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with three persons, and all that sin, not possible for him to bear, except when they shall perform his purification, is theirs at its origin.
6. When thus thoroughly washed by himself, his duty even then is the work frakairi frakerenaod, vâstre verezyóid ('he should accomplish with perseverance, he should cultivate in the pastures "'); there are some who would say thus: 'He is always for the performance of work, and abstinence from the ceremonies of others is for him?.]
Quoted from Vend. XIX, 140, where the words 'sheep's food and food for oxen' are added.
• A person so purified by himself, after vainly seeking a proper purifier, is, therefore, only fit for the ordinary labours of life, and must avoid all religious celebrations till properly purified by the Bareshnum ceremony. This was the opinion of Manûskihar, but it is based upon a Pahlavi commentary, and not upon the Avesta text, which is not clear upon this point.
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