soul,54 pertaining to this world,55 pertaining to the world beyond56 from all these sins,35 O Hormazd!57 I am in renunciation and keep myself away,58

(and) with the three words59 (Manashni, Gavashni, Kunashni) I repent.60

(May there be) propitiation61 of Ahura Mazda!62 (May there be) contempt of vAngra Mainyu64 the Evil Spirit! Whatever is the wish67 of the doers of righteous deeds, is superior68 (to all other wishes). I praise69 righteousness.

Explanation: Hormazd is the Creator of the entire world and is the ruler over it, there is none equal to Him. May Ahriman and all his daevas, drujas, sorcerers, tyrants, etc., be shattered, smitten and defeated! O Holy Protector! For whatever sins have been committed by me. For whatever wicked thoughts I have harboured for whatever wicked word I have spoken and for whatever wicked actions I have done or have been executed by me unknowingly - for all these types of sins I sincerely repent and atone for.

JASA ME AVANGHE MAZDA

wJasa1 me2 avanghe3 Mazda4 Mazdayasnō5 ahmi6 mazdayasnō7 Zarathushtrish8 fravarāne9 astūtaschā10 fravaretaschā.11 Āstuye12 humatem13 manō,14 āstuye15 hūkhtem16 vachō,17 astuye18 hvarshtem19 shyaothnem.20 Āstuye21 daēnām22 vanghuhīm23 māzdayasnīm24 fraspāyaokhedhrām,25 nidhāsnaithishem,26 Khavaētvadathām27 ashaonīm,28 yā29 hāitināmchā,30 būshyeintināmchā31 mazishtācha,32 vahishtāchā,33 sraēshtāchā,34 yā35 āhūirish36 zarathushtrish.37 Ahurāi Mazdāi38 vīspā39 vohu40 chinahmi.41 Aeshā42 asti43 daēnayāo44 māzdayasnōish45 āstūistish.46 Ashem Vohū 1.

Translation: O Creator Hormazd!4 do Thou come1 to my2 help.3 I am6 a Mazdā-worshipper;5 I profess myself9 (to be) a Mazdā-worshipping7 follower of Zarathushtra,8 a devotee10 and an ardent-believer11 (in this Mazdā-worshipping Faith). I praise12 the true-conceived13 thought,14 I praise15 the truespoken16 word,17 I praise18 the well-done19 deed.20 I praise21 the excellent23 religion22 of Mazda-worship,24 (which is) quarrel-removing,25 weapon-lowering,26 self-dedicating27 (and) holy,28 which29 of those that are30 and of those shall be31 (hereafter) (is) the greatest,32 and the best33 and the most excellent,34 which35 is the religion of Ahura36 revealed-by-Zarathushtra.37

I acknowledge41 all39 good40 (things) (which are) from Hormazd.38 Such42

v Here Ahriman stands in opposition to Hormazd. This idea should be understood of later period of Avesta. In the ancient period of the Avesta, i.e. during the period when the Gathas were composed, Hormazd has been regarded as the Creator of the entire world and its destroyer. He has no rival, but under His sovereignty Spenā mino and Angra mino carry out some work pertaining to this world.

w The entire passage except the words Jasa me avanghe Mazda is taken from Yasna Hā XII. This Yasna Hā XII is the Zoroastrian Creed. See the Zoroastrian creed (in Avesta) in this book. The words Jasa me avanghe Mazda occur in Hormazd Yasht, para 27.