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Lohrasp Raises the Barzin Fire at Balkh

Lohrasp Raises the Barzin Fire at Balkh

From C5.1, Lohrasp Builds a Fire-Temple at Balkh. It illustrates C5.1.15–21:

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

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