The Zend-Avesta, Part 1: The Vendidad (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 4) (1880) - Page 4

FARGARD V. . . . . . . . . . 48

I (1-7). If a man defiles the fire or the earth involuntarily or unconsciously, it is no sin . . . . . 49 II (8-9). Water and fire do not kill . . . . . 50 III (10-14). Disposal of the dead during winter . . . . 51 IV (15-20). How the <term>Dakhmas</term> (towers of silence) are cleansed by water from the heavens . . . . . 53 V (21-26). On the excellence of purity and the law that shows how to recover it when lost . . . . . 55 VI (27-38). On the defiling power of the <term>Nasu</term> (corpse-demon) being greater or less according to the dignity of the being that dies . . . . . . 57 VII (39-44). On the management of sacrificial implements defiled by the dead . . . . . . . 60 VIII (45-62). On the treatment of a woman who has delivered a still-born child; and what is to be done with her clothes . . . . . . . 61

FARGARD VI. . . . . . . . . . 66

I (1-9). How long the earth remains unclean when defiled by the dead . . . . . . 66 II (10-25). Penalties for defiling the ground with dead matter . . . . . . 67 III (26-41). Purification of different types of water when defiled by the dead . . . . . . 69 IV (42-43). Purification of the <term>Haoma</term> (sacred plant) . . . . 72 V (44-51). The place for corpses; the <term>Dakhmas</term> . . 72

FARGARD VII. . . . . . . . . . 74

I (1-5). How long after death the <term>Nasu</term> takes hold of the dead . . . . . . . 74 II (6-9). How far the defiling power of the <term>Nasu</term> extends . 76 III (10-22). Cleansing of clothes defiled by the dead . . 77 IV (23-24). Eating of corpses is an abomination . . . . 79 V (25-27). Bringing corpses to fire or water is an abomination . . . . . . . . . 80 VI (28-35). Cleansing of wood and corn defiled by the dead 81 VII a (36-40). Physicians; their period of probation . . . . 83 VII b (41-44). Their fees . . . . . . . 84 VIII (45-49). Purification of the earth and the <term>Dakhmas</term>. The <term>Dakhmas</term> and the <term>Daêvas</term> (evil spirits) . . . . . 86 IX (60-72). Treatment of a woman who has delivered a still-born child . . . . . . . . 89 X (73-75). Cleansing of vessels defiled by the dead . . 91 XI (76). Cleansing of the cow . . . . . . 92 XII (77). Unclean libations . . . . . . . 92