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YASNA XX.
What is the word well spoken? (Answer.) It is the Mãthra Spenta', the bounteous word of reason. (Question.) What is the deed well done ? (Answer.) It is that done with praises ?, and by the creatures who regard Righteousness as before all other things. 20. (Question.) Mazda made a proclamation, whom did He announce ? (Answer.) Some one who was holy, and yet both heavenly and mundane 3. (Question.) What was His character, He who made this sacred enunciation ? (Answer.) He who is the best (of all), the ruling one. (Question.) Of what character (did He proclaim him the coming one) ? (Answer.) As holy and the best, a ruler who exercises no wanton or despotic power 4.
21. We sacrifice to the (several) part(s) of the Ahuna-vairya. We sacrifice to the memorised recital of the Ahuna-vairya, and its regular chanting and its use in the full Yasna.
YASNA XX. ZAND, OR COMMENTARY, ON THE Ashem VoHo.
1. A blessing is Righteousness (called) the best ; there is weal, there is weal to this man when the Right (helps) the Righteousness best, (when the pious man serves it in truth ). Ahura Mazda spake forth: Ashem vohů vahistem asti. To this Asha, the holy ritual sanctity, one attributes the
* Probably the Gâthas with their lost portions, also the Vendîdad. ? Ritual strictness based upon practical piety, 8 The Saoshyant.
• The latter part of this Zand shows that the Ratu was recognised as a human ruler in it.
• Elsewhere verbally different; when Asha is for A.V.'
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| SR No. | 007673 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 03 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | L H Mills |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1887 |
| Total Pages | 2618 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |