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28. Regarding the benefiters the reply spoken is thus: 'They are owing to the reward of the smiter and developer; those are beneficial whose smiting and developing are those of the developer Aûharmazd, who understands smiting and development.'
29. When through smiting by Aûharmazd, on account of the wicked, a question (frashno) about it arose, the reply spoken, as to the smiting of the present world by means of him who is ruler, was: 'The reward which the judgment that is perfect teaches is thus, that he who is the smiter and developer, Sôshâns 1, shall make the decision.' 30. Zaratust spoke in reply thus: 'He gives a reward.' 31. And that wise smiter, Sôshâns, spoke in reply thus: 'He shall inflict punishment.'
32. Even he who is an ox of many cattle has openly and publicly wailed this complaint on account of the righteous one: 'How long is it till the time when a developer arises, even he who is an irresolute ruler (akâmakŏ khûdât)? How long is the time till he arises, until the wicked one who is a smiter and privileged corrupter is he who is unprivileged?' 33. Because, for the sake of producing resolution (kâmak-dahih), he complains that, until the developer shall arise, even he who is irresolute is ruler, that is, until he who is the developer shall become privileged.
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34. As to that complaint of his Aûharmazd spoke thus: 'Not so as by this complaint is the obtainment of spiritual lordship (ahûikih), for this reason, when they do not consider the ruler as a ruler, and there is no giving of priestly authority (radŏth) by any
1 See § 10.
2 Compare Pahl. Yas. XXIX, 1, 9.
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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 |