Epic Lore & Biography

The sacred Cypress of Kashmar, brought from Paradise and planted by King Goshtasp before the Azar Mehrebarzin fire temple. Goshtasp inscribed his acceptance of the faith on its trunk and built a magnificent golden palace over its soaring branches.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (11)

یکی سرو آزاده بود از بهشت / به پیش در آذر آن را بکشت

“There was a noble cypress brought from Paradise, which he planted before the portal of the fire temple.”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23603

نبشتی بر زاد سرو سهی / که پذرفت گشتاسپ دین بهی

“Upon the trunk of that tall, straight cypress he wrote that Goshtasp had accepted the Good Religion.”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23604

گوا کرد مر سرو آزاد را / چنین گستراند خرد داد را

“He made that noble cypress a witness, spreading wisdom and justice in such a manner.”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23605

چو چندی برآمد برین سالیان / مران سرو استبر گشتش میان

“When a few years had passed over it, that cypress grew thick and mighty at its trunk.”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23606

چنان گشت آزاد سرو بلند / که برگرد او برنگشتی کمند

“So lofty and vast became that noble cypress that no lasso could circle its circumference.”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23607

چو بسیار برگشت و بسیار شاخ / بکرد از بر او یکی خوب کاخ

“As its leaves multiplied and its branches spread wide, he constructed a magnificent palace over it.”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23608

فرستاد هرسو به کشور پیام / که چون سرو کشمر به گیتی کدام

“He dispatched messages to every corner of the realm, proclaiming: 'What tree in all the world can compare to the Cypress of Kashmar?'”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23616

کنون هرک این پند من بشنوید / پیاده سوی سرو کشمر روید

“'Now, whoever among you hearth my counsel, walk on foot toward the Cypress of Kashmar!'”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23618

همه نامداران به فرمان اوی / سوی سرو کشمر نهادند روی

“All the renowned nobles, obeying his command, turned their steps toward the Cypress of Kashmar.”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23624

بهشتیش خوان ار ندانی همی / چرا سرو کشمرش خوانی همی

“Call it a heavenly entity if you lack full knowledge; for why else would you speak of the Cypress of Kashmar?”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23626

چراکش نخوانی نهال بهشت / که شاه کیانش به کشمر بکشت

“Why would you not call it a sapling of Paradise, which the Kayanid king himself planted in Kashmar?”

Goshtasp • Daqaqi's Tale: Goshtasp's Conversion, the Cypress of Kashmar, and the Holy Fires بیت #23627