Bahman Yasht 08 - Soshyant Third Millennium Approaches
Zand-i Wahman Yasn (Bahman Yasht), Chapter 8 Translated by E.W. West (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 5, 1880)
CHAPTER VIII.
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As regards the Vaharam-i Varzavand it is manifest that he will come forth with full radiance (khwarrah), appoint Vandit-him (Wistaxm) to the rank of primacy (mobedan mobed), and having settled the adjudged and true position of Religion, he will restore these Iranian villages which I, Ohrmazd, created. (2) Avarice, indigence, revenge, anger, lust, envy, and wickedness will wane from the world (3) The wolf age will pass away and the lamb age will enter.’ (4) And they will re-establish the Fire Frena-bag, the Fire Goshosp and the Fire Burzin-Mihr on their thrones, and will justly give them firewood and incense. (5) And the wicked Ganak-minoe will be confounded and unconscious with the devs and those of the seed of darkness.
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The illustrious Peshyotan will speak thus: “May the dev be smitten and the ‘parik’ be smitten! May the deceitfulness and vileness of the devs be smitten! May the devs who are of the seed of darkness be smitten! May Ohrmazd the Lord, the greatest in knowledge prosper with the Beneficent Immortals who are the good lords and of good wisdom, and with the Light of the Religion of Mazda-worship! And may the family of the liberal and truthful doers of good deeds prosper! May it be the good restorer of the throne of Religion and the State!“
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Forth will the illustrious Peshyotan arrive, forth will he arrive with a hundred and fifty male disciples who will be
[126] clad in sables, and will assume the throne of their Religion and State.
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He, Ohrmazd, spoke to Spitaman Zartosht: “This is what I predict, when the Zartoshtian millenium will end and Ushedar’s will begin.