also were terrified, apart from him, the whole night. 18. Then on rushed at dawn that son-loving mother, forwards from the position of that woolly sheep she walked, and she, the mistress of the domain (zan-i gehân), spoke thus: “Thou runnest on violently (ūtayûto) in excess ;' for she considered in this way, that 'the wolf is so much better to that son than thou art 4 good to me, when I shall show his bone or blood in thy sight 6.' 19. Forwards to him has she come
1 The Yügyást is a distance of sixteen Roman miles of a thousand paces each (see Dk. VIII, xx, 19, note). But the writer of the scripture here quoted could have had no idea of the distance he was mentioning.
? A sacred being who personifies'obedience,' and is a special protector of man, particularly at night.
8 It may also be read dehigân, the country-folk.' 4 Or she would be.'
Or they show my.' & This seems to be a bitter reproach addressed to her husband; but the ambiguity of the Pahlavi makes its exact meaning rather uncertain.
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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 |