BĀZ OF RECITING ASHEM VOHU 1200

Yathā Ahu Vairyō 2.

Yasnemcha1 vahmemcha2, aojascha3 zavarecha4 āfrīnāmi5, Ahurahe Mazdāo6 raēvato7 khvarenanguhatō8, Ameshanām Spentanām9, ashāunām10 fravashinām11 ughranām12 aiwithūranām13; paoiryōtkaēshanām14 fravashinām15, nabānazdishtanām16 fravashinām17. Ashem Vohū

1.

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

I praises, worship1, adoration2, efficacy3 and strength of (the Creator) Hormazd6, keeper of treasure7 (and) glorious8 the Bountiful Immortals9, the heroic12 (and) triumphant13 Fravashis11 of the righteous (people)10, the Fravashis of the Poryotkaeshas14, (and) the Fravashis17 of the next of kin16.

YAZISHN HĀ XX known as FRĀMRAOT

kv(Note: This Hā with the bāz shown below should be recited on the first five days of the Fravartikān, i.e. from the Roz 26 Māh 12 to Roz 30 Māh 12).

Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Hormazd Khodāe awazūni gorje khoreh awazāyād; Ardāfravash berasād.kw Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastīn dushmata duzhūkhta duzhvarshta; mem pa getī manīd, oem goft, oem kard, oem jast, oem būn būd ested. Az ān gunāh manashnī gavashnī kunashnī tanī ravānī getī mīnōānī, okhe awākhsh pashemān pa sē gavashnī pa patet hom. Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo, tarōidīte angrahe mainyēush: haithyāvarshtām hyat vasnā ferashōtemem; staomi Ashem. Ashem Vohū

3.

Fravarāne Mazdayasnō Zarathushtrish vīdaēvō Ahura-tkaeshō (Gāh according to the period of the day) frasastayaēcha. Ahurahe Mazdāo raevatō khvarenanguhatō Ameshanām Spentanām, ashāunām fravashinām ughranām aiwithūranām, paoiryōtkaēshanām fravashinām, nabānazdishtanām fravashinām, khshnaothra yasnāicha vahmāicha khshnaothrāicha frasastayaēcha, yathā Ahū Vairyō zaotā frā me mrūte, athā ratush ashātchit hacha frā ashava vīdhvāo mraotū. Ahurem Mazdām raēvantem khvarenanguhantem yazamaide; Ameshā Spentā hukhshathrā hudhāonghō yazamaide; Ashāunām vanguhīsh sūrāo spentāo fravashayō kxyazamaide.

kv In this Hā there occurs the commentary of Ashem Vohū. About this, see pages 1-2; by reciting this well-known prayer called Ashem Vohū at a certain time separately, how much merit that reciter gains; about this, see my Yasht Bā Māeni, 21st Yasht.

kw May the Holy Fravashis come up (to this Prayer)!

kx For its translation, see Baz of reciting Ashem Vohū 1200, above.

(1) Frāmraot1 Ahurō Mazdāo2 Ashem Vohū vahishtem asti3, para ahmāi4 vohū5 vahishtem6 chinasti7, yatha8 khvaētave9 khvaētātem10: vohū vahishtem asti11 atha12 tkaēshem13 kārayeiti14. (2) Ushtā asti ushtā ahmāi15 ushtatāitya16 vīspem17 ashavanem18 vīspāi19 ashaone20 parachinasti21, yathanā22 stāitya23 vīspem24 ashavanem25 vīspāi26 ashaone27 para-chinasti28 (3) Yat ashāi vahishtāi ashem29, parachinasti30 vīspem31 mānthrem32 vīspem33 mānthrāi34, yatha35 ashāi36 khshathrem37 chinasti38, yathacha39 zbayente40 ashaone41 ashem42 chinasti43, yathacha44 khshmāvōya45 ashem46 chinasti47 yat saoshyantaēibyō48; thrāyō49 tkaēsha50. Vīspem51 vachō52 fravākem53 haurūm54, vachō55 Ahurahe Mazdāo56.

(4) Mazdāo57 frāmraot58: chīm59 frāmraōt60; ashavanem61 mainyaomcha62 gaēthīmcha63. chvāns64 frāmraot65 fravākem66, vahishtō67 khshayamnō68. chvantem69; ashavanem70 vahishtemcha71 avasōkhshathremcha72. (5) Baghām73 Ashahe vahishtahe74 yazamaide75; Ashahe vahishtahe76 yazamaide77 frasraothremcha78, framarethremcha79 fragāthremcha80 frāyashtimcha81.

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

Ashem Vohū 1.

(Note: The portion from “Frāmraot” up to Ashem Vohū 1 should be recited seven times. When it is recited the seventh time, Ashem Vohū need not be recited).

(1) (The Creator) Hormazd: proclaimed1 (the sacred verse of Ashem Vohū).

Ashem Vohū Vahistem asti3 - (uttering these words, the worshipper) acknowledges7 for Him4 (i.e. Hormazd) the highest6 good5, as if8 he were accepting7 the kinship10 of his kindred9. Vohu vahishtem kyasti11 - (uttering these words, the worshipper, in a way) puts into practice14 the laws of the Religion13.

(2) Ushtā asti ushtā kzahmāi15 (in repeating these words the worshipper) associates28 firmly23 a26 righteous (man)27 with other24 righteous (men)25, just as22 a17 righteous (man)18 laaccepts21 happiness16 from other19 righteous (men)20.

(3) Yat ashāi vahishtāi lbashem29 - (in repeating these words the

ky i.e. Righteousness is the best good (or blessing).

kz i.e. it is happiness, happiness is unto (that) man.

la Its significance is that righteous people mutually share each other’s happiness.

lb i.e. (the man) who (is) in the cynosure of righteousness.