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cast forth by those of Pôrůshâspô's kinsmen who were wizards, and the kindred of those frequenting demon-worship, but only as a test?
5. In like manner it is declared that, on account of Vohamanð being welcome to him, he laughed outright at birth? 6. His coming for conference with Allharmazd3, and owing to his accepting the religion, Aharman and many demons and fiends have come to him with exhibition of fear, offering of service, and the argument and entreaty of supplicants; and all these have returned from him disapprovingly, defeatedly, and confusedly, through the pure proclamation of his Avesta, the unique perfection of Adharmazd's will“, and the indication of a prepared armament (virasto-zênih), a declared reward, a powerful sovereignty, and a way of injury to the destroyer.
7. Also the triumph of the sacred beings in the end, and the peculiarity of the joint control of the demons; how, before that, they rushed openly into the world and have dwindled, their bodily forms are shattered", and they are so converted into secret decay, that their supplicants, deceived and deceivers, became awful disputants through confession of it.
8. And when, through completely accepting the religion from Adharmazd, he came to the obedient king Kai-Vistâsp to attract those of the world, he exhibited glorious actions of many kinds and the
1 Dk. VII, iii, 15-19; Zs. XVI, 8-11. 3 Ibid. 2; Zs. XIV, 12, 13 * Ibid. 60-iv, 1; Zs. XXI, 11-XXII, 13. • Dk. VII, iv, 36-41, 61, 62. 5 Ibid. 42, 44-46, 63.
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