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SHAYAST LÂ-SHAYAST.
Part III.-Appendix!
CHAPTER XV. 1. It is revealed by a passage of the Avesta that Zaratūst, seated before Adharmazd, always wanted information (vak) from him; and he spoke to Aůharmazd thus: 'Thy head, hands, feet, hair, face, and tongue are in my eyes just like those even which are my own, and you have the clothing men have; give me a hand, so that I may grasp thy hand.'
2. Adharmazd said thus: 'I am an intangible spirit; it is not possible to grasp my hand.'
3. Zaratūst spoke thus : 'Thou art intangible, and Vohůman, Ardavahist, Shatvairo 3, Spendarmad, Horvadad, and Amerôdad are intangible, and when I depart from thy presence, and do not see thee nor even them-since of the person whom I see and worship there is something--should thou and the seven archangels be worshipped by me, or not?'
1 This Appendix consists of a number of fragments found in the old MS. M6, and of somewhat the same character as the Shayast la-shấyast, but they have no claim to be considered as a portion of that work. Excepting Chaps. XVIII, XIX, XXI, they are not found in the other old MS. K20, and beyond the fact that they must be more than five centuries old their age is quite uncertain, though some of them are probably older than others.
This chapter follows the Patît-i Khad in M6, and is also found in L15, fols. 16-28 ; for a Pâzand version of it, see L22, fols. 113-122, and L7, fols. 70–76.
3 Written Shatrôîvar throughout this chapter; these six (see Bund. I, 26) with Adharmazd himself, are the seven archangels.
* Reading můn, 'whom,' instead of amat, when' (see Bund. 1, 7, note).
• Zaratûst is doubtful whether he ought to worship beings of
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