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NEXT-OF-KIN MARRIAGES.

between the Prophet's daughter Pôuruchishtâ and Jâmâspâ[1]:—

"Admonishing words I say unto the marrying maiden.

"And to you (the youth), I who know you. Listen to them,

"And learn to know through the laws of religion the life of a good mind;

"In piety you shall both seek to win the love of each other, only thus will it lead you to joy!" (Yasna LIII. 5;[2] Comp.—"Civilization of the Eastern Irânians," Vol. I., p. 62.)

Although the Avestâ text, of which the larger portion is destroyed or lost, is a scanty collection

  1. ↑ The Pahlavi Commentary to Stanza 4 of the Yâsna, Chap. LIII., says:—
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  2. ↑ The last verse is translated by Dr. Mills: "(And to you, bride and bridegroom), let each one the other in Righteousness cherish; thus alone unto each shall the home-life be happy."—(Vide S. B. E., Vol. XXXI., p. 192.)
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