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therewith, Mashya and Mashiyot? were the son and daughter of Gàyömard and Spendarmad, and it is named the Khvêtûk-das of son and mother. And Mashya and Mashłyof, as male and female, practised the quest of offspring, one with the other, and it is named the Khvêtūk-das of brother and sister. And many couples were begotten by them, and the couples became continually wife and husbands; and all men, who have been, are, and will be, are from origin the seed of Khvêtūk-das. And this is the reason which is essential for its fulfilment by law, that where its contemplation (andàgisno) exists it is manifest from the increase of the people of all regions.
And I assert that the demons are enemies of man, and a non-existence of desire for them consists in striving for it when Khvêtuk-das is practised; it then becomes their reminder of that original practice of contemplation which is the complete gratitude of men, and has become hisó who is inimical to them. Grievous fear, distress, and anguish also come upon them, their power diminishes, and they less understand the purpose of causing the disturbance and ruin of men. And it is certain that making the demons distressed, suffering, frightened, and weakened is thus a good work, and this way of having reward and of recompense is the property of the practisers of such good works.
'And I assert that the goodness of appearance and growth of body, the display of wisdom, temper,
See Dd. XXXVII, 82, LXIV, 2, LXV, 2, LXXVII, 4, where these names are spelt differently. * Literally have become and have become.' See Bd. XV, 22, 24-26.
• The demons'. • Adharmazd's.
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