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CHAPTER IV, 38–62.
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becomes again, a second time, bound and fettered to the sun.
50. The statement which they offer about it? (51) is this, the conflict of the superior beings within the star station. 52. Out of the inferior of those are the conflicts of Tistar and the demon Spenzagar?, (53) of the fire Vâzist 3 and the demon Avâush“, (54) and of other good spirits with gloomy ones, for the formation of rain and allotment of welfare to the creatures.
55. Below them are mankind and cattle, noxious creatures and deadly ones 5, and other creatures that are good and bad. 56. Because propensities (gadasni) are mingled with mankind, (57) which are greed, lust, malice, wrath, and lethargy, (58) wisdom, temper, skill, knowledge, understanding, and intellect, (59) as the good influences and bad influences are called, which are the causes of good works and sin.
60. All this welfare of the creatures 6 is specially owing to the creator of the creatures, (61) who is himself the healer and perfect ruler, the maintainer of protection, nourisher, and caretaker, preserving his own creatures. 62. And, for his own creatures, he
1 Meaning, probably, the reason given by the astrologers for the good works mentioned in § 28.
· The demon of thunder (see Bd. VII, 12). * The lightning (see Bd. XVII, 1).
+ The demon of drought (see Bd. VII, 8, 10, 12, XXVIII, 39). These two conflicts represent the struggle between rain and drought, which culminates in the thunderstorm; Tistar (Sirius) being the bringer of rain.
o So in AK, PB3, MH19, but other MSS. have mâr, 'serpent,' instead of mar, though Nêr. uses Sans. nrisamsa.
• Which is manifest in the world around us.
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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 |