Saddharma Pundarika

SR No.: 007677
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

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CHAPTER X, 10-XI, 7.
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2. Because every time that they maintain a fire properly, which is within a dwelling, every fire which is in the earth of seven regions becomes pleased with those persons, and, when they ask a favour, or beg a necessity ('hâgat), it becomes quickly operative. 3. And every time that one does not maintain it properly, every fire which is in the earth of seven regions receives injury from that person, and the necessity he begs does not become operative. 4. If any one does not maintain the fire-place properly, if he gives a hundred dinârs? to the fire Gusasp there is no acceptance of it, and that sin does not depart from him.
5. For it is declared in revelations, that the creator Hôrmazd has given sovereignty in heaven to Ardibahist“, the archangel, and has spoken thus : 'As to every one with whom thou art not pleased, do not let him escape into heaven. 6. And this is also declared in revelation, that, every time that they do not maintain the fire properly, pregnancy becomes scarcer for the women, fewer male children are born, and honour (hurmat) in the vicinity of the king becomes less for the men, and there is no approbation (qabal) of their words.
7. For every single fire which dies out in a dwelling a loss of three dirhams and two dângs falls
1 The dînâr is a gold coin which, if it contained a dirham weight of gold, and if the dirham were 63 grains (see Dd. LII, 1n), was equal to about half-a-sovereign.
One of the three most sacred fires (see Bd. XVII, 7). * Lp, B29 have in the good religion.'
* Av. asha vahista, perfect rectitude,' who is supposed to protect fire (see Bd. I, 26, Sls. XV, 12).
That is, three dirhams and a half in silver, or nearly one rupee and a quarter,
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