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He who smites one of those water dogs that are born one from a thousand dogs and a thousand she-dogs 4, so that he gives up the ghost and the soul parts from the body, what is the penalty that he shall pay?’ 2Ahura Mazda answered: ‘He shall pay ten thousand stripes with the Aspahe-astra, ten thousand stripes with the Sraosho-iarana 5. ‘ He shall godly and piously bring unto the fire of Ahura Mazda1 ten thousand loads of hard, well dried, well examined 2 wood, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog). 3‘He shall godly and piously bring unto the fire of Ahura Mazda ten thousand loads of soft wood, of U rvasna, Vohu-gaona, Vohu-kereti, Hadhanaepata 3, or any sweet-scented plant, as an atone¬ ment unto the soul (of the water dog). 4‘He shall godly and piously tie and con¬ secrate ten thousand bundles of baresma; he shall offer up to the good waters ten thousand Zaothra libations with the Haoma and the sacred meat4, cleanly prepared and well strained, cleanly prepared and well strained by a pious man5, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog). 5‘He shall kill ten thousand snakes of those that go upon the belly; he shall kill ten thousand see Introd. V, 21). ‘If he can afford it, he will atone in the manner stated in the Avesta; if he cannot afford it, it will be sufficient to perform a complete Izarnfi (sacrifice),’ (Comm.) snakes of those that have the shape of a dog1; he shall kill ten thousand tortoises; he shall kill ten thousand land frogs 2; he shall kill ten thousand water frogs; he shall kill ten thousand corn-carrying ants 3; he shall kill ten thousand ants of those that bite and dig holes and work mischief4. 6(16). 1 He shall kill ten thousand earth worms; he shall kill ten thousand horrid flies 5. ‘ He shall fill up ten thousand holes for the un¬ clean e. ‘ He shall godly and piously give to godly men twice seven sets of implements for the fire, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog), namely: 71 Two (loads of the) proper materials for fire 1; a broom 2; a pair of tongs; a pair of round bellows 3 extended at the bottom, contracted at the top; an adze with a sharp edge and a sharp-pointed handle 4, a saw with sharp teeth and a sharp-pointed handle, by means of which the worshippers of Mazda procure wood for the fire of Ahura Mazda. 8‘He shall godly and piously give to godly men a set of the priestly instruments of which the priests make use, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog), namely: The Artra 5, the meatvessel 6, the Paitidhna7, the Khrafstraghna 8, the Sraosho-i’arana 1, the cup for the Myazda 2, the cups for the juice3, the mortar made according to the rules, the Haoma cups4, and the baresma. 9‘He shall godly and piously give to godly men a set of all the war implements of which the warriors make use 5, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog); the first being a javelin 6,, the second a knife 7, the third a club, the fourth a bow 8, the fifth a quiver9 with shoulder-belt and thirty brass-headed arrows10, the sixth a sling with arm¬ string and with thirty sling stones, the seventh a cuirass n, the eighth a hauberk 12, the ninth a tunic 13, the tenth a helmet, the eleventh a girdle, the twelfth a pair of greaves14. SfflTOVS TTOKtlXoDS. 10‘ He shall godly and piously give to godly men a set of all the implements of which the husbandmen make use, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog), namely: A plough with share and yoke 1, an ox whip 2, a mortar of stone, a hand-mill for grinding corn, O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How much silver? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘The price of a stallion.’ O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! H ow much gold? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ The price of a camel. 12‘He shall godly and piously procure a rill of running water for godly husbandmen, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog).’ O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How large is the rill? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ The depth of a dog, and the breadth of a dog3. O Maker of the material World, thou Holy One! How large is the piece of land? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ As much as can be watered with such a rill on both sides4. 14‘ He shall godly and piously procure for godly men a house with ox-stalls, with nine h&thras and nine nematas1, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog) 2.’ O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How large is the house? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ Twelve Vitaras3 in the largest part of the house, nine Vitaras in the middle part, six Vitiras in the smallest part. ‘ He shall godly and piously give to godly men goodly beds with cushions, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog). 15‘He shall godly and piously give to a godly man a virgin maid, whom no man has known, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog).’ O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! What maid? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘A sister or a daughter of his, at the age of puberty, with ear-rings in her ears, and past her fifteenth year. 16‘He shall godly and piously give to holy men twice seven head of small cattle, as an atonement unto the soul (of the water dog). ‘ He shall bring up twice seven whelps. ‘ He shall throw twice seven bridges over canals. 17(70). ‘He shall put into repair twice nine stables that are out of repair. ‘ He shall cleanse twice nine dogs from skin humours, hair wax, vermin 4, and all the diseases that are produced on the body of a dog. ‘ He shall treat twice nine godly men to their fill of meat, bread, strong drink, and wine. ‘ If he shall undergo it, he shall enter the world of the holy ones: if he shall not undergo it, he shall fall down into the world of the wicked, into that dark world, made of darkness, the offspring of darkness V ‹Previous chapterVendidad Fargard 13Next chapterVendidad Fargard 15›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. 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