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II (2-3). Invocation addressed to rain as a healing power. III a (4-7). Joint invocation addressed to the waters and to the light of the sun. Illb (8-1 1). Joint invocation addressed to the waters and to the light of the moon. IIIc (12-17). Joint invocation addressed to the waters and to the light of the stars. IV (18-21). Spells against disease. 1Hail, holy bull1! Hail to thee, beneficent bull! Hail to thee, who makest increase! Hail to thee, who makest growth! Hail to thee, who dost bestow thy gifts upon the excellent faithful, and who wilt bestow them on the faithful yet unborn! Hail to thee, whom the Gahi kills2, and the ungodly Ashemaogha, and the wicked tyrant. 2‘ Come, come on, O clouds, along the sky, through the air, down on the earth, by thousands of drops, by myriads of drops: ’ thus say, O holy Zarathustra! ‘ to destroy sickness altogether, to destroy death altogether, to destroy altogether the sickness made by the Gaini 3, to destroy altogether the death made by the Gaini, to destroy altogether Gadha and Apagadha 4. 3‘If death come at eve, may healing come at daybreak! ‘ If death come at daybreak, may healing come at night! ‘ Let showers shower down new waters, new earth, new trees, new health, and new healing powers. Ill a. 4‘As the sea Vouru-kasha is the gathering place of waters 1, rise up, go up the aerial way and go down on the earth; go down on the earth and go up the aerial way2. Rise up and roll along! thou in whose rising and growing Ahura Mazda made the aerial way3. 5(20). ‘Up! rise up and roll along! thou swifthorsed sun, above Hara Berezaiti, and produce light for the world (and mayst thou [O man!] rise up there, if thou art to abide in Garo-nmdnem4)5, along the path made by Mazda, along the way made by the gods, the watery way they opened. 6‘And thou shalt keep away the evil by this holy spell 1: Of thee [O child!] I will cleanse the birth and growth; of thee [O woman!] I will make the body and the strength pure; I make thee a woman rich in children and rich in milk; 7‘A woman2 rich in seed, in milk, in fat, in marrow, and in offspring. I shall make for thee a thousand springs flow and run towards the pastures that will give food to the child. Ill b. 8‘As the sea Vouru-kasha is the gathering place of waters, rise up, go up the aerial way, and go down on the earth; go down on the earth and go up the aerial way. Rise up and roll along! thou in whose rising and growing Ahura Mazda made the earth3 4. 9‘Up! rise up, thou moon, that dost keep in thee the seed of the bull i, rise up above Hara Berezaiti, and produce light for the world (and mayst thou [O man!] rise up there, if thou art to abide in Garo-nmanem), along the path made by Mazda, along the way made by the gods, the watery way they opened. 10‘And thou shalt keep away the evil by this holy spell: Of thee [O child!] I will cleanse the birth and growth; of thee [O woman!] I will make the body and the strength pure; I make thee a woman rich in children and rich in milk; 11‘A woman rich in seed, in milk, in fat, in marrow, and in offspring. I shall make for thee a thousand springs flow and run towards the pastures that will give food to the child. Ill c. 12‘As the sea Vouru-kasha is the gathering place of waters, rise up, go up the aerial way, and go down on the earth; go down on the earth and go up the aerial way. Rise up and roll along! thou in whose rising and growing Ahura Mazda made everything grow1. 14‘And thou shalt keep away the evil by this holy spell: Of thee [O child!] I will cleanse the birth and growth; of thee [O woman!] I will make the body and the strength pure; I make thee a woman rich in children and rich in milk; 15‘A woman rich in seed, in milk, in fat, in marrow, and in offspring. I shall make for thee a thousand springs flow and run towards the pastures that will give food to the child. 16‘As the sea Vouru-kasha is the gathering place of waters, rise up and gather together, go up the aerial way and go down on the earth; go down on the earth and go up the aerial way. Rise up and roll along! [18. ‘I drive away Ishire, I drive away Aghuire, I drive away Aghra, I drive away Ughra; I drive away sickness, I < drive away death, I drive away pain and fever; I drive away Sarana, I drive away Sarasti, I drive away A^ana, I drive away Asahva, I drive away Kurugha, I drive away A.sivaka, I drive away Duruka, I drive away Astairya; I drive away the disease, rottenness, and infection which Angra Mainyu has created by his witchcraft against the bodies of mortals. 19‘I drive away all manner of diseases and deaths, all the Yitus and Pairikas, and all the wicked Gainis. 20‘ May the much-desired Airyaman come here, for the men and women of Zarathustra to rejoice, for the faithful to rejoice; with the desirable reward that is won by means of the law, and with that boon for holiness that is vouchsafed by Ahura! 21‘May the much-desired Airyaman smite all manner of diseases and deaths, all the Ydtus and Pairikas, and all the wicked Gainis. 22‘Yathi ahft vairyo: — the will of the Lord... k ‘ Kem na mazdi: — whom hast thou placed to protect me... 1? ‘ Ke verethrem gk: — who is he who will smite the fiend... 1? 23‘ Keep us from our hater, O Mazda and Armaiti Spe^ta! Perish, O fiendish Druf! Perish, O brood of the fiend! Perish, O world of the fiend! Perish away, O Dru^! Perish, away to the regions of the north, never more to give unto death the living world of the holy spirit! ’ ‹Previous chapterVendidad Fargard 20Next chapterVendidad Fargard 22›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