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YASTS AND SÎRÔZAHS.
XIV. 45. 'We sacrifice unto Tistrya, the bright and glorious star, to whom Ahura Mazda has given a thousand senses, and who is the most beneficent amongst the stars that have in them the seed of the waters :
46. Who moves in light with the stars that have in them the seed of the waters : he, from the sea Vouru-Kasha, the powerful sea, the large-sized, deep, and salt of waters, goes to all the lakes, and to all the beautiful caves, and to all the beautiful channels 2, in the shape of a white, beautiful horse, with golden ears and a golden caparison.
47. : Then, O Spitama Zarathustra! the waters flow down from the sea Vouru-Kasha, mother-like 3, friendly, and healing: he divides them amongst these countries, being most beneficent, when he has been worshipped with a sacrifice and propitiated, rejoiced, and satisfied 4.
For his brightness and glory, I will offer him a sacrifice worth being heard ....
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48. We sacrifice unto Tistrya, the bright and glorious star, for whom long all the creatures of SpentaMainyu, those that live under the ground, and those that live above the ground; those that live in the waters, and those that live on dry land; those that fly, and those that run in the plains 6; and all those
1 See Yt. X, 82, note. * Those of Ardvi Sura Anâhita; cf. Yt. V, 4, 101. s Cf. Yt. V, 15.
• Cf. § 43. o See Yt. XIII, 10, note; cf. Vispêrad I, I, and Bundahis XXIV, tr. West, note 1.
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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 |