Zend Avesta Part 02

SR No.: 007672
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

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SIKAND GỒMÂNÎK VIGÂR.
leader of those of the good religion, (57) appointed the name of the Dinkard manuscript-owing to its explaining the religion-(58) I am saved from the many doubts, delusions, deceits, and follies of sects, (59) and, especially, from those of the deceivers, the very great and very mighty, very evil-teaching and empty-skulled Manicheans, (60) whose devotion is witchcraft, whose religion is deceitfulness, and whose teaching is folly and intricate secret proceedings.
61. I have been deliberately confirmed by the power of wisdom and the strength of knowledge of the religion, (62) not through obstinate faith“, but by the pure revelation opposed to the demon", which is the decision of Adharmazd (63) that was taught by the creator Adharmazd to the righteous Zaratûst .
64. Zaratûst came alone, on a true mission, to the lofty portal of Kal Gustasp?, (65) and the religion was taught by him, with a powerful tongue, to Kai Gustasp and the learned, through the speech of wisdom, through manual gestures, through definite words, through explanation of many doubts, and through presentation of the visible testimony of the
1 The probable meaning of dînkard is acts of the religion.' See also Chap. IV, 107 n.
? Reading rat-mastarg. For rat Nêr, has read rad, pontiff,' which is written in the same manner; his translation being Sans. guru, while his Pâz. rad has become raê in AK, PB3, MH19, but has again become rad in JE.
3 See Chap. XVI.
• Assuming that Paz. sakht-vîrôdasniha stands for Pahl. sakht-virôyisniha. 6 That is, the Vendîdad.
See Mkh. I, 10. ? See Mkh. XIII, 14, XXVII, 68-76.
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