Apām Naptārem yazamaide; Nairīm Sanghem yazamaide; takhmem Dāmōish upamanemyazatem yazamaide; iristanām urvānō yazamaide yāo ashaonām hzfravashayō. (11) Ratūm berezantem yazamaide yim Ahurem Mazdām, yō ashahe apanōtemo, yō ashahe jaghmūshtemō; vīspa sravāo Zarathushtri yazamaide; vispacha hvarshta shyaothna yazamaide, varshtacha vareshyamnacha.

Yenghe hātām āat yesne paiti vanghō. Mazdāo Ahurō vaēthā ashāt hachā, yāonghāmcha tānschā tāoschā yazamaide.

Yathā Ahū Vairyō 2.

(12) Yasnemcha1 vahmemcha2 aojascha3 zavarecha4 āfrīnāmi,5 Ashahe Vahishtahe6 āthrascha7 Ahurahe Mazdāo.8 Ashem Vohū 1.

Ahmāi raēshcha; Hazanghrem; Jasa me Avanghe Mazda; Kerfeh Mozd.

(12) I praise5 the worship,1 glory,2 vivacity3 and power4 of Ardibehesht6

the Fire7 of Ahura Mazda.8

UZIRIN GĀH

(1) Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 3. Fravarāne mazdayasnō Zarathushtrish vīdaēvō Ahura-tkaēsho. Uzyeirināi8 ashaone9 ashahe10 rathwe,11 yasnāicha12 vahmāicha13 khshnaothrāicha14 frasastayaēcha,15 frādat-vīrāi16 dakhyumāicha17 ashaone18 ashahe19 rathwe,20 yasnāicha21 vahmāicha22 khshnaothrāicha23 frasastayaēcha.24 (2) Berezatō25 Ahurahe26 nafedhrō27 apām28 apascha29 mazdadhātayāo,30 khshnaothra32 yasnāicha32 vahmāicha33 khshnaothrāicha34 frasastayaēcha,35 Yathā Ahū Vairyō36 zaotā37 frā me38 mrūte,39 athā ratush ashātchit hacha40 frā ashava41 vīdhvao42 mraotū.43

(1-2) At the time11 of pure9 (and) holy10 period11 Uzirin8 when it is time to rest men from the work,16 and when the Lord or sovereign of the country17

(goes) to worship the Creator Ahura Mazda,31 and to praise,33 propitiate34 and glorify35 the (very source of)27 water,28 may the Zaotar37 (i.e. the officiating priest) proclaim39 before me38 (the excellences of the verses of) Yathā Ahū Vairyō.36 May (the Raspi) (i.e. the assistant Priest) (who is) holy41 (and) learned42 announce43 (the excellences of these verses) athā ratush ashāt-chit hacha”.

(3) Ahurem Mazdām ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Zarathushtrem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Zarathushtrahe ashaonō fravashīm yazamaide; Ameshe Spente ashaonām yazamaide. (4) Ashāunām vanguhīsh sūrāo spentāo fravashayō yazamaide, astvatō

hz For the translation of paragraphs 10-11, see Havan Gāh, above.

UZIRIN GĀH

manakhyācha apanōtemem rathwām yazamaide; yaētushtemem yazatanām hanghamishtemem ashahe rathwām awinasānstemem, jaghmūshtemām ashaonō ashahe rathwō ratufritīm yazamaide.ia

(5) Uzyeirinem1 ashavanem2 ashahe3 ratūm4 yazamaide;5

Zaotārem6 ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Hāvanānem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Ātarevakhshem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Frabaretārem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Āberetem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Āsnatārem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Rathwishkarem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Sraoshāvarezem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide;

(5) We praise5 Uzirin,1 the holy,2 Lord of Righteousness;3

we praise the Zaotar the holy, Lord of Righteousness; we praise the Hāvanān the holy, Lord of Righteousness; we praise the Ātarvakhsi the holy, Lord of Righteousness; we praise the Frabaretar the holy, Lord of Righteousness; we praise the Āberetar the holy, Lord of Righteousness; we praise the Āsnātar the holy, Lord of Righteousness; we praise the Rathwishkar the holy, Lord of Righteousness; we praise the Sraoshāvarezathe holy, Lord of Righteousness;

Explanation: In the above paragraphs various classes of Herbad, the practising priests, are remembered with due respect. Moreover, from these names, we (come to know) what function each type of priest performs:

Zaotā, i.e. zoti or the performer of principal ceremony;

Hāvanān, i.e. the priest who strains the Haoma and performs the ceremony;

Ātarvakhsha, i.e. Atarvakhshi, whose function is to keep the fire burning;

Frabaretar, i.e. the priest who brings to the Zaotar all the implements and other things (articles) required for the ceremonies;

Ābereta (= āp + beretar), a man in holy orders, who provides for the sacred water used in religious ceremonies and for purificatory purposes;

Āsnātar, i.e. the priest in holy orders who purifies defiled persons, as well as, the utensils used for ceremonial purposes;

Rawthwishkara, i.e. a priest who performs all the accessory services, such as adjusting the ceremonial utnesils and putting them in proper order;

Sraoshāvareza, i.e. a priest in whose presence a sinner confesses his misdeeds and makes amends for them, and the officer who keeps good

ia For the translation of paras 3 and 4, see Hāvan Gāh above.

discipline.ib

(6) Frādat-vīrem1 dakhymemcha2 ashavanem3 ashahe4 ratūm5 yazamaide;6 strēushcha7 māonghemcha8 hvarecha9 raochāo10 yazamaide;11 anaghra12 raochāo13 yazamaide;14 afrasanghāmcha15 khvāthrem16 yazamaide;17 yā18 narsh19 sādrā20 dregvatō.21 (7) Haithyāvarezem22 ashavanem23 ashahe24 ratūm25 yazamaide;26 aparemcha27 tkaēshem28 yazamaide;29 haithyāvarezem30 ashavanem31 ashaonō32 stīm33 yazamaide;34 paiti35 asni paiti khshafne,36 yasō-beretābyō37 zaothrābyō,38 dakhyumahe39 rathwō40 yasnāicha41 vahmāicha;42 dakhumemcha43 ashavanem44 ashahe45 ratūm46 yazamaide.47 (8) Berezantem48 ahurem49 khshathrīm,50 khshaētem,51 apām52 napātem53 aurvat-aspem54 yazamaide;55 apemcha56 Mazdadhātām57 ashaonīm58 yazamaide.59

(6) We6 praise “Fradāt-vīra” and “Dakhyuma”,2 the holy,3 Lord5 of Righteousness;4 we praise11 the stars7 and the moon8 and the sun9 and luminaries;10 we praise14 the boundless12 lights;13 we praise14 the icsplendour16

of the doctrines15 which (are as it were) the idwoes20 of the sinful21 person.19

(7) We praise26 the Lord25 of Righteousness24 (who is) holy23 and practising righteous or virtuous deeds;22 we praise29 the later27 ielore.28 We praise34 the creation33 of Holy32 (Ahura Mazda), the Lord40 of the country39 with libations38 brought for the yasna;37 we praise47 day36 and night37 the Lord41 of righteousness45 (who is the chieftain) (pertaining) to the holy44 country.43 (8) We praise55 the ifNavel53 of the Waters,52 the exalted48 Lord,49 swift-footed54

horse (who is) imperial,50 and shinning,51 we praise59 the pure58 water56

created by Ahura Mazda.57

(9) Thwām ātarem Ahurahe Mazdāo puthrem ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; hadha-zaothrem hadha-aiwyāonghanem imat baresma ashaya frastaretem, ashavanem ashahe ratūm yazamaide; Apām Naptārem yazamaide; Nairīm Sanghem yazamaide: takhmem Dāmōish upamanem yazatem yazamaide; iristanām urvānō yazamaide yāo ashaonām fravashayō. (10) Ratūm berezantem yazamaide yim Ahurem Mazdām, yō ashahe apanotemō, yō ashahe jaghmūshtemō; vīspa sravāo Zarathushtri yazamaide; vīspacha hvarshta shyaothna

ib “Sraoshāvareza - a priest in whose presence a sinner confesses his misdeeds and atones for them. A keeper of a weapon in hand to drive away demons and drujas at the time when the ceremony is being performed”. (Prof. Harlez).

ic The lustre of the divine songs (Professor Harlez). afrasanghā = Sanskrit prashansā, prashasti = praise, fame.

id The good admonition appears to the wicked person, misery or rather poison. See Vispered 18 Karda, para 2; Yasna Hā 45, para 7.

ie Its purport is that the comparison of the Religion of the Poryotkeshas, flourished prior to Holy Zarathushtra may be applied to the Religion of Zarathushtra revealed by Ahura Mazda.

if Generally he is regarded as a Yazata and he keeps connection with the watery clouds, lightning and rain. Its equivalent in Sanskrit is, Apām Napāt.