Chapter11— Vendidad, Fargard 2: Yima the First King
Fargard 2 of the Vendidad recounts the primordial reign of Yima, the first king appointed by Ahura Mazda to govern a paradisiacal era of abundance. This narrative establishes the foundational Zoroastrian cosmology of a golden age preceding the present fallen world, emphasizing divine order and the proliferation of life under righteous rule.
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King James Version (1611)
The most influential English translation ever made. Sometimes archaic, but the standard PD English text.
Translators commissioned by King James I of England, 1604–1611
Ahura Mazda spoke to Yima: 'Go forth and shine, O Yima, son of Vivanghat, and rule over the earth.' 2Yima went forth and shone, and he ruled over the earth for three hundred years. 3The earth increased in size, and the people increased in number, and the cattle increased in number.
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