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THE PERSIAN RIVAYATS

OF

HORMAZYAR FRAMARZ

AND OTHERS

THEIR VERSION WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES'-\1\~ o~!

BY

Ervad Bamanji Nusserwanji Dhabhar, M.A.

PUBLISHED BY

THE x. R. CAMA ORIENTAL INSTITUTE

BOMBAY

First Print 1932

Reprinted 1999

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MU. I, p. 155.11.9·16=H. F. f. 377.

Maneck Ghn,nga :-Q.-If a man or a woman or a boy or a girl who has reached14 years and 3 months, together with the 9 months in the. womb of the mother,i.e., who has attained 1 to 15 years in all, and if he or she goes 2 to the spiritual worldof the truthful, i.e., has been fit for heaven [i.e., he or she dies], what amounshould be expended (for their ceremonies) and what duties should be performed forthe souls of those persons ~

A.-It is said in the religion that on the first day, a Yasna-eervice in honourof Sarosh3 should be recited and on the second and third days, the same thing (i.e.,the Yasna of Sarosh) should be recited. On the dawn of the fourth day, darunB~in honour of Rashna-Astad, Nai-i-Veh, Sarosh and Ashoan should be consecrated.Again, on the fourth day, Yasna in honour of Ashoan should be performed. Se-condly, a Herbad should undergo the Bareshnum for that soul,6 so that the soulmay be purified: they should not desist from doing it, because it is incumbent onthem. Doing this duty is highly commendable. On the 10th day, one Yasna ofAshoan should be performed, and on the Siruze-day, the Yasna of Siruze should beperformed and on the proper day (of the month),6 the Yasna of Ashoan should beperformed and on the proper day of every month, the Yasna of Ashoan should beperformed, and Geti-Kharid should be consecrated. Three Vendidads (in honourof Sarosh) should be performed for the sake of the pious soul. They should nordesist from this affair.

MU. I, p. 156, ll. 7-10.

Bahman Punjya7 •••••••••••••• Again it is necessary that a. cow should begiven to the Herbads or Dasturs for the sake of the dead, so that it may be a greatmerit. For it is said in the religion that, in the spiritual world, the souls ex~riencegreat comfort and delight thereby, especially by the presentation of a cow and the

{Ill For the 4th day, a gospend is to be slaughtered, and on the 4th day, the YasnaArdafravart is to be performed and afterwards, the 10th day (ceremony) and the monthly andannual ceremonies (should be performed): The first monthly ceremony is exactly on30th day, and the annual ceremony on the proper day (of death).

Cf. Sls. Ch. 17, §,§ 3-4 :-

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(3) When the Hamak-din (i.e., the whole ceremonial of Srosh) is consecrated three tinuE(i.e., for 3 days), then after the third night at dawn, three daruns should be consecrated, 0

of Rashna- Ashtad, second, of Vai the good (i.e., Ram had) and the third, of Ardafarvert,(4) Clothing (called Siav) is to be placed (for consecration) on the darun of Ardafarvart.1 MU. ~HF. ~.s.(~a MU. cili~)-better HF. cili))

S HF. adds J..J..!"" \:I~-4.}f .J cJM .J..!'" I;!U~..J

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I f)J) )))).)7 The ceremony for the dead describedhere (p. 155,1l.IS-19to p.156, 11.1.7) is the san:.:

as in the above Rivayets.

1 MU. ,..oo~~-better'JO ~,),~=Paz;. '0'" •••es ·~es

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3 i.e., Gayomard: MU. 1lo,!.Jf .s 1lo,!.J f-better T33 ,),!,.,; 1 only.

& t.:i:'~'.~~~r, for ~ ~~ ~ 5 -,I= Paz, 6 u-)~,.:..

7 Paz. version adds .~~ .~,,~ .f.••••.•• after ~~I

8 'i.e., disobeys them. ,e This piece is found among the Pazand portion of Nariman Hoahang's Rivayet (See

'Vol. II P: 359). This Pazend is here done word for word into Persian. The idea exprhere is foreign to the whole Zoroastrian literature. Even in Pahlavi writings influenced'foreign ideas, such a stat,ement is rarely found; e.q., The Bundahishn, on the contrary,of the seduction of both man and woman by Ahriman (Ch. 15 : on Ma8hY~lmdMashyoi).the author perhaps recalls the Biblical story of Eve being seduced by Satan.

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(22) On every proper day of the month, up to the end of the year, the Darun,Yasna and Afringan of &hOM should be consecrated.

(23) Noh-Shaveh, i.e., Bareshnum should be undergone by a Herbad for tha.tsoul; 3 Vendidads of Sarosh should be performed in honour of thedead; Geti Kharid should be consecrated and a cow should be givenin charity as asho-diid,

(24) On the si-ruze of the anniversary, one Yasna of Simze should be recited,darus: of Siruze should be consecrated with 33 eggs and ~uvags. Damnsresembling the sun and moon should be prepared and consecrated inthe presence of fire. The Raspi should consecrate the da.nm of Sarosh.Afringan of Dahman should also be recited. On the rojgar day, (i.e..,.the day just following the Siruze day), one Yasna and darun of Ashoiinconsecrated with a new suit of clothes. Three Afringans of Dahman,Ardiifravash and Sarosh-with the Dahman Mrin should be recited.

(25) If the dead has no offspring, one sata» (adoptive son) should be appoined for him.

Which parent is created superior to the other-the father or the mother?

MU. I, p. 172 ll. 11-15 (=MU. 11, p. 359, ll. 4-19 to p. 360 ll. 1-2).

NOIf'iman Hoshang :-The holy Zarlosht asked Ormazd: "Why is the fatherregarded as superior! and the mother as inferior- 1" Ormazd replied: "The fatheis considered superior and the mother, inferior for this reason that first I createdpious man 3 and pronounced powerful blessings on him. (A child) first enters especially the body of its father, remains for several days in the body of the father, ana thenters the body of the mother. Again, food and all amenitieas of life as well as;industrial pursuits'', which are necessary are supplied by the father. The wioAhriman first seduced women from the right path. It behoves you to Ieazethis that the love of fathers is much more perfect than that of mothers. Iunto you, 0 Zartosht !that if anyone afflicts or tormente" his parents or is ofmind different from bhemf and does not show repentance before his parents, this soul will not be liberated from hell."9