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YASTS AND SÎRÔZAHS.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy and gallant Haoshyangha;
To withstand the Mazainya Daêvas and the Varenya fiends; to withstand the evil done by the Daêvas 1.
138. We worship the Fravashi of the holy Fradhakhsti, the son of the jar,
To withstand Aeshma, the fiend of the wounding spear, and the Daêvas that grow through Aêshma; to withstand the evil done by Aêshma.
xxx. 139. We worship the Fravashi of the holy HVôvi 3.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Freni; We worship the Fravashi of the holy Thriti ;
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Pourukista 4.
We worship the Fravashi of the holy Hutaosa 8 ; We worship the Fravashi of the holy Huma We worship the Fravashi of the holy Zairiki.
· See Yt. V, 21-23.
Khumbya, one of the immortals in Hvaniratha; he resides in the Pêsgânsai plain : "he is Hvembya for this reason, because they brought him up in a hvemb (jar) for fear of Khashm' (Bund. XXIX, 5). He answers pretty well to the Agastya and Vasishtha of the Vedic legend (see Ormazd et Ahriman, $ 177).
8 One of the three wives of Zarathustra, the daughter of Frashaostra; she is the supposed mother of Saoshyant and his brothers (see p. 195, note 2).
• The three daughters of Zarathustra and sisters to Isadvästar (see p. 204, note 1).
o Vîstâspa's wife; see Yt. IX, 26, and XVII, 46. • Vîstâspa's daughter, Humai, in the Shâh Nâmah.
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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 |