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II (10-25). Penalties for defiling the ground with dead matter. III (26-41). Purification of the different sorts of water, when defiled by the dead. IV (42-43). Purification of the Haoma. 5The place for corpses; the Dakhmas. 1How long shall the ground lie fallow whereon dogs or men have died? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ A year long shall the ground lie fallow whereon dogs or men have died, O holy Zarathujtra! 2‘A year long shall no worshipper of Mazda sow or water that part of the ground whereon dogs or men have died; he may sow as he likes the rest of the ground; he may water it as he likes h 3‘If within the year they shall sow or water the ground whereon dogs or men have died, the sin is the same as if they had brought dead matter to the water, to the earth, and to the plants 2.’ 4O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If worshippers of Mazda shall sow or water, darkness, for the Drug who conceives seed from the sinner comes from that place’ (cf. Farg. XVIII, 30 seq.) within the year, the ground whereon dogs or men have died, what is the penalty that they shall pay? 5Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ They are Peshdtanus: two hundred stripes with the Aspahd-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraosho-^arana V 6O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If worshippers of Mazda want to make the ground fit to be tilled again2, that they may water it, sow it, and plough it, what shall they do? 7Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They shall look on the ground for any bones, hair, flesh, dung, or blood that may be there.’ 8O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If they shall not look on the ground for any bones, hair, flesh, dung, or blood that may be there, what is the penalty that they shall pay? 9Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They are Peshotanus: two hundred stripes with the Aspahd-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraosho-iarana.’ 10O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man shall throw on the ground a bone of a dead dog, or of a dead man, as large as the top joint of the little finger, and if grease or marrow flow from it on to the ground, what penalty shall he pay? 11Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Thirty stripes with the Aspahe-astra, thirty stripes with the Sraosho-Airana.’ 12O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man shall throw on the ground a bone of a dead dog, or of a dead man, as large as the top joint of the fore-finger, and if grease or marrow flow from it on to the ground, what penalty shall he pay? 13Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Fifty stripes with the A spall e-art ra, fifty stripes with the Sraosho- Z’arana.’ 14(25). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man shall throw on the ground a bone of a dead dog, or of a dead man, as large as the top joint of the middle finger, and if grease or marrow flow from it on to the ground, what penalty shall he pay? 15(29). Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ Seventy stripes with the Aspahe-artra, seventy stripes with the Sraosh6-/£arana.’ 16O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man shall throw on the ground a bone of a dead dog, or of a dead man, as large as a finger or as a rib, and if grease or marrow flow from it on to the ground, what penalty shall he pay? 17Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Ninety stripes with the Aspahe-artra, ninety stripes with the Sraosh6-/£arana.’ 18O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man shall throw on the ground a bone of a dead dog, or of a dead man, as large as two fingers or as two ribs, and if grease or marrow flow from it on to the ground, what penalty shall he pay? 20O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man shall throw on the ground a bone of a dead dog, or of a dead man, as large as an arm-bone or as a thigh-bone, and if grease or marrow flow from it on to the ground, what penalty shall he pay? 21Ahura Mazda answered; ‘ Four hundred stripes with the Aspah£-astra, four hundred stripes with the Sraosho-iarana.’ 22O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man shall throw on the ground a bone of a dead dog, or of a dead man, as large as a man’s skull, and if grease or marrow flow from it on to the ground, what penalty shall he pay? 23Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Six hundred stripes with the Aspahe-astra, six hundred stripes with the Sraosho-Airana.’ 24O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man shall throw on the ground the whole body of a dead dog, or of a dead man, and if grease or marrow flow from it on to the ground, what penalty shall he pay? 25Ahura Mazda answered: ‘A thousand stripes with the Aspahe-astra, a thousand stripes with the Sraosho-/§arana.’ 26O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a worshipper of Mazda, walking, or running, or riding, or driving, come upon a corpse in a stream of running water, what shall he do? 27(56). Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Taking off his shoes, putting off his clothes, boldly, O Zaratlnutra! he shall enter the river, and take the dead out of the water; he shall go down into the water ankle-deep, knee-deep, waist-deep, or a man’s full depth, till he can reach the dead body1.’ 28O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If, however, the body be already falling to pieces and rotting, what shall the worshipper of Mazda do? 30O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! What part of the water in a pond does the Drujf Nasu defile with infection, pollution, and uncleanness? 31Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ Six steps on each of the four sides. As long as the corpse has not been taken out of the water, so long shall that water be unclean and unfit to drink. They shall, therefore, take the corpse out of the pond, and lay it down on the dry ground. 32‘And of the water they shall draw off the half, or the third, or the fourth, or the fifth part, according as they are able; and after the corpse has been taken out and the water has been drawn off, the rest of the water is clean, and both cattle and men may drink of it at their pleasure, as before.’ 33O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! What part of the water in a well does the Dru£" Nasu defile with infection, pollution, and uncleanness? 34Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ As long as the corpse has not been taken out of the water \ so long shall that water be unclean and unfit to drink. They shall, therefore, take the corpse out of the well, and lay it down on the dry ground. 36O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! What part of a sheet of snow or hail does the Y)rug Nasu defile with infection, pollution, and uncleanness? 37(75). Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Three steps on each of the four sides. As long as the corpse has not been taken out of the water, so long shall that water be unclean and unfit to drink. They shall, therefore, take the corpse out of the water, and lay it down on the dry ground. 38(78). ‘After the corpse has been taken out, and the snow or the hail has melted, the water is clean, and both cattle and men may drink of it at their pleasure, as before.’ 39O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! What part of the water of a running stream does the Dru|r Nasu defile with infection, pollution, and uncleanness? 40Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ Three steps down the stream, nine steps up the stream, six steps across. As long as the corpse has not been taken out of the water, so long shall the water be unclean and unfit to drink. They shall, therefore, take the corpse out of the water, and lay it down on the dry ground. 41‘After the corpse has been taken out and the stream has flowed three times1, the water is clean, and both cattle and men may drink of it at their pleasure, as before.’ 42O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Can the Haoma that has been touched by the corpse of a dead dog, or the corpse of a dead man, be made clean again? 43(85). Ahura Mazda answered: ‘It can, O holy Zarathustra! If it has been strained for the sacrifice, no corpse that has been brought unto it, makes corruption or death enter it 2. If it has not been strained for the sacrifice, the stem is defiled the length of four fingers. That length of stem shall be buried in the ground, in the middle of the house, for a year long. When the year is passed, the faithful may drink of its juice at their pleasure, as before.’ 44O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Whither shall we bring, where shall we lay the bodies of the dead, O Ahura Mazda? 45Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ On the high¬ est summits x, where they know there are always corpse-eating dogs and corpse-eating birds, O holy ZarathuJtra! 4b (95)- ‘ There shall the worshippers of Mazda fasten the corpse, by the feet and by the hair, with brass, stones, or lead, lest the corpse-eating dogs and the corpse-eating birds shall go and carry the bones to the water and to the trees. 48(100). Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They shall be Peshdtanus: two hundred stripes with the Aspahe-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraosho- /fcarana.’ 49O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One1 2 3! Whither shall we bring, where shall we lay the bones of the dead, O Ahura Mazda? 50Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ The wor¬ shippers of Mazda shall erect a building 8 out of the reach of tke dog, of the fox, and of the wolf, and wherein rain-water cannot stay4 *. 51‘Such a building shall they erect, if they can afford it, with stones, mortar, and earth 1; if they cannot afford it, they shall lay down the dead man on the ground, on his carpet and his pillow, clothed with the light of heaven, and beholding the sun/ ‹Previous chapterVendidad Fargard 5Next chapterVendidad Fargard 7›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