Feb 1972

fc FEBRUARY 1972 *GL. VIII No. 4 j^OL. Price SO False SIXTEEN SHLOKAS RECITED IN olriT?' SANSKRIT BY Dastur Nairyosang Dhaval BEFORE KING JADI RANA k-V I I < VOL. VII I N o. 4 FEBRUARY 1972 CONTENTS Editorial SIXTEEN SHLOKAS RECITED IN SANSKRIT BY DASrUR NAIRYOSANG BEFORE KING JADI RANA ¦3^ Page 5 9 »¦ Managing Editor : P. B. WARDEN, M.S. (Bom.), D.P.M. (Bom.) .I^DViSOmr BPARP Mr. P. R. E. Cassod, Advocate - Rangoon, Aden, Mai rob I, Bombay Major Adarbad Irani* R.A.M.C., D.O.M.S. (Lond.)» D.O. (Oxon) Mrs. 6ool K. ^avaMa Prof. Nadir Ardesbhr Mody, M.A., LL.B. Dr SohrN> H. Batllwala, Pb-P Mr. Bejon N. Desai* M.A., B.Ed. Mr. Faribourz Nariman, (Architect) Mr. Homi Burjdr Phalla, M.A. (Harvard) Mr. Mahyar Byranntji Patel Yearly subscription for 12 issues: Rs. 6/- for Inland; Sh. 12/6 for U.K,, and I 21-fot U.S.A. Single Copy; 50 Paise. jr- Office Address Published and edited by Editor-Proprietor Opposite Anjuman Atash-Bahram, 621-Jagannath Shankarshet Marg, Bombay - 2. BR. P. B. Warden from 621-Jagannath Shankarshte Marg, Bombay-2. BR., and printed at Kaleid Art Printers, 5-B, Shalimar Industrial Estate, Matunga, 6ombay-19. and mimeographed at 621-Jagannath Shankarshet Marg, Bombay-2. BR.¦ 'i 1 ¦‘I a a Change is the law of nature. Watever does not change is a freak and the Law shall break it. For many years the Parsi Panchayat he forgotten friends in ob- — took no notice of inertia. non-performance to Lange is the law oi oature td the Law shall break it. of Bombay was an unchanging unit of t] livion. People took no notice of them and they took no notice,or the people wd both were happy and gay in selr-^justed inertia. Both Imvehbw become observant and both are moving. Several other and institutions of the Parsis have a similar non-performance to , their discredit following the example of Parsi Panchayat Trusteer j -ship as a sinecure.Rest is nature^s device for recuperation,in ­ ertia is dfistnintion in the making:. >ienever nroblems crop up th^ -ey need ------------ — - , Non-performance must sooner or later end in destruction in the making. >ienever problems crop up to be tackled, not avoided,not postponed.©ot shelved. ponedmot disaster. lated sca- GrODREJMemorial Press is the instance in view. It had ^seated sca ­ ndal. It has engendered hot-blood, amongst Trustees.lt has resulted in disaster, as I hear. Inertia did,not was necessary -.-J _ _______------------------ - -- ^jan from the office of zjial-ad-mini straighter was i^stenately post-poned,not because there was ahy credit to his ;perfoiTOance , but Lady Jehangir coUld. not see him thrown outjbecause she had ' brought him in. She created the example of avoiding to see,hear and speak out. She could not see Bajan as he was protrayed by fon+.s. Shft wmild not hear what others had to sav against Baian _ _____ ____ ___s^ve the probl an. Action and action was avoided. IMaand to throw out Sorab » ry and action was avoided the office of zjial*ad-fflini brought¦^him in? She created the example of avoiding to see,hear and speak out. She could not see Bajan as he was protrayed by facts, ^e would not hear jidiat others,had to say against bajan and she dared not speak out to 'show him the gate as seyer^iru- ' • ' ' ' ’ ’ --gainst her like lambs / with Bajii. I bro- Chairman of the • supporters . espoused! I advTced him to put his issue. Against the personal influence ¦ .. —— I wasi told. stees desired and demanded, lhey fought against her like lambs and succumbed like lions. I submitted to them that th^y^reverse their action pattern and do away w ‘ light to the notice of Mr. Nadir shah Mullan., that as U Trust he had powers-to silence Lady Jeh^^r^and her they hac^ '' *'* Ech the 11 the order of in a wrong cause ¦ foot down and crvtth of that he was foot downward,hence rcise is over. ipporter it his Lady Jahangir he did not act within his powers-- I wasi told it he was practising Yogic levitation ^d could ’^not ‘d,hence he refrained ftom taking action.Nl hope exe Mow one Mr. Saniana of Pali Hill,Bandra, has broi^ht a fresh cr°p^^ of allegations against Mr. Bajan. The al lections are nature and Trustees are bound to take action. He has sent a copy to all the Trustees and posted one to me. I have_addressdd all ' the seven Trustees a letter each asking,them to let me know wnat to all the_Trustees and posted one to me. I have^ bliCJ BiJVCIl XXUOUCJt/iS a. vscuvj XI a.xj^, ws.. —--7 action theyt hAdrertakai. If they will fail , to take any action the matter is bound to reach an unpleasant climax. FlSSlMilL FEB. 1972. 1 \ •)V *r nn rhnlV Burtoh loffi toon SeyV >st (including the lugt Tor SWbrtoii pSnvlhlre^s brute lurkini in every person and thfefonns of suElimsKing; oUr brube- in ourselves is the onus on man ’^ hrstoi^* up down to Let wise counsel prevail .^‘^ere itnot for the Lafly blocking the wisdom of the Trustees and TrusteeMbip to avert ^jan s exit _ there is esit there is enou^ senae amowt trustees to.s^_^their wav to duty and serve the cause of the (Smmunity,which is clamour iS for*S;^b “M)*’.for Balans Ours is a free •country and I^suppose ¦ some^?rUitefs- le^ to haib a |)ernicious belief ,t^i they have fj^ldomt^be ^Wand sbay In it; totomy of Melancholy Burtoh^o^^': ’ ’'’?"^;^ inst(includin£2: the lust Tor power) aS brutish passion. subiinate^or'^ift'owselvss hi^er ySko can We np evil in m-jBOCieV + O oarfb And break evil than be an inch above —- . rocking as a Pendulum President of'the Par si Panchayat touching cruSi^ no evil with, your boots on;W. lfcllan.,,„ 5^ ty the ound i 4- - r I V Ctxdk^. i. , 1- i' »' I <»?¦- Bill H l LO/,I> o^F ohsJiEfiS I PARSIANA FEB. 1972. >-TH! EMTED jBEFC®JADI R^‘ IHE * ;ards These sixteen Sblokas are historically ! iS^gration of Zoroastrians as perm- lent s^/'tlers in India, ^ between Iran and/ India as merchants a»d tr^v1 entry and the sixteenth Shi oka i s the r entry and .tne sizueenwi benevolent King Jadi Rana np^irPTnl renderings of these li6 Shlokasj some ^ane inco rr ect^othera are distorted or wrong with regard to I?:’A sSber of such incorrect versions were received hy^v^ . ai®urji.Kavas3i Hodiwala,the author o arti J^n^^ Sardar ’ Hoaang„Memoriai Volume in honoy ¦ t. . &stur^oahang Jamasp tt.A., a.b, , . already appeared, in one of the.^preyious . The- mefflsrial ^’’p^'Su ’’^q^?^tv"oFMi^ ^’was^an •• rafflrfr- TehmurasE Amesa^ta for Gatha Society olv.u^ . i^e worker. 5 herehy.thus apknowia ’se tte s^rco, <0 say that out of fee, entire ^ticle of iio.^ge volume I have reproducefeor pMsfflt^in^suitahl Engliah . section of the article,.. giSx .Sanskrit tez^s. o^ 1 flncniaflres have a common r of fact Avesta the hasis of the person Imowihg Mesta as both, these lang^ ori^n traceablaltG period.^ a^att^ ¦;f£;3 deciphered later by "the European Savants Syntax and Grara^ . ,, er on ¦ liras • .. >a Terse8,afe in the^agdl^a ’^labSs)' syllaaeB (as in Yatha ahu vairyo of 21 syllables;. ,wii& Shlokas fait reasons of brevity we^sKaH refer ,to mWs HodiwalaSs 'IYan^l\tlo" M th© folio' 4:g’SiES?ps»^^5- i, - «- would mean notes by Kodiwala . r;. h n . ¦ u- . -. J" )' «: ,S^i' ¦• pAKSIOa. ?^B. 1972, Dr. Sf iaimond ’ s as its t/ iJ raise) 6 primor- ^6 believe in the exis- TRANSUTION (H).llbe thrice^ W hi^y of (i.e.praise) ¦fche Sun and -Sie Fiye elements(namely)fire,wind,earth,the pri the Sun and the Fire elements(namely)fire,wind, earth 5 three wor dial sky cuiu. wauexj wj -- troce of three worlds,and ddore^the ' „ _ the Lord of the Angels, and the Almighty .due to many virtues, those are we ParSi6,notle-born,bQld, v^iant and TreTj strong. , Th A last line is commonly duoted in Gujarati as ¦6owra,d^ira,suv rira,bahu balniya chhaiye name Parsiya. ¦ ¦' ¦ , ra«BUTI(W (D),differa a.little in the thus- who worship the divine Hormazd as the of^^els,iuil^ of justice,power and mercy.* They are we the fair, f earl ess, valia nt and a'theietic Parsis. the fair ,fearless ,valia- transition (A.l.) iswf Sanskrit Commentary of Aka An^iyar^^ Andhiyaru described Hormuzd as one poasessii^many virtues, au^ int^iRence,lOTpiness, mercy anS other inherit essence^d ¦who is visible before us,i.e. too pervades virtues ,such ru described Hormuzd as one lligence,h^pineBSj mere;" ^^''^e''we"'Parsis^fair ’7n colour,very bold,courageous 1 igence , Iwp ines s j iBible before us,i ¦thing. Such are we Pars: (of rigjiting spirit)etci ; • ' 'J.-', NOTES. Hodiwala translates ’TribhuvdhVSadan" as who believe in^ +hp existence of t br ea worlds. Dr. Dcimnond translates it as who Sisrinl^ri^e^&ds. It rine < house of -- atoerWoFldB.^It'siwW Mfers to Zoyoastri^dcW of Three World'a^Heaven Hell W uuuoo uf correction)*Growra does not, me^ ;^air or becouse that could be observed by the Ki^ ^’^4?^onneS^ in The word clearly means of graceful condi^t as at appears in II* Silokas nine. I PAESIAM FEB. 1972. 6. 9 Ik ’i'-;X' . ' Ihe'hest^ ^^ways observe^ thb^^Ven^kinds ,reading Hojy Scripl|sires,making offerings to;.fire reting faeces , ni^in^ waterwho in^ this translation (H). 'L-- • of silence mentioned .in th© Scri;^tui ‘es ,namely,at the tifefe , ' bathing,praying,reading Holy Scriptiares,making offerings to .fire • taking meals,secretirig faeces,¦•¦•^a ”'Dahking water; iwho in^thivs 'world :perform ceremonies with ihcense of several kinds^gbod ;flow ¦^ers and plenty of fruits-those 'are- we Parsis,rioble-bom,bold, valiant and very strong. TRANSLATION (D). translates the latter part thus-the affluent amongst them* are liberal to their fellow creatures.. In sacrifices to the Cow the Parsis make scented wood smoke and offer flowers diffusing fragrance . COMMENTARY (A. A.) they observe seven-kinds of siloice offering great Hom prayer to fire,give away everything in charity^d off as .offerings^; COMMENTARY (A.A.) -er fragrant substances to fire and.use best fruits and.flowers f'¦ r I t •a NCTES:'.I]injiO and a Gularati translatbrltranslate the' third as cow and worship of c6^;/There-is -test reference to the worship of ¦— — — — - — - scriptures,nor can we point to any such cus-tom in the past. the' third .line as cow and worship of ' cC^-^/ Wbre-ds^^n^ thb: Migh -test reference to the worship of the coW in the Zorcastrian scriptures,nor can we point to any such custom in the past. "Ghero" does not mean cow,but the-^arth.^ihie may/me^ that I’arcis worship the earth with flowers. As for silehce-ih-^^ there is a motto ••MatefsilenCe) Sarvartii-Sa^aha ’CSilence Accomplishes everything), . which the Par sis carriedactual practice. ce. n ** ‘ ., ¦* \ Ja 4; PARSIANA FEB. 1972.RHT.flKA THHEE. clean Sacred .rm “ it it lean Sacred ga: mail , who put on Sudra5(each TRANSLATION (H). Iho alw® 'y^® %' boR fhft Virtues of a boafoi end ^'whloh?which ’^is^lik^the m!nth of a'ser^ent ’^d Ai6h is tied into tootl at e -^orn,bold,valiant and very b^Ring. translation (D) They ent er taih ’--^e st s with plenty of. food which * — T ^2. _ J. * * M M. ..A 4" zA. ¦m!*! n Ak TT H Q oT C| ive to deserving obiects grates cloth and other hey stand in-need or. is pleasing to taste. They excavate for public,convenience pools and wells. The;" “ articles, '•J» iney give Tudiicn they TRxlNSLATION (A-A. )*- In whose house there4s giving away of delic- iOUS things,someths seasoned with mustard , sometimes .with pepper and other fragrtot powders or? Juice of tamarind sometimes ^ying away of fi^ moving in the w^ers of the wells; who al^ys gire to ihe deserving applicants money,clcthes etci. in-^arity. They dolnot give to non*^eserving. Those-are we Parsis.' ___ „ _.r the w^ers of the iisho always give deserving applicants money,clethes etci. in-^arity. They give to non “deservir^. Ih^ -are ue Parsis.'' NOTE: Andanadi is giving away of food, dalpul is.bridgi waters — Pahlavi word is puhal and Petsian. word is pul •e o'VQv . for bridge. ix PARSIANA FEB. 1972. 7. I.1 fi' .1 .1 TRANSLATION (H) Amoi^st whom joy(becomes victorious) oyer sorrow happiness over affliction,knowledge over silence,righteousness pure birth over malady,creation full of life over destrucfen full of darkness,in whose speedi and thought (the motto is ) "as the man so the reward" (in the next world; Ihoae are we Parsis.; > TRANSLATION (D)^ The Parsis women as well as their men-j^e; presumed capable and permitted to contenrolate the causes .and effects of joy and wief.pleasure and pain,wisdom and folly,virtue and vice.., health anc disease vhich mortals experimce and to, admire altitude and pro fundi ty.li^t aid darkness, creation and chaos and 11 the works of the Almigity. translation (AiA.)-those menth vhom as in We joy on the obt; aining of wealth etc. , so is the sorrow at the.loss of wealth etc. (i.e. joy and sorrow are equal) with^whom happiness of soul and pain are eqiral and that is wonderful (i.e. with Thom as in the happ -iness in matters of love,so is sorrow wqt©.! in the absence of such matters); also in whose knowledge and silence^e equalCi.e.silen ­ ce in whom is full of knowlssige and is pr*^'Qand) (or as is the knoy ledge so is the siloice*); also with Thom "as is righteousness so is unrighteousness(i.e. from Thom unrighteousness departs)._^Hence the narticle of negation is absent; the meaning is not presumed and vice ____ _ _____ ,j experimce u- --------- — t and darkness,creation and chaos and 11 the aining of wealth etc. pain are''eqiF31 and that is _ ___________ -iness in matters of love,so is sorrow matters); so is the sorrow at the loss of wealth etc. with Thom "as is ualin the absence of such ^ual(i.e^silen- so is no't'that "ri^teou particle of negation is absent; the meaning i_ . . . , . sness snd unrighteousness is equal but that as is righteoumess ¦ ' ' "’5; also happiness and pain in a noble _ • fami/jy are equai i.e. as is happiness so is also .pain) also^with them as is tfie upper world so is the lower world(i.e. with whom heaven and hell are equal); also li^t and dark are equal; also . with whom creation and destruction are are equal; also with whomvtne motto is7 as is the man,so the act;i.e.both are equal) Those are we Parsi s .... "1; also J _ e. as is happiness happiness and pain in a noble piness so is also pain) also ____ destruction are are equal; also w: as is the man,so the act;i.e.both are equal) 'F- ¦^TES: This is a article verse,neither Drummond nor the Gujarati translator seem to have correctly understood it. The Wit er want^ to convey that the Par sis preferred to seek merits and reject ci.e- luoxxus. Jyancis . Power Cobbe in his Hopes of the Human Pace says* at p.l43 *The' Parsis have among their prayers in the Zend-Avesta thfe^direction that every believer should say every mormng,as he fastens the girdle "Hell will be destroyed at.the Resurrection an - Orrauzd shitl reigh over all for ever. "Not amiss,! think, was their i. Xlixa XB a. GLX UX^JXC vox oo.ixox J-'X --------- tfSnslator seem to have correctly understood it. The wit er want^ to convey that the Par sis preferred to seek merits and reject a.e. merits, nrancis . Power Cobbe in his Hopes of the Humah Pace says 8 PARSIANA FEB. 9172. 1^''.¦.n * ritual devised to make the first , thou^t of each opening <^ay one ofencouragement .and* of hope stS assured in the final victcry of'Iii^t over Dartaiess,Virtue over Vice/dand Sorrowed Pain ’^lhe last line here seems to refet^'to W important .tau^t in liB^sna Xhlll -•^/ifemely tWrei^it^^d. in • the itext world according to his actipns in thi*^ ritual devised s H dni In orW nedjsw ddiw eTXjn smooed .bn© edd bnuon (idrisuH); * orfw jegbisd Slid duo... dssnl 'ebiSffl bnira ddiw (H) M0ITAJ8MW ' r 1 ’ , * v^xxu uiivrf •\ii/ KiV-iiiiuioyiiui^ ^^'fT^edxo ,noxdu.ldi) mT-ol^eq 5( ,od9)ooj31,hi69H odd od ,8levs Hdxw eiucr emooed .bn© < KseludgiioS sdd ni henoidneme Isn'xe eRbEd end eid sb^Wedd^ odwjnem-w vd drfeuoid •qddiw geels on si Qiddd-raodw ’ •¦ snevBicr luddrbileb dm w STXjg s (id-ria^) » 'V incffis idsisw add Ofrc;prrffirf.+ fi'oo ’fipfa -nq yd bednnoesn^ dni 'bni? i©nn 19d© ’© ddiw k 4. v„. I'lE ©d ©rid qsai s'lavB'ia f lU Cl XXiYlqcTj> (.oda )© jqiioS "iBWiodl. 1© SI ©¦; dudd on f’ dd b d© t ni idw; n ¦:dw< y p ff • (H) od enj .boned 'orn-^v nor f,- r- ,f jTi rrp A ' .*. .ii! 0 j nBfn cf Jit /.LUi'l -Jt R ¦ SffV •(.+ lOi'/i A cTfn .Li-Ci. idi Vl i , S 7© V © LEfil© 4©© EW £ r d dd ¦Q 9I iably, undauntedness; those are we P^sis. TRANSLATION (D). With Gumutaaffusion on the^body ,^d by ------ - Parsis being purified at e^ly da^, . uyvcBoxuies and avocations; without the ro^|^^eir loins,they must not sj^eep nor pray nor make offerings nor sac _ their sac- p3::ayers. . ridcessiti es rifices. ' TRANSLATION (A.A.) Those vho become pure as t^ bathl with cow-urine by incantations ^en^they^et spiration due to hot weatherCor'Sa bath should be taken with milk_/ This ablution If this is done with cow-urine is; spoken of as internal and extern^, they become pure; and they tie the Kushti badge on the'r^ion of the waist; without the badge there is to be no ^eep U,e.; one must not sleep without the ^ushtijr Without the Kushti there is not to be the worship etc. , which is delightful on account of the cheerful mind engaged in incitations;- tho^^men whom the ways of good counsel are highly esteemed,-those Parsis, lure; and they tie the Kushti badge on • ar e we NOTES: The guiarati translator, seems to understand that the Go- iuo _____ .____Ktr wrrimon ¦wbn P.amA -mire meztc^w-Sin?? is to be tah^ for drink by women,"who came pure by thrice washing with water,woman who do not jay prayers,nor ¦worsSp God without the badge on • ' disagrees with'some versions from the i . Many foreign words (foreign to ^nskritj are Shlokas. versions from the ,dge on". The Commentator Sandpoint of prosody . ' J met with in these 10 PARSIANA FEB. 1972¦ observe the vows those*"are we Parsis. ¦,v NOTES. It is difficult to find out what texts Drummond and phe Gujarati translator have fcllowed. The third line is incorrect. I have tried to in^jrove it to bring it into conformity with the requirements of the metre,fourth line is correct and means men are attached to their wives with singleness of devotion. Such are we Parsis .............. \ \ PARSI FEN. 1972. 11.5^-. r- -¦»- ¦ I ¦"fT ;. A X J SV '1‘ '.'l' •4- I • >. & i.'l •. '^1 - ild b^c^e ini4jody after a mcnth_^^^.i^C ds^ ti^Gse femmes}are noble on accour^ df^heirrgraceM^cond^t, Sne Mth golden ornamoabs, are powerful and strong and have al wa^ laying ^g^cea; those axe \se TRANSLAllC^ (A.A.). Thoser who^ women income; oure on w ni^ after menstruation; and (Wose b^e^ure in body after a month, from the Ume_or deliy^J tWose women) are not^e; on acc0unt_ o^ WA* t <^3^ y _ J women are Hit. ,shineJ^ike new g^ * ahe ^troTig a^4;Cf ,pi^c souIy^ wa^ their ' fac^^ MW their hands > f€i50rie« are Mi love land * ahe have aXwy ® tz; *thb^e a.re we Fare: , J'laces ’^ia. Ip Wftaauaeript there, oFO«?s ?7ord^*Vi^^ta" bCcepted the wnol « ^ond and Oui^dtifF^t^ ^s- ’ ays after.feli«ry;toch^ pus . beconie pure 40 days^iLer^uexnkearlv white skic* •GaMe* ''?S' '* 12./ PARSIANA FEB. 1972.Sn.sS'„ 1 SHIiOy,.Mx TRANSLATION(H). Wp do not attach themselves to concubines; v^o perform sadred ceremonies in honour of their ^avashis; who pro* tect the fire; who do not userflesh except in(JaBhan) sacrifices whose females j K! Ml I .1. « “Piirandhri* is ain elderXm married' li^en ifoose husband^^^^ children afb living. Here the autndr r^eons W that marri^ ’ wd^en io refuse to live with their husbands are not locited Upon as pu -rei .urLBOnond sems to understaM ty this line tl^^ mdcws were not allowed to be. presmt on .matrimonial occasions. Wm today Par si s widows refrain from taking part in maTrihge Ceremonies. ¦¦ i ({(Lc vox, 't- ?!*¦ t« Tlx: I .y 5=^ t r V I X "'¦ ?:• .. < f r •V r 3 r ¦’X'l 14. , ' in lie. fpiSes5S( ee^ U* ?hus; (Ci jUlOOn } BUri y dilLl UXIC itlZ»CXU.O\i » c» jF-iXC wl^P^© caste> the rul es are maintained A ¦; •t- to All Commentators seem to understand that women took little NOTES: .... ______________________ . rest and slppt less (Alp-nindhra) during 40.days_after.delivery whereas th coauthor ’s idea is just the opposite, where in the^man. uscript the word occurs as ^Vadena" I prefer Videna thou^ ??u mean the same Par sis often corrupt Vi into Va both me^ing^^with^ out ’’. Viden is Vidaen meaning one without (The Zoroastri^} relr- uscript the word occurs as * vaaena i preiex viucxia wiuugu mean the same Par sis often corrupt Vi into Va both me^ing^^with^ out". Viden is Vidaen meaning one without (The Zoroastri^} reli ­ gion as daen means religion in .A.vesta,hence those of a v, - religion.*^me mi^t dispute the proposition that it wasforbidden to convert aliens and adopt thon^into the Zoroastrian fo*d<.. My personal opinion is neither the. Gathas not the later Avesta ^-preached the conversion in sense in lihich.we understand the tera today.No doubt there is some historical evidence that some og. the --'^rS ’ihed tor ins' » uxie conversion in sense in lihich we understand the tera doubt there is some historical evidence that some og, the kir^Q did convert some of the aliens; but that can be easily ex- ¦“laiited on the principle that the _king ’s vjas law. He could, -or instance,marry ev^ his own sisters. This my contention is ^-aD^ly support^ by 55 of the sixth book O'f ths Ihnkard_^ which _is ' cl ear . beyonf all ctvmMu guhishna daena den ham-daenan huskarishna va kirf^ va oazaK val kola adash gubishna ”, i.e. , semons should be delivered to .'-iihe faithful ,and the religion should be tau^t to the co-relig ionist; and virtue and vice shou3.d be mentioned to every person. on cl e^ . beyonf all ly 00 01 tne sizw dook ei we viiuxcuiu wuxcy xo doubt and which runs thus: ” Wachak val austub^an « PARSIANA FEB. 1972. 15V’i ’ >¦ *¦ ;x But apart from the g^uestion whether the doctrine of conversion is found in our Scriptures^or not, one c^_ easily imagine that ’ as to whether _ It is im after the Arab one •V can easily imagine th the most inroortant piece'of information which King Jadi Rana would like to receive from the fofeigiers would be they preached and practised the doctrine of conversion, possible to believe that peop^ M fugitives after .----- conquest to preserve their religion could ever have thought oj? converting aliens under a foreign sway. (KzaJieA/) (xCKsi^t^ Ihji/i-A' /G I ! \ .1972. y i' i- f 4f i SHLOKA TWELUB. * ilieousness and desire;and,,^o washing the body; those crV ' TRANSLATION (H.). Wio ihjia by-the mind think(M^y)bf wi^r, sky •moon, firetWind earth ^d; bur, and of _ hoiwzd the, all Dpxjjtirnl ^mutable and lwortM;;'iWo aXwa^/^ the Nyaisma prayer Dshich is the giver, ofivictory^i^teou^ess^and desxre;and^W .^^^^ maintain silence while eat iriQ-^Swashing the body, those arwe_ . Par si 8.' . TRANSLATION (Q). The Parsis venerate water,air,ether*,earth,fire, sun,moon and hormazd as all bountiful,not transi^t but t^ and ever attending to lifers necessary wants ^d fulfilUw fii desires, fiiey should repeat'every day their cresoribed pray ers for attainment of triunqph,g!race ^d;^ory. In eating they should be silent and their persona oujc^t to be pure. f era IRANSLATIONCA.A.) ___ This commentai ’y of A^a Andhya^ gives ^^as beyond v^t are contaaned in e: “: ¦'I.-- above translations of Ah/ ana. XOTiS: Notes here refer only to Sanskrit prosMy and-needs no special mention 'T fj tf PAESWU. ESS-.1972. ¦I f t - i n i i i .3 ' \ Ar*-.. 3m.aKA,miRrM 'roAN^LATTOS p).^ Wp in accordance with the/^ireetim of el'^erly persons,^wayb.;;put/;^Uhe ' ^shti; Bade-' of, bbtton^?^ oJf ialpa^Oduc- tive of^j^t; merit ,which reSbnihl es^lOLa^pWfoS^ aMut^ojlh ’ * ¦* strih^'^ioh^ which i-a like r^hhi Ttho'Eushti Badb" of ebtton^?^oJi i%liprpduc- T Tif ?a^^ in the ¦ Gaug^^/ Wjibh i h .made thi strih^'^^ith; Ab gol<^en .hcl-oiiryand whTch^As delightftil"'afld long and which i-a like a yoke; who put on^on the /regiofr Pf the waist^this Ooatfipif^^^ (Sudra) which is(preserved)whole, in,accordance with .the teachings \MU'. .ICU/ wwivll XOVpi’QPOX V ^v. / r/llUX^ J 0.11 of the Scriptures; those are we Farsis. TEUNSEATION (D). The advant^es of wearing a Kushti for a string of wool round the waist are^'Bahy and equal to ablutionin the^ Ganges . It i s d.ir ected to be preserved who! e and cl e^ and j^arms a part oftheir dressias well as the Sudra,or fine shirt of both the'sexes. ’ Ti^SLATIOK Jihen a penahce is-performjed. on accost of injury to Cows,bullocks etc then the five products of the Cow_ are considered the purifying agents. The Cow-urine is said to berthe precursor of ablution. Ablution with cow-urine washesoff the_sin and TRANSLATION(H). Of whom it is said that they attain lofty heaven if they act according to the religious observances which are laid down by ancient preceptorswhich are composed in graceful lang^." -uage,and which point out the <^th-b^^ if WY if they act according to the religious observances which are laid down by ancient preceptors^ which are composed in gracef^ lanfe • 1 ______ l_ .LT— _ _2 ^1..^ Lt' J? _ *1 X * . M n - M 1. '¦ X zA*"- act up to the revealed commandments; vho delight in purity and;w6 are such ^orious men;-those are we Parsis. TRANSUTION(D.) The sage inspired,who instituted those those XxiAXN UJUJxX X VXX \ • XxJ.^ OCb^O X XlOpXi VM. j ¥VXAV XXi w yvi religious observances for the conduct of mankind,predicted eternal bliss to those who walked in the way.of .them. And it is believed that -their-supporters have found habitation in heaven. To their that their supporters have found habitation in heaven. To their blessed memories, devout Parsis strew vandal and pulse upon the that their supporters have found hd 1 * _ __________ — 21___ ___-_J_ T5_ 1^.. TRANSLATION(A.A.). Among all of whom, it is Said that the lofty heaven becomes the giver of 'the iat sort of writings? 'Writings: ’ tion. - Those men who are devoted of various kinds- i .iotfeh performance of ceremonies 1 perrormance ox ceremonies vcutxuuo CU.X C.X. v^d to the offering of nrayer^ to fire,earth, and the thrbe?(other) elements;and ^o use beauti-. ful tlewers in ceremonies and whose knowledge is thus wPll known; and are also devoted ers those are we Parsis NOTES; Literal meaning of line 2"For those who live according to the religious observances,the heaven: is lofty-lofty heaven is c^led the giver of the. path of salvation. In another version the second line reads that "the pious persons turn^^tnfiirrejes to ­ wards the sky",etc. ¦ J. ! 20. z PftffSIAia FEB. 1972. 9f ^QKA SIXTEEN. s This Siloka is the reply o^ the. benevolent king Jaditoa to plea ­ dings and explanations offered by Dhstur Nairyosang ihaval quali fying the immigrants as suitable for entry. TRANSLATIONCH.). 0 Ne all Parsis, may the ^countenance of the^^l powerful Hormazd be for tl-.j-- - lans. May this beneficent fire ever be. for . pr /* >1 _ «»___________________1-1 _ XImo. ¦rmt eat'bl es st victorious over powerful Hormazd be xu4« the prosperity of (your) sons and gu^d" it fire ever be for the destruction of your iMv the favourable sun and the five(elanents),the givers „7’:::::Lngs,be worthy of the Nyaishna prayers. May you be ? sins of g \ _ pect lEiNSLATIMCD). the king's reply. Be joy to tiio|e thfillv in the way of Sormazd. Be the increase of their genera tions. fey their prayers obtain the remission of sins and smile of the sun. May likewise abundance of weal th. and^ the measure of thei r d esires , fl ow from -Uie . Liberty p f Inxm > the beauties ofAPerson l. ' ‘ ~ to distinguish them upon ngs.be wortny oi une piyaisnn?i pxavoxo* • the dmons. And may you always achieve great res- \ their desires,' -to distinguish and mind, which now adorn,continue up the nations to the end. < MNSUTION (A.A.). Ihe face of. Hormuad is the cause of_all.su -ccess. Daily prayer to fire is the destroyer of ^1 evilsksins; and the Sver of all pleadings. The Parsis must offer prayers duily primarily to Sim;Mo;on^ire?Water and £hrth if your Anjuman is to reihain successful times. ileted by Srvad Jamshed writing of &ese sixteen ^o^as. was cowl eted by U^v^ J^ne^ Ervad Manek 1 i Ristomj i on Samvant ;1874 M^skar Sud » on day Shaake 1740 on wbark Roj Amardad. • <— Writ NOTESt Mere the author conments on application of ^yer^ S^s krit wofds in their (reMrds) from its sjngitor^^ its ele so it can be^^ic^le^tc^^^ as well as to the live eie mentS> ' SHAPBR^ ICAVASJI HOmWALA” /^ere the author coninents on a^ krit woirds in their appropriate, form n be^awiicaDie^PC ine oun SHAPDRJI TCAVASJI HODIWALA- I ij k- e fruits X A k. PARSIANA. FEB* 1972 21.fi' Ta -teBMxir Jot, Tn Pr^y pray. If, not yourself ] time lor' p"-—¦ a4XEB8 M won is the question* I Answer ie Yes. ’ pray. Do pray, if^not yourself pray by proxy. Since most ptonle say they Rave time for' prayers Bev. L.T. Osborn, an ^eriban missionary has het up the Osborn Foundation ih Birmin^iamCU.K. }. Ihe founda ­ tion is making good money by charging£s. 2 per month to members for prayers by proxy. __ pray by proxy. Since most people r prayers Rev. L.T. Osborn, an Ameriban missionary Osborn Foundation ih Birmin^iamCU.K. ). The founda- Last year the Koundation recei ved. £s . 15,000 on . "prayer service" after.detucting all prayer excuses and publicity expenses. Parsi Avaz in its r^^t^issue states that tfeshan Committee has made ’ a ' loss in Irjan .phah Celebrations. A little push and some ^blicity for prayer service my help the Committee to restore the balance and if fotind profitable may continue it indefinately for the good of the souls and bettermoit of the funds. Big money does not come for help the Coinmittee to restore the balance' ’X- / by serving it comes by promotiiJg ideas of serving. •• ¦ kl I ¦‘k > 1 ! , ( k: i--. 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