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CHAPTER LIX, 17-LX, 4.
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taught is allowed an opportunity for listening by Zaratust.
2. This, too, that by him who would be a causer of procreation for performers of labour, the perfect nature of the performance of the first next-of-kin marriage1 1 is praised; because causing the procreation of performers of labour is the fatherhood of mankind, the proper fatherhood of mankind is through the proper production of progeny, the proper progeny of the producer is through the accomplishment of progeny among his own, according to the disposition of the first creatures, and the accomplishment of progeny among one's own is next-of-kin marriage; and that which occurs, when a causer of the procreation of performers of labour praises the fatherhood of mankind, is that next-of-kin marriage is also praised by him. 3. This, too, that by him whose creatures are in virtue, owing to his virtuous nourishment of the creatures, the performance of next-of-kin marriage 2 is taught, and the virtue is his virtue; even on this account, because, for the sake of keeping the creatures in virtue, he allows (andazêdŏ) for the virtuous disposition pertaining to the multitude, and that which is born he produces (dahêdo) as lineage from the next-of-kin marriage pertaining to the multitude.
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4. This, too, that Spendarmad is in daughterhood to Aûharmazd is taught by him whose wisdom is through complete mindfulness; even for this reason,
1 See Pahl. Yas. XLIV, 4 a.
2 Ibid. 4 c. §§ 2-5 have been already translated, somewhat differently, in S. B. E., vol. xviii, pp. 395, 396.
Ibid. 4 d. For Spendarmad see Bk. VIII, Chap. IX, 3.
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| SR No. | 007682 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2240 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 38 MB |