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CHAPTER III, 27-35.
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through him I have accompanied them on the boundary of its radiance and glory; so that I saw this, that only from the action of this one the future existence will arise; but the routine of the future existence was not seen by me. 31. This son of thine thinks thus: “I will make a grander material existence than that of any other ; " so he will also make thy spiritual one, where thou goest; and this son of thine will remain in the great protection of Vistâsp, not in thine.
32. One marvel is this which is declared, that when Zaratûst was seven years old, that Dürasrôbô being joined by Brâdrôk-rêsh the Karap at the village of Pôrûshâspô, on account of the little previous seeing of Zaratūst by the latter, they saw Zaratûst in that neighbourhood when a hut (kâdako) was constructed by him with the children ; and they sat with evil intention to injure the mind of Zaratûst through witchcraft, and for that reason fear and terror were cast by them upon the children. 33. Here a great wonder became manifest to them, owing to the powerful intellect, cautiousness, and practice of Zaratûst, just as revelation mentions thus : 'When the other children were excessively terrified at their own silliness of speech, Zaratust did not quite close the eye in his mind as regards them.'
34. One marvel is this which is declared, that when these two Karaps came to the dwelling of Pôrúshâspô, he ordered the preparation of food for their eating; and his prepared food is chewed up (frâz khayâi-ait), with a gobletful (pür dôlako) of mare's milk. 35. He also spoke to Durâsrôbô thus : 'Thou art the most spirit-worshipping of mankind
Literally demon-worshipping;' it is not clear that idolatry is
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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 |