
Lohrasp Raises the Barzin Fire at Balkh
From C5.1, Lohrasp Builds a Fire-Temple at Balkh. It illustrates C5.1.15–21:
- C5.1.15Thereafter he sent envoys, each one boundFor Rum, for Hind, for Chin, the world around.
- C5.1.16They sought the learned, men of proven skill,Whose knowledge could fulfill the monarch’s will.
- C5.1.17From every country, eager for the road,They hastened to the monarch’s own abode.
- C5.1.18They tasted learning’s salt and bitter fruit,Then settled down in Balkh and there took root.
- C5.1.19He built a city there with streets and squares,With markets, lanes, and busy thoroughfares.
- C5.1.20Each quarter held a place for Sadeh’s rite,With fire-temples around it burning bright.
- C5.1.21He raised a fire and gave it Barzin’s name,With fortune, grandeur, joy about its flame.
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