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INTRODUCTION
Zoroastrians must have abstained from meat-eating." (P. 86). * It is Vohu-Mano who leads mankind upto Asha. Emphasis laid on purity of mind-Cittasuddhi by the various systems of Indian Philosophy may be advantageously compared. Amệtabindu Upanişad also speaks of two kinds of Mind pure and impure. +
3. Kshathra-Vairya means the Supreme Power, the Perfect Strength, or the Omnipotence and the Universal Sovereignty of the Lord. Divine Power is attained by one who treads the path of Truth or obeys the Law of God. Kshathra-Vairya later becomes Shahrivar the Lord of Mineral Kingdom.
4. Spenta-Armaiti or Holy Devotion stands at the head of the feminine group of the three Holy Immortals as Asha stands at the head of the masculine group of the three Holy Immortals. She has been also identified with Mother Earth. She is the Spirit of Earth and also Divine. Wisdom and Grace. She is the Guardian of the Faith of Zarathushtra. In Gujarati she is called 'Spendārmad'.
5 & 6. The twin Amesh-Spentas, Haurvatāt and Ameretatāt stand for 'Wholeness' and 'Immortality'. Haurvatāt is Spiritual Perfection. Haurvatāt and Ameretatāt are the Guardians of the waters and of the vegetable Kingdom respectively. In Gujarati they are called 'Khordād' and 'Amerdād' respectively.
YAZATAS Yazatas (the Adorable Ones) are Divine beings who may be called the Angels to distinguish them from Amesh-Spentas who may be called the Archangels. They correspond to the 'Devas' of Hindus. In later Zoroastrianism, the three most important Yazatas are Atar Ashi and Sraosh. The number of Yazatas including Amesh-Spentas
* "There are clear indications in the Gathās about the sin of killing animals." P. 90, "The Religion of Zarathushtra'
ॐ मनो हि द्विविधं प्रोक्तं शुद्धं चाशुद्धमेव च । अशुद्धं कामसंकल्पं शुद्ध कामविवर्जितम् ॥१॥
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