
A Div Brings Word to Arjasp
From C6.4, Goshtasb Refuses Tribute to Arjasp. It illustrates C6.4.7–17:
- C6.4.7A mighty Div, when he had heard this thing,Went straight to Chin and spoke before its king:
- C6.4.8“O monarch, all beneath the turning sphere,All men alike, your sovereign name revere.
- C6.4.9They all obey the orders you proclaim;None turns aside or dares dispute your claim,
- C6.4.10Except Goshtasb, Shah Lohrasp’s son, whose forceNow takes against the Turks its marching course.
- C6.4.11He has established here another creed,And shunned the idols, both in word and deed.
- C6.4.12He shows his hatred openly to you;How dares he boast against a king so true?
- C6.4.13More than a hundred thousand horsemen rideAt my command; call, and they join your side.
- C6.4.14Go then; pursue this matter to its end;Fear not the strife if he should dare contend.”
- C6.4.15Arjasp, when he had heard the Div’s report,Stepped from his throne before the gathered court.
- C6.4.16His heart grew heavy, burdened by dismay;He sickened as his strength was drained away.
- C6.4.17He summoned priests and told them what he heard,Then spoke to all the council, word by word:
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