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CHAPTER XXIV, 1-17.
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(bûr); he is the chief of the wide-travellers. Those beasts which have no dread whatever of the hand are evil. 11. First of birds the griffon of three natures1 was created, not for here (this world), for the Karsipt is the chief, which they call the falcon (kark), that which revelation says was brought to the enclosure formed by Yim. 12. First of fur animals the white ermine was produced; he is the chief of fur animals; as it says that it is the white ermine which came unto the assembly of the archangels. 13. The Kar-fish, or Ariz3, is the chief of the water-creatures. 14. The Dâîtîk river is the chief of streams. 15. The Dâraga river is the chief of exalted rivers, for the dwelling of the father of Zaratust was on its banks, and Zaratust was born there. 16. The hoary forest is the chief of forests. 17. Hûgar the lofty, on which the water of Arêdvivsûr flows and leaps, is the chief of summits, since it is that above which is the revolution of the constellation Satavês, the chief of reser
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1 The Sîmurgh (see § 29 and Chap. XIV, 11, 23, 24). In Mkh. LXII, 37-39, it is mentioned as follows: And Sînamru's restingplace is on the tree which is opposed to harm, of all seeds; and always when he rises aloft a thousand twigs will shoot forth from that tree; and when he alights he will break off the thousand twigs, and he sheds their seed therefrom.'
See Chap. XIX, 16. In § 29 Kamrôs is said to be the chief. See Chaps. XIV, 12, 26, XVIII, 3-6.
See Chap. XX, 13.
See Chap. XX, 32.
The MSS. have in Balkh' instead of 'on the banks.'
The arûs-i razur is the Av. spaêtitem razurem of Râm Yt. 31.
See Chap. XII, 5. • See Chap. II, 7.
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