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righteous; it is the ruler that is righteous who smites them and opposes them—that is, restrains them from sin-and causes hatred for them through his will ?; that, O Adharmazd! is this dominion of thine by which you give benefits (vehigânö) to him who is justly living and poor??
11. It is perfect excellence that is righteousness.
CHAPTER XLVI.
Varstmânsar Nask. 1. The twenty-third fargard, Airyaman, is the Airmân supplication * : -'That is the greatest, I tell thee, O Spítâmân! of the pure sayings of every kind, in so much Avesta lore, this is the best, because it is given forth by him who is a very eminent producer (madam-kârtar) of sayings of every kind. 2. Which Airmân supplication they should recite who are beneficial", and the benefiter", through the recital of it aloud, O Spitâmân! becomes predominant. 3. The evil spirit, who is heretical (dasdênô), O Zaratûst ! with his own creatures, O Spitâmân! becomes buried in the earth; the evil spirit is among those buried in the earth—who are the demons-where their bodily form (kâlpudo) is com
1 See Pahl. Yas. LII, 9 c. 3 Ibid. 9 d. Compare Chap. XLVII, 17.
$ See Chap. XXIII, i n; it is here written Airemano in Pahlavi.
• See Pahl. Yas. LIII, I and Bk. VIII, Chap. XLIV, 81.
o Pahl. sûd-hômônd=Av, saoshyãs, referring to the future restorer of religion to the world, just before the renovation of the universe.
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