For thirty years and two months, King Shapur ruled the realm of Iran with splendor, wisdom, and justice. But as time reached its appointed hour, the divine crown grew heavy and his royal glory began to fade. Feeling the chill of death approach, the dying monarch summoned his son and heir, Ormazd, who stood before him radiant as a solitary flower amidst a wild field. Shapur bestowed upon his young successor the sacred testament of Iranian kingship: to remain ever vigilant, to honor the wisdom of elders, to study night and day the legendary Book of King Jamshid, to protect the vulnerable, and to govern with justice and open-handed generosity—just as he himself had learned from his illustrious father, Ardashir. As his final counsel echoed through the hall, Shapur's face grew pale, and his spirit departed the mortal realm, leaving Ormazd heartbroken. The epic pauses to contemplate the transience of all earthly grandeur: this fleeting world leaves even kings with nothing save a narrow coffin, urging mortals to turn their hearts toward Yazdan, the sole Provider and Guide of all creation.