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CHAPTER XXII, 3-10.
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6. And freedom from assault, exemption from persecution, and proper maintenance of the five species of animals, were prescribed by him to Zaratûst with seemingly very awful admonition.
7. For the occurrence of the third questioning, which is Ardavahisto's, the spirits of the fires have come out with Zaratūst to a conference at the Tôgân water 2 ; and, in that questioning, care for the proper maintenance of the Varahrân fires, and the propitiation of all fires, is explained to him.
8. For the occurrence of the fourth questioning, which is Shatvêr's, the spirits of the metals have come with Zaratûst to a conference at Sarât“, a settlement on the Mivân*; and he was fully admonished about various proper preservations of the metals, and as to not producing warlike accoutrements of gold.
9. For the occurrence of the fifth questioning, which is Spendarmad's, the spirits of the regions, frontiers, stations (a ûstâmân), settlements (rûdastâkân), and districts, as many as were desirable, have come out with Zaratûst to a conference where there is a spring (khânîgô-aê) which comes out from the Asnavad mountain", and goes into the Dâîtih, like those of Sataves who is blowing the Pâirigs &. 10. And Zaratûst was also thus ad
* By Vohůmanô, as the protector of useful animals.
Possibly the Tegend river, the Zend or Zôndak of Bd. XX, 7, 15. • The Bahrâm, or sacred fire at places of worship. • Names not clearly identified, and readings uncertain.
6 In Atūr-pâtakân, and the Gäsnasp, fire was established upon it (see Bd. XII, 2, 26; XVII, 7).
6 Pahl. 'Satavês-i Pâîrîg damâno âno kîgûn.' Referring probably to Yt. VIII, 8, 9. Sataves is the southern chieftain of the stars, as correctly stated in the Irânian Bûndahis (compare Bd. II, 7; XIII, 12); and the Pâîrîgs are meteors. [47]
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