Prophetic text
Vendidad (Videvdad)
Zoroastrian textual tradition; James Darmesteter translator
Yima receives warning of destructive winters and instructions for a refuge preserving living kinds; relevant to later renovation traditions.
Read on Rainbow Watch
The winter demon in later interpretation · commentary →
What is a Vara? · commentary →
Darmesteter on the winter tradition · commentary →
View cited source · avesta.org ↗
Edition and location
Darmesteter English translation, Peterson digital edition
Fargard 2.1–36, especially 20–30, and synopsis/notes