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watery way, at the will of Ahura Mazda, at the will of the Amesha-Spentas.
For his brightness and glory, I will offer him a sacrifice worth being heard ....
VIII. 36. "We sacrifice unto Tistrya, the bright and glorious star, whose rising is watched by men who live on the fruits of the year, by the chiefs of deep? understandinga; by the wild beasts in the mountains, by the tame beasts that run in the plains; they watch him, as he comes up to the country for a bad year, or for a good year 3, (thinking in themselves): “How shall the Aryan countries be fertile ?"
*For his brightness and glory, I will offer him a sacrifice worth being heard ....
IX. 374. 'We sacrifice unto Tistrya, the bright and glorious star, swift-flying and swift-moving, who flies towards the sea Vouru-Kasha, as swiftly as the arrow darted through the heavenly space, which Erekhsha, the swift archer, the Arya amongst the Aryas whose arrow was the swiftest, shot from Mount Khshaotha to Mount Hvanvant.
38. 'Ahura Mazda gave him assistance, and the Amesha-Spentas and Mithra, the lord of wide pastures, pointed him the way: behind him went the
* Doubtful. $ For good or bad harvest.
• The chiefs of the state. *$ 37=$ 6.
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