This is an Avestan penmanship, the language of our ancestors in Zarathustra's time. In English, it means : O Mazda tell me about best words and actions.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Arash-e-Kamangir
The story of Arash is popular with Iranian people. It has brought hope in troubled times for Iranians, because Arash is the savior of Iran from tyranny of Afrasiyab.
In the kingdom of king Manuchihr, Afrasiyab, the Turanian king invaded Iranshahr and ruled over this country. King Manuchihr removed his court to Tabarestan. Afrasiyab surrounded the land. The two King agreed to make peace, and according to instruction of Spandarmad, the goddess of earth, Manuchihr requested that Turanian king return to him a piece of Iranshahr's land, the wide of a bow-shot. Afrasiyab assented.
Spandarmad had discussed the request in celestial court with Ohrmaz and other celestial bodies. And when she returned, told the King: "You should prepare a special bow and arrow which it's wood, feather, and iron point should be taken from a special forest, eagle and mine. I will help you to build this bow and arrow, and your skilled archer Arash should shoot."Arash-e-shewatir who had the swiftest arrow among Aryans, was summoned to the court and commanded to shoot. Arash display himself naked and said: "Behold! My body is free of any wound or sickness, but after this bowshot I will be destroyed."
At dawn Arash shot the arrow from mount Airyo.kheshaotha in Tabarestan and after the shot he immediately torn to pieces. The arrow flew through the sky with the help of celestial bodies. Amshaspandan helped the arrow to fly, magnate Mihr prepared the path far away for it. Behind the arrow good lofty Ashi and Parendi on her swift chariot swept touching it. Ohrmazd commanded the wind to bear the arrow as far as the remote regions of Khorasan. At sunset the arrow struck a walnut tree in the mount of Khevanvat, the place named KUZIN.
And in this way the boundary between the Iranian and Turanian kingdoms was established.
In the kingdom of king Manuchihr, Afrasiyab, the Turanian king invaded Iranshahr and ruled over this country. King Manuchihr removed his court to Tabarestan. Afrasiyab surrounded the land. The two King agreed to make peace, and according to instruction of Spandarmad, the goddess of earth, Manuchihr requested that Turanian king return to him a piece of Iranshahr's land, the wide of a bow-shot. Afrasiyab assented.
Spandarmad had discussed the request in celestial court with Ohrmaz and other celestial bodies. And when she returned, told the King: "You should prepare a special bow and arrow which it's wood, feather, and iron point should be taken from a special forest, eagle and mine. I will help you to build this bow and arrow, and your skilled archer Arash should shoot."Arash-e-shewatir who had the swiftest arrow among Aryans, was summoned to the court and commanded to shoot. Arash display himself naked and said: "Behold! My body is free of any wound or sickness, but after this bowshot I will be destroyed."
At dawn Arash shot the arrow from mount Airyo.kheshaotha in Tabarestan and after the shot he immediately torn to pieces. The arrow flew through the sky with the help of celestial bodies. Amshaspandan helped the arrow to fly, magnate Mihr prepared the path far away for it. Behind the arrow good lofty Ashi and Parendi on her swift chariot swept touching it. Ohrmazd commanded the wind to bear the arrow as far as the remote regions of Khorasan. At sunset the arrow struck a walnut tree in the mount of Khevanvat, the place named KUZIN.
And in this way the boundary between the Iranian and Turanian kingdoms was established.
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