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mulgation (rûbâkŏ-dahisnih) of the good and religious liturgy (mânsar), the coming of the good cause of the resurrection, and the production of the renovation of the universe1 are his cöoperation and his own thanksgiving; and over the creatures of this prior world he is a guardian, defender, and
CHAPTER II, 4-10.
manager.
9. And such rulers are great and pre-eminent; yet every man is not for that greatness, but it is mentioned as to superior beings and concerning righteous men, in whom it has arisen, and the best are the three who are the beginning, middle, and end of the creation. 10. One is the pure man, Gâyômard, who was its first rational praiser; he in whose keeping was the whole creation of the sacred beings, from its beginning and immaturity unto the final completion of the worldly creatures, over which was the exercise of goodness of his well-destined progeny, such as Hôshâng, Tâkhmôrup, Yim, and Frêdûn, such as the apostles of the religion, like Zaratûst, Hûshêdar, and Hûshêdar-mâh, and the producers of the renovation of the universe, like Sôshâns, Rôshanô-kashm, and
1 Which is expected to take place about the time of the resurrection (see Bd. XXX, 32).
The first four rulers of the world (omitting the usurper Dahâk) after Gâyômard (see Bd. XXXI, 1-3, 7). The five names of these primeval sovereigns are corruptions of the Avesta names, Gaya-maretan, Haoshyangha, Takhmô-urupa, Yima, and Thraêtaona. The third name is always written Tâkhmôrido in Dd.
3 Corruptions of Av. Zarathustra, Ukhshyad-ereta, and Ukhshyad-nemangh. The last two are future apostles still expected by the Parsis to restore their religion to its original purity, in preparation for the resurrection (see Bd. XXXII, 2-10, Byt. III, 13, 43-48, 52, 53).
Av. Saoshyas. The last of the future apostles, in whose
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