Essays on the Sacred Language, Writings, and Religion of the Parsis by Martin Haug

Author:Martin Haug [Haug, Martin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781299728516
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Goodreads: 18609701
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001-07-26T00:00:00+00:00

13. As the tenth best of regions and countries, I, who am Ahuramazda, produced the fortunate Haraqaiti.2 Thereupon, as an opposition to it, Angrô-mainyush, the deadly, formed the evil, inexpiable deeds of burying the dead.

14. As the eleventh best of regions and countries, I, who am Ahuramazda, produced Haêtumat,3 the brilliant, the glorious. Thereupon, as an opposition to it, Angrô-mainyush, the deadly, formed evil sorceries.

Zend.

15. And this was its essential token, this (its) essential appearance; as wherever they attained the sorcery of incantation, then are the worst sorceries, then those even arise which are for murder and wounding the heart; they are capable of any blights and potions.4

Avesta.

16. As the twelfth best of regions and countries, I, who am Ahuramazda, produced Ragha with the three races.5 Thereupon, as an opposition to it, Angrô-mainyush, the deadly, formed the curse of over-scepticism.

17. As the thirteenth best of regions and countries, I, who am Ahuramazda, produced Chakhra, the strong, the righteous. Thereupon, as an opposition to it, Angrô-mainyush, the deadly, formed the evil, inexpiable deeds of burning the dead.

18. As the fourteenth best of regions and countries, I, who am Ahuramazda, produced Varena, which is four-cornered;1 at which was born Thraêtaona (Frêdûn), the slayer of the destructive serpent (Azhi-Dahâk). Thereupon, as an opposition to it, Angrô-mainyush, the deadly, formed untimely menstruations, and non-Aryan plagues of the country.2

19. As the fifteenth best of regions and countries, I, who am Ahuramazda, produced (the land) of the seven rivers (India).3 Thereupon, as an opposition to it, Angrô-mainyush, the deadly, formed untimely menstruations, and irregular fever.

20. As the sixteenth best of regions and countries, I, who am Ahuramazda, produced those who dwell without ramparts on the sea-coast. Thereupon, as an opposition to it, Angrô-mainyush, the deadly, formed frost caused by the Devas, and hoar-frost as a covering of the land.

Zend.

21. There are also other fortunate regions and countries, valleys and hills, and extensive plains.

2. THE SECOND FARGARD.

(Yima, or Jamshêd, the King of the Golden Age.)

Avesta.

1. Zarathushtra asked Ahuramazda: O Ahuramazda! most munificent Spirit, creator of the settlements supplied with creatures, righteous one! with what man didst thou, who art Ahuramazda, first converse, besides me, who am Zarathushtra (i.e., before me)? [(Pâzand) to whom didst thou teach the Ahuryan, Zoroastrian faith?]

2. Then said Ahuramazda: With Yima, the fortunate, the rich in flocks, O righteous Zarathushtra! with him I, who am Ahuramazda, conversed first among men, besides thee (i.e., before thee), who art Zarathushtra. [(Pâzand) to him I taught the Ahuryan, Zoroastrian faith.]

3. Then I said to him, O Zarathushtra! I, who am Ahuramazda: Become, O fortunate Yima Vîvanghana! my promulgator and bearer of the faith (the Zoroastrian religion). Then he, the fortunate Yima, answered me, O Zarathushtra! Neither am I fit, nor known, as promulgator and bearer of the faith.

4. Then I said to him, O Zarathushtra! I, who am Ahuramazda: If thou, O Yima! wilt not become my promulgator and bearer of the faith, then enclose my settlements; then thou shalt become the conservator and the herdsman and the protector of my settlements.

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