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ZAMYÂD YAST.
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Vouru-Kasha. The swift-horsed Son of the Waters 1 seizes it at once: this is the wish of the Son of the Waters, the swift-horsed: 'I want to seize that Glory that cannot be forcibly seized, down to the bottom of the sea Vouru-Kasha, in the bottom of the deep rivers.
52. We sacrifice unto the Son of the Waters, the swift-horsed, the tall and shining lord, the lord of females; the male god, who helps one at his appeal; who made man, who shaped man”, a god who lives beneath waters, and whose ear is the quickest to hear when he is worshipped.
53. “And whosoever of you, O men,'—thus said Ahura Mazda,—'O holy Zarathustra ! shall seize that Glory that cannot be forcibly seized, he has the gifts 3 of an Athravan * ; whosoever shall long for the illumination of knowledge, he has the gifts of an Athravan; whosoever shall long for fulness of knowledge, he has the gifts of an Athravan;
54. 'And Riches will cleave unto him, giving him full welfare, holding a shield before him, powerful, rich of cattle and garments; and Victory will cleave unto him, day after day; and likewise Strength, that smites more than a year. Attended by that Victory, he will conquer the havocking hordes ; attended by that Victory, he will conquer all those who hate him.'
For its brightness and glory, I will offer it a sacrifice ....
* Apãm Napât; see p. 6, note 1.
? An allusion to old myths on the igneous origin of life (Ormazd et Ahriman, $ 78).
8 Doubtful. • As that Glory is the one that belongs to the Athravan.
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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 |