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| FARGARD VIII | 93 |
| I (1–3). Purification of the house where a man has died | 93 |
| II (4–13). Funerals | 94 |
| III (14–22). Purification of the paths along which the corpse was carried | 97 |
| IV (23–25). No clothes to be wasted on a corpse | 99 |
| V (26–32). Unlawful lusts | 100 |
| VI (33–34). A corpse when dried up does not contaminate | 103 |
| VII (35–72). Purification of a person defiled by the dead | 103 |
| VIII (73–80). Purification of fire defiled by the dead | 110 |
| IX (81–96). The Bahrâm (sacred) fire | 112 |
| X (97–107). Purification in the wilderness | 116 |
| FARGARD IX. THE NINE NIGHTS’ BARASHNÛM (Purification Ritual) | 119 |
| I a (1–11). Description of the place for cleansing the unclean (Barashnûm-gâh) | 119 |
| I b (12–36). Description of the cleansing | 122 |
| II (37–44). Fees of the cleanser | 129 |
| III (47–57). The false cleanser; his punishment | 131 |
| FARGARD X. SPELLS RECITED DURING THE CLEANSING PROCESS | 133 |
| FARGARD XI. SPECIAL SPELLS FOR THE CLEANSING OF SEVERAL OBJECTS | 138 |
| FARGARD XII. THE UPAMAN (Death period): HOW LONG IT LASTS FOR DIFFERENT RELATIVES | 144 |
| FARGARD XIII. THE DOG | 151 |
| I (1–7). The dog of Ormazd (Ahura Mazda) and the dog of Ahriman | 152 |
| I a (1–4). The dog Vanghâpara (the hedgehog) | 152 |
| I b (5–7). The dog Zairimyangura (the tortoise) | 153 |
| II (8-16). Offences against the dog | 153 |
| III (17–19). On the various duties of the dog | 156 |
| IV (20–28). On the food due to the dog | 156 |
| V (29–38). On the mad dog; how he is to be kept and cured | 159 |
| VI (39–40). On the excellence of the dog | 160 |
| VII (41–43). On the wolf-dog | 161 |
| VIII (44–48). On the virtues and vices of the dog | 161 |
| IX (49–50). Praise of the dog | 163 |
| X (50–54). The water dog | 163 |
| FARGARD XIV. THE ATONEMENT FOR THE MURDER OF A WATER DOG | 165 |
| FARGARD XV. | 172 |
| I (1–8). On five sins that make the sinner a Peshôtanu (one who pays with his own body/soul) | 172 |