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thee-thee who art Adharmazd—that it is necessary to think, speak, and do; of all such thoughts, words, and deeds which is the best, when one shall think, speak, or do it?" Adharmazd spoke thus: “Many thoughts, many words, and many deeds should be proclaimed by me, O Zaratust! but, of those thoughts, words, and deeds which it is necessary to think, speak, and do, that which is best and most perfect one performs by Khvêtûdâd. For it is declared that, the first time when he goes near to it, a thousand demons will die, and two thousand wizards and witches; when he goes near to it twice, two thousand demons will die, and four thousand wizards and witches; when he goes near to it three times, three thousand demons will die, and six thousand wizards and witches; and when he goes near to it four times it is known that the man and woman become righteous ."
'.... Owing to the performance of Khvêtûdad there arises a destruction of demons equivalent to a stoppage of creation; and though, afterwards, some of those men and women shall become wizards, or unlawfully slaughter a thousand sheep and beasts of burden at one time, or shall present holy-water to the demons, yet, on account of that destruction and vexation of the demons, which has occurred to them owing to the Khvêtûdâd, it does not become comfortable to them while completed; and it is not believed by them that “the souls of those people will come to us."
Whoever keeps one year in a marriage of Khvê
i Or, as stated in the Appendix to the Shayast La-shayast (Sls. XVIII, 4), they will not become parted from the possession of Adharmasd and the archangels.'
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