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96
YASTS AND SÎRÔZAHS.
between the earth and the heavens, in the sea Vouru-Kasha, the powerful sea, the large-sized, deep sea of salt waters. He goes to its lake in the shape of a horse, in a holy shape; and down there he makes the waters boil over, and the winds flow above powerfully all around.
9. “Then Satavaêsa ? makes those waters flow down to the seven Karshvares of the earth, and when he has arrived down there, he stands, beautiful, spreading ease and joy on the fertile countries (thinking in himself): “How shall the countries of the Aryas grow fertile ?".
*For his brightness and glory, I will offer him a sacrifice worth being heard ....
VI.
10. 'We sacrifice unto Tistrya, the bright and glorious star, who spake unto Ahura Mazda, saying : “Ahura Mazda, most beneficent Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One!
11. ““If men would worship me with a sacrifice in which I were invoked by my own name, as they worship the other Yazatas with sacrifices in which they are invoked by their own names, then I should have come to the faithful at the appointed time 4; I should have come in the appointed time of my
i See above, p. 66, note 3.
2 Satavaêsa is said to be the leader of the western stars to be read southern stars, Bund. II, 7), and has in its protection the seas of the southern quarter (ibid. XIII, 12); the Satavaêsa sea is the Persian gulf.
This seems to be an allusion to the tide in the Arabian sea (the sea Vouru-Kasha) and in the gulf of Oman, which, being a southern sea, is under the control of Satavaêsa (cf. preceding note and Vend. V, 18, note 1).
* At the right time of the year when rain is expected.
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| SR No. | 007677 |
| Book Title | Saddharma Pundarika |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | H Kern |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1884 |
| Total Pages | 2546 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 46 MB |