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twigs of Hadhânaêpata, then Âtar, the son of Ahura Mazda, well pleased with him and not angry, and fed as required, will thus bless him :
16. May herds of oxen grow for thee, and increase of sons; may thy mind be master of its vow, may thy soul be master of its vow, and mayest thou live on in the joy of the soul all the nights of thy life.
This is the blessing which Âtar speaks unto him who brings him dry wood, well-examined by the light of the day, well-cleansed with godly intenta.
17. Yathâ ahū vairyô: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness ....
I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour of Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda .... Ashem Vohû: Holiness is the best of all good ..
188. We gladden by our virtue thy mighty Fire, O Ahura! thy most quick and powerful Fire, who shows his assistance4 to him who has ever comforted him, but delights in taking vengeance with his hands on the man who has harmed him.
· See Vend. p. 94, note i. • Cf. Vend. XVIII, 26–27. s From Yasna XXXIV, 4.
• In the var nîrang' (Pahl. Comm.), that is to say, in the fire ordeal; see above, p. 170, note 3.
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