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How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners 3? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall stay thirty days for the righteous, sixty days for the sinners.’ 2O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Githas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha-Spe»tas may enter 4, O Spitama Zarathustra! ’ 3If one’s son or daughter dies, how long shall they stay, the father for his son, the mother for her daughter? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall stay thirty days for the righteous, sixty days for the sinners.’ 4O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Gdthas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha- Spe^tas may enter, O Spitama Zarathustra! ’ 5If one’s brother or sister dies, how long shall they stay, the brother for his brother, the sister for her sister? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall stay thirty days for the righteous, sixty days for the sinners.’ 6O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Githas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha-Spe^tas may enter, O Spitama Zarathustra! ’ 7If the master of the house 1 dies, or if the mistress of the house dies, how long shall they stay? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They2 shall stay six months for the righteous, a year for the sinners.’ 8O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Gathas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha-Spezztas may enter, O Spitama Zarathortra! ’ 9If ones grandfather or grandmother dies, how long shall they stay, the grandson for his grand¬ father, the granddaughter for her grandmother? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They shall stay twentyfive days for the righteous, fifty days for the sinners.’ 10O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the G&thas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha-Spe«tas may enter, O Spitama Zarathostra!’ 11(37). If one’s grandson or granddaughter dies, how long shall they stay, the grandfather for his grandson, the grandmother for her grand¬ daughter? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall stay twentyfive days for the righteous, fifty days for the sinners.’ 12O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Gathas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha- Spezztas may enter, O Spitama Zarathustra! ’ 13If one’s uncle or aunt dies, how long shall they stay, the nephew for his uncle, the niece for her aunt? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: 1 They shall stay twenty days for the righteous, forty days for the sinners.’ 14O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Githas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha-Spe^tas may enter, O Spitama Zarathmstra!’ 15If one’s male cousin or female cousin dies, how long shall they stay? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall stay fifteen days for the righteous, thirty days for the sinners.’ 16O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Gathas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha-Spewtas may enter, O Spitama Zarathustra! ’ 17If the son or the daughter of a cousin dies, how long shall they stay? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They shall stay ten days for the righteous, twenty days for the sinners.’ 18O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: * They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Gathas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha-Spe«tas may enter, O Spitama Zarathustra! ’ 19If the grandson of a cousin or the granddaughter of a cousin dies, how long shall they stay? How long for the righteous? How long for the sinners? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall stay five days for the righteous, ten days for the sinners.’ 20O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? How shall it be clean again? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They shall wash their bodies three times, they shall wash their clothes three times, they shall chant the Gdthas three times; they shall offer up a sacrifice to my Fire, they shall offer up the bundles of baresma, they shall bring libations to the good waters; then the house shall be clean, and then the waters may enter, then the fire may enter, and then the Amesha-Spe^tas may enter, O Spitama Zarathustra! ’ 21If a stranger dies who does not profess the true faith, or the true law1, what part of the *51 creation of the good spirit does he directly defile (in dying)? What part does he indirectly defile? 23(70). ‘Whilst alive he smites the water; whilst alive he blows out the fire; whilst alive he carries off the cow; whilst alive he smites the faith¬ ful man with a deadly blow, that parts the soul from the body; not so will he do when dead. 24‘Whilst alive, indeed, O Spitama Zarathustra! that wicked, two-legged ruffian, that ungodly Ashemaogha, never ceases depriving the faithful man of his food, of his clothing, of his house, of his bed, of his vessels; not so will he do when dead.’ ‹Previous chapterVendidad Fargard 11Next chapterVendidad Fargard 13›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public-domain 1880/1883/1887 English translation