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SHAYAST LÂ-SHAYAST.
CHAPTER XIX. 1. The Yathâ-aha-vairyô i formulas that are necessary in each place, and how they are to be spoken in performing anything.
2. One by him who goes forth to an assembly, or before grandees and chieftains, or on any business; or when he goes to ask for what he wants (val khvahisno); also when he quits any business; in each of these situations he is to say only one formula, so that his business may proceed more promptly ::
next-of-kin marriage is that of a brother's son and a younger (dîgar) brother's daughter, or of a sister's son and a younger sister's daughter; and inferior to a medium next-of-kin marriage is that of a sister's son and a younger brother's daughter. It is necessary to know that any person who contracts a next-of-kin marriage, if his soul be fit for hell, will arrive among the ever-stationary (see Chap. VI, 2), if it is one of the ever-stationary it will arrive at heaven. Another particular is to be added; if any one, in departing, settles and strives for the next-of-kin marriage betrothal (paivand) of a next brother it is a good work of a thousand Tanâpūhars; if any one strives to break off a next-of-kin marriage betrothal he is worthy of death.'
See Bund. I, 21.
It appears from the ninth book of the Dînkard, that the contents of this chapter are derived from the first fargard of the Sadkar Nask (see B. Yt. I, 1, note). The account given by the Dînkard contains fewer details, but, so far as it goes, it is in accordance with our text, except that it seems to transfer the object of § 10 to $ 12, and removes the objects of $$ 12, 13 one step onwards; it also adds going on a bridge' to § 2. The Persian Rivâyat of Bahman Pangyah gives further details, as will be mentioned in the notes below.
The Persian Rivâyat adds to these occasions, when he goes on the water, or a river, or goes to borrow, or to ask repayment of a loan, or goes out from his house, or comes into it.
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