Book Title: Sacred Laws of Aryas
Author(s): Gorge Buhler
Publisher: Oxford

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________________ 412 APPENDIX. were produced by him—thus: “You are the men I produce, you are the parents of all bodily life, and so you men shall not worship the demons, for the possession of complete mindfulness? has been perfectly supplied to you by me, so that you may quite full-mindfully observe duty and decrees.” And the creativeness of Adharmazd was extolled by them, and they advanced in diligence; they also performed the will of the creator, they carved (parkavinido) advantage out of the many duties of the world, and practised Khvêtūk-das through procreation and the union and complete progress of the creations in the world, which are the best good works of mankind.' The following passage also occurs in the same book :— Then Zaratust, on becoming exalted, called out unto the material world of righteousness to extol righteousness and downcast are the demons; and, "homage being the Mazda-worship of Zaratust, the ceremonial and praise of the archangels are the best for you, I assert; and, as to deprecation (ayazisnih) of the demons, Khvêtāk-das is even the best intimation, so that, from the information which is given as to the trustworthiness of a good work, the greatest is the most intimate of them, those of father and daughter, son and she who bore him, and brother and sister.” It is declared that, upon those words, innumerable demon-worshipping Kiks and Karaps disputed (sârisido) with Zaratūst and strove for his death, just like this which revelation states :-"It is then the multitude clamoured (mar barà virad) who are in the vicinity of the seat of Tūr, the well See p. 396, note 2. * See p. 400, note 1. * See p. 384, note 1. Digitized by Google

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