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Ahunavaiti Gatha

uction is not for the right-living, nor for the cattle-tender at the hands of Liars." 6 Then spake Ahura Mazda himself, who knows the law with wisdom: "There is found no lord or judge according to the Right Order for the Creator hath formed thee for the cattl

Yasna Haptanghaiti

since we are (praisers) of the good (from whom they spring). 3 That, therefore, would we choose, O Ahura Mazda! and thou, O Righteousness the beauteous! that we should think, and speak, and do those thoughts, and words, and deeds, among actual good thoughts,

Vohu Khshathra Gatha

hath promised unto the Wise the true Judge, in that he is Lord of the two destinies... 6 Even he, Ahura Mazda, who through his Dominion appoints what is better than good to him that is attached to his will, but what is worse than evil to him that obeys him n

Vahishtoishti Gatha

I pray for the sacred reward of the ritual order which is (likewise so much) to be desired; and may Ahura Mazda grant it, (or cause it to increase).

The Opening Yasna

Chapter 1 1 I announce (and) carry out (this Yasna) for the creator Ahura Mazda, the radiant and glorious, the greatest and the best, the most beautiful (?) (to our conceptions), the most firm, the wisest, and the one of all whose body is the most perfect, wh

Ahunavaiti Gatha

uction is not for the right-living, nor for the cattle-tender at the hands of Liars." 6 Then spake Ahura Mazda himself, who knows the law with wisdom: "There is found no lord or judge according to the Right Order for the Creator hath formed thee for the cattl

Yasna Haptanghaiti

since we are (praisers) of the good (from whom they spring). 3 That, therefore, would we choose, O Ahura Mazda! and thou, O Righteousness the beauteous! that we should think, and speak, and do those thoughts, and words, and deeds, among actual good thoughts,

Vohu Khshathra Gatha

hath promised unto the Wise the true Judge, in that he is Lord of the two destinies... 6 Even he, Ahura Mazda, who through his Dominion appoints what is better than good to him that is attached to his will, but what is worse than evil to him that obeys him n

Vahishtoishti Gatha

I pray for the sacred reward of the ritual order which is (likewise so much) to be desired; and may Ahura Mazda grant it, (or cause it to increase).

The Closing Yasna

ION TO THE SROSH YASHT. 1 Let Sraosha (the listening Obedience) be present here for the worship of Ahura Mazda, the most beneficent, and holy, of him) who is desired by us as at the first, so at the last; and so again may attentive Obedience be present here f

Ohrmazd Yasht

Ohrmazd Yasht (chapter 1) 1 Zarathushtra asked Ahura Mazda: 'O Ahura Mazda, most beneficent Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! 'What of the Holy Word is the strongest? What is the most victorious? What is the most glorious? What is the most e

Haft Amahraspand Yasht

Haft Amahraspand Yasht (chapter 2) 6 We sacrifice unto Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious; we sacrifice unto the Amesha- Spentas, the all-ruling, the all-beneficent. We sacrifice unto Vohu-Mano, the Amesha- Spenta; we sacrifice unto Peace, whose breath is frien

Ardwahisht Yasht

ech, the deeds, the libations, and the rightly-spoken words. 'Yenhe hatam: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda knows the goodness.... 19 'Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness.... 'I bless the sacrifice and prayer and the strength and

Hordad Yasht

m the straying way. 5 'How does the way of the faithful turn and part from the way of the wicked?' Ahura Mazda answered: 'It is when a man pronouncing my spell, either reading or reciting it by heart, draws the furrows and hides himself therein,3 [saying]: 6

Ardui Sur Bano Yasht

Ardui Sur Bano Yasht (chapter 5) 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura; For sacrifice, praye

Khorshed Yasht

Mah Yasht (chapter 7) Chapter 7 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura; For sacrifice,prayer

Mah Yasht

Mah Yasht (chapter 7) Chapter 7 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura; For sacrifice,prayer

Tishtar Yasht

Tishtar Yasht (chapter 8) 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura; For sacrifice, prayer, prop

Drvasp Yasht

ech, the deeds, the libations, and the rightly-spoken words. Yenghe hatam: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda.... 7 We offer up a sacrifice unto the powerful Drvaspa, made by Mazda and holy, who keeps the flocks in health.... Who yokes teams of horses ....

Mihr Yasht

Mihr Yasht (chapter 10) 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas, and obeys the laws of Ahura; For sacrifice, prayer, propi

Srosh Yasht Hadokht

the fiend-smiter, come to us for help! 9 We worship the holy Sraosha; we worship the great master, Ahura Mazda, who is supreme in holiness, who is the foremost to do deeds of holiness. We worship all the words of Zarathushtra, and all the good deeds, those do

Rashn Yasht

ory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard.... 'Yenhe hatam: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda.... 40 'Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness.... 'I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour of Rashnu

Frawardin Yasht

they come to help me, how they bring assistance unto me, the awful Fravashis of the faithful.' 20 Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathushtra, saying: 'If in this material world, O Spitama Zarathushtra! thou happenest to come upon frightful roads, full of da

Warharan Yasht

Warharan Yasht (chapter 14) 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura; For sacrifice, prayer, pr

Ram Yasht

Ram Yasht (chapter 15) 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas, and obeys the laws of Ahura; For sacrifice, prayer, propit

Den Yasht

Den Yasht (chapter 16) 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura; For sacrifice, prayer, propiti

Ard Yasht

ariot, strong, welfaregiving, healing, with fulness of intellect5, and powerful; 2 The daughter of Ahura Mazda, the sister of the Amesha-Spentas, who endows all the Saoshyants6 with the enlivening intelligence; she also brings heavenly wisdom at her wish, and

Ashtad Yasht

that delights in Haoma. 'We worship the Glory of the Aryas. 'Yenhe hatam: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda.... 9 'Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness.... 'I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour of the Glor

Zam Yasht

eech, the deeds, the libations, and the rightly-spoken words. Yenhe hatam: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda.... 9 We sacrifice unto the awful kingly Glory, made by Mazda; most conquering, highly working, that possesses health, wisdom, and happiness, and i

Vanant Yasht

and glory, .... give him the bright, all-happy, blissful abode of the holy Ones. Chapter 20 0 May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced!.... Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good.... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathushtra, one who hates

VISPERAD 2.

thra with this Baresman I desire to approach all these chieftains of the ritual with my praise whom Ahura Mazda mentioned to Zarathushtra for sacrifice and homage because of Asha Vahishta (of Righteousness the Best). 4. And in this Zaothra with this Baresman I

VISPERAD 5.

sh of my very body, and all the blessings of my life as well. 3. And I confess my belief in Thee, O Ahura Mazda! and as a Mazdayasnian of the order of Zarathushtra, and in accordance with this Faith. VISPERAD 5.

VISPERAD 7.

ated, the first-made earthly object of (all) the earthly world. 5. And we worship thee, the Fire, O Ahura Mazda's son! the holy lord of the ritual order, and this Baresman, having the Zaothra with it, and the girdle with it, spread out with sanctity, the holy

VISPERAD 8.

D 8. 1. With this word be Thou approached, with the proper word be Thou present here, Thou who art Ahura Mazda, the holy, together with the good Yazads who are the Bountiful Immortals, who rule aright, and dispose (of all) aright, together with fifty, and a h

VISPERAD 9.

rcy (for the poor); (6) as a praiser with praise for the sacrifice, homage, which is this praise of Ahura Mazda, of the Bountiful Immortals, and of the holy and lofty Lord, for the sacrifice, and homage of the Lord that most attains his ends, and which is this

VISPERAD 11.

VISPERAD 11. 1. To Ahura Mazda would we present our offered Haomas and that which is lifted up, as the most beneficial to Verethraghna (the blow of victory) which furthers the settlements; and that which is offered to the good and holy king, and that which is

VISPERAD 12.

VISPERAD 12. 1. For the offered Haomas which have been offered in libation to that lofty Lord Ahura Mazda and to the holy Zarathushtra Spitama (produce) abundance in cattle and in men; and this abundance is (as) the good Sraosha, who accompanies (us) with the

VISPERAD 13.

VISPERAD 13. 1. According to the ritual we worship Ahura Mazda; according to the ritual we worship the Bountiful Immortals; and we sacrifice to the sacrificial word correctly spoken, and to every Mathra (as to a sacred word of reason). And we sacrifice to Zar

VISPERAD 14.

VISPERAD 14. 1. (We worship Ahura Mazda, the holy Lord of the ritual order; and we sacrifice to the Gatha Ahunavaiti) with its measures, and word-structure, and its Zand, with its questions and counter-questions, with its words and its metric feet. And we sac

VISPERAD 15.

done here. Render ye the needy rich. 2. Let Sraosha (Obedience) be present here for the worship of Ahura Mazda, the most helpful, and the holy, who is so desired by us in the pronunciation, and for the service, and the pondering of the Yasna Haptanghaiti, for

VISPERAD 16.

VISPERAD 16. 1. And we worship the Fire here, Ahura Mazda's son, and the Yazads having the seed of fire in them, and the Rashnus having the seed of fire in them; and we worship the Fravashis of the saints. And we worship Sraosha who smites with victory, and t

VISPERAD 18.

VISPERAD 18. 1. We worship Ahura Mazda with the ushta. And we worship the Amesha Spenta with the ushta, and the holy man, the saint. And we worship the prior world of the holy (and of the clean) with an ushta, and the state of weal and salvation for the holy

VISPERAD 19.

VISPERAD 19. 1. We worship Ahura Mazda the bountiful; and we worship the Bountiful Immortals (saying the Spenta). And we sacrifice to the bountiful saint, and to the bountiful anticipative understanding Also we sacrifice to the good and bountiful Armaiti (the

VISPERAD 21.

or us with effect), to these we take up our Yasnas and our homage with earnest zeal, and to Thee, O Ahura Mazda I and to thee, O Zarathushtra, we do the same; and to thee, O lofty lord (the Apam-napat), and to the Bountiful Immortals. 3. And we sacrifice to th

VISPERAD 23.

VISPERAD 23. 1. We worship Ahura Mazda as the best (worship to be offered in our gifts). We worship the Amesha Spenta (once more, and as) the best. We worship Asha Vahishta (who is Righteousness the Best). And we sacrifice to those (prayers) which are evident

FARGARD 1. Sixteen perfect lands created by Ahura Mazda, and as many plagues created by Angra Mainyu.

FARGARD 1. Sixteen perfect lands created by Ahura Mazda, and as many plagues created by Angra Mainyu. Synopsis:4 This chapter is an enumeration of sixteen perfect lands created by Ahura Mazda, and of as many plagues created in opposition by Angra Mainyu. M

FARGARD 2. Myths of Yima [Jamshed]

tory I 1996, pp. 92 ff. Synopsis: This Fargard may be divided into two parts. First part (1-20). Ahura Mazda proposes to Yima, the son of Vivanghat, to receive the law from him and to bring it to men. On his refusal, he bids him keep his creatures and make

FARGARD 3. the Earth

of the material world, thou Holy one! Which is the first place where the Earth94 feels most happy? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘It is the place whereon one of the faithful steps forward, O Spitama Zarathushtra! with the log in his hand,95 the Baresma96 in his han

FARGARD 4. Contracts and offenses.

Ia. 2. O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How many in number are thy contracts, O Ahura Mazda? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They are six in number, O holy Zarathushtra.154 The first is the wordcontract;155 the second is the hand-contract;156 the third i

FARGARD 5. Purity Laws.

s the tree, he hews the tree, he splits it into logs, and then he lights it in the fire, the son of Ahura Mazda. What is the penalty he shall pay?207 207 For defiling the fire by bringing dead matter into it (see Vd7.25 seq. contrarily to the rule, ‘Put ye

FARGARD 6. Purity laws

s. Translation I. 1. How long shall the piece of ground he fallow whereon dogs or men have died? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘A year long shall the piece of ground he fallow whereon dogs or men have died, O holy Zarathustra! 2. ‘A year long shall no worshipp

FARGARD 7. Purity Laws, Avestan medicine.

mely, clothes, wood, corn, earth, women, vessels, and cows. Translation. I. 1. Zarathushtra asked Ahura Mazda: ‘O Ahura Mazda, most beneficent Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! When a man dies, at what moment does the Druj Nasu rush upon

FARGARD 8. Funerals and purification, unlawful sex.

or a man die under a hut of wood or a hut of felt382 what shall the worshippers of Mazda do?383 2. Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They shall search for a Dakhma, they shall look for a Dakhma all around.384 If they find it easier to remove the dead, they shall take

FARGARD 9. The Nine Nights’ Barashnum.

Warharan fire or perform the Yasna or the Vendidad office. Translation. Ia. 1. Zarathushtra asked Ahura Mazda: O most beneficent Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! To whom shall they apply here below, who want to cleanse their body defiled b

FARGARD 10. Formulas recited during the process of cleansing

times each was recited, and to give the corresponding spells. Translation. 1. Zarathushtra asked Ahura Mazda: ‘O Ahura Mazda! most beneficent Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I fight against that Druj who from the dead rushes

FARGARD 11. Special formulas for cleansing several objects

l dialect (§§ 8- 20), which is the same for all the objects. Translation. 1. Zarathushtra asked Ahura Mazda: ‘O Ahura Mazda! most beneficent spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How shall I cleanse the house? how the fire? how the water? h

FARGARD 12. The Upaman, how long it lasts for different relatives

r his father, the daughter for her mother? How long for the righeous? How long for the sinners?541 Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They shall stay thirty days for the righteous, sixty days for the sinners.’ 2. O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How sha

FARGARD 13. The dog.

from midnight till the sun is up goes and kills thousands of the creatures of the Evil Spirit? 2. Ahura Mazda answered: ‘The dog with the prickly back, with the long and thin muzzle, the dog Vanghapara,548 which evil-speaking people call the Duzaka;549 thi

FARGARD 14. Atoning for the murder of a water-dog

of the faithful the heinousness of the offense to be avoided. Translation. 1. Zarathushtra asked Ahura Mazda: ‘O Ahura Mazda, most beneficent Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! He who smites one of those water-dogs that are born one from

FARGARD 15. Regarding certain sins and obligations

d that, being committed and not confessed, nor atoned for, make their committer a Peshotanu?634 2. Ahura Mazda answered: ‘There are five such sins, O holy Zarathushtra! It is the first of these sins that men commit when a man teaches one of the faithful ano

FARGARD 16. Purity laws regarding menstruation

pper of Mazda a woman who has the whites or sees blood, what shall the worshippers of Mazda do? 2. Ahura Mazda answered: ‘They shall clear the way662 of the wood there, both plants and trees;663 they shall strew dry dust on the ground;664 and they shall iso

FARGARD 17. Hair and nails.

549, 583; L. de Rosny, Histoire des dynasties divines, 308. Translation. I. 1. Zarathushtra asked Ahura Mazda: ‘O Ahura Mazda, most beneficent Spirit, Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Which is the most deadly deed whereby a man offers up a sacri

FARGARD 18.

oman is to be atoned for. Translation. I. 1. ‘There is many a one, O holy Zarathushtra!’ said Ahura Mazda, ‘Who wears a wrong Paitidana,689 and who has not girded his loins with the Religion;690 When such a man says, “I am an Athravan,” he lies; do

FARGARD 19.

swinging stones in his hand, stones as big as a house,756 which he obtained from the Maker, Ahura Mazda, he the holy Zarathushtra. ‘Whereat on this wide, round earth, whose ends lie afar, whereat dost thou swing (those stones), thou who standest by the uppe

FARGARD 20. Thrita, the first healer.

of medicine, particularly the herbs-medicine. Its inventor was Thrita, of the Sāma family, to whom Ahura Mazda brought down from heaven ten thousand healing plants that had been growing up around the tree of eternal life, the white Hom or Gaokerena (§ 4). T

FARGARD 21. Healing spells

n the earth and up the aerial way:870 thus rise up and roll along! thou in whose rising and growing Ahura Mazda made the aerial way. 5. ‘Up! rise up and roll along! thou swift-horsed Sun, above Hara Berezaiti, and produce light for the world (and mayst thou

FARGARD 22. Angra Mainyu creates 99,999 diseases; Ahura Mazda counters with the Holy Manthra and with Airyaman

FARGARD 22. Angra Mainyu creates 99,999 diseases; Ahura Mazda counters with the Holy Manthra and with Airyaman Synopsis. It has already been seen that of all healers, the most powerful is the one who treats with the Holy Word (Manthra Spenta), that is with

PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH EDITION OF THE KHORDEH AVESTA-BĀ-MĀYENI

ter 29.7 (Gatha Ahunavaiti), “mānthra” is the Holy Word of Divine Origin, and the Holy Word of Ahura Mazda. One of the collections of these “mānthras” is known as “Mānthra Spenta” in Avesta which means “the Holy, beneficent Word”, and which

KEM-NĀ MAZDĀ

ty-three angels. According to the ancient books of our religion Ameshāspands are six in number and Ahura Mazda is counted as the seventh. It is clearly stated in the Pahlavi Nām Setāyeshne incorporated in the Denkart that the Creator Hormazd created six Ame

JASA ME AVANGHE MAZDA

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 w

BĀZ (PRAYER) FOR SAYING GRACE

ormazd5 the bestower of all good things,2 the forgiver of sins3 and loving.4 Thus here8 we revere9 Ahura Mazda10 who11 created the animals12 and ygrain,13 who created16 water15 and good18 vegetation17 who created20 lights19 (of the sky) and the earth21 and a

BĀZ TO BE RECITED BEFORE PASSING URINE AND ANSWERING THE CALL OF NATURE

ormazd5 the bestower of all good things,2 the forgiver of sins3 and loving.4 Thus here8 we revere9 Ahura Mazda10 who11 created the animals12 and ygrain,13 who created16 water15 and good18 vegetation17 who created20 lights19 (of the sky) and the earth21 and a

FIVE GĀHS TO BE RECITED SEPARATELY

most surpassing Ameshaspand,5 among living beings8 who7 (is) better12 in acts of worship,10 of such Ahura Mazda13 (Himself) is aware14 on account of16 their holiness15 - all such,17 both men18 and women,19 do we revere.20 FIVE GĀHS TO BE RECITED SEPARATELY

SROSH BĀZ

awazāyād,8 Sarosh9 ashō,10 tagi,11 tan-farmān,12 shekaftzin,13 zinawazār,14 sālāre dāmāne Ahura Mazda15 be-rasād.16 Az hamā gunāh17 patet pashemānum;18 az19 harvastin20 dushmata21 duzhukhta22 duzhuvarshta,23 mem24 pa geti25 manid26 oem goft,27 oe

AHMĀI RAĒSHCHA

92 darshi-draosh,93 ahūiryehe.94 Ashem Vohū 1. I praise88 and worship,84 according lo the law of Ahura Mazda the glory,85 dexterity86 and strength87 of Srosh yazata,89 the holy,90 strong,91 the word-incarnate,92 possessed of powerful weapon93 (in order to

HAZANGHREM

92 darshi-draosh,93 ahūiryehe.94 Ashem Vohū 1. I praise88 and worship,84 according lo the law of Ahura Mazda the glory,85 dexterity86 and strength87 of Srosh yazata,89 the holy,90 strong,91 the word-incarnate,92 possessed of powerful weapon93 (in order to

HOSHBĀM

d to dedicate31 to Him,28 the greatest30 of all29 (our) Ahu (Lord)32 and Ratu (Master)33 who34 (is) Ahura Mazda.35 (May) Ganā Mino51 (be) defeated50! (May there be) imprecations53 upon Ahriman52 a hundred thousand time54. (All these are) for the growth55 (or

KHORSHED NYĀYESH

58 (our) bodies61 be62 full of heavenly glory60 (may be fit) for the best63 world64 (i.e. Heaven) O Ahura Mazda66 may (all these good wishes) reach67 (us) bfopenly65 Through the best69 righteousness,69 excellent71 righteousness,70 (O Ahura Mazda) may we catch

MEHER NYĀYESH

ayasnian4 religion3 (and) the law5 (proclaimed) by the Prophet Zarathushtra (has been received from Ahura Mazda), the Creator1 of the world2. Homage (be) unto thee, O righteous8 most profitable9 and undefiled “Ardevi Sura10! Homage12 (be) (unto thee) O good1

DOĀ NĀM SETĀYESHNE

2 Ashem Vohū 1. Ba nāme3 yazade4 bakhshāyendehe5 bakhshāyeshgare6 meherbān.7 Nām setāeshne8 Ahura Mazda,9 hamābūd10 hamāhast11 o hamābed.12 Nāme13 yazade14 Spenā-Mīnō15 andarach16 mīnoān17 mīnō.18 Azash19 khudash20 yak nām21 Ahuramazdach.2

HOMAGE FOR THE FOUR DIRECTIONS

tly. ea It would be better if the text mentions “six”, because prior to it there comes Dādār Ahura Mazda. eb This entire Homage is taken from Yasna Hā I, para 16. Here, instead of the words, “Nivaēdhyemi hankārayemi”, the word “Nemo” occurs.

MĀH BOKHTĀR NYĀYESH

xing26, so long29 is her32 waning30, the process is eternal.ei (Zarathushtra speaks to the Creator Ahura Mazda): Who35 (else) (is there) other than ejThee40 through whom36 the Moon37 waxes38 (or) wanes39? (Reply: - there is none). (4) Māonghem1 gao-chithrem

ARDVI SURA NYĀYESH

, Din, Ashisvangh and Marespand). (1) Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo; Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī, gorje khoreh awazāyād; Āvān Ardvi Sūr Bānu be-rasād.ev Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastin dushmata duzhukhta

ĀTASH NYĀYESH

ee, O Fire5 of Hormazd,6 bestowing good7 (or beneficent),7 the Greatest Yazata! Pa nāme1 yazdān2 Ahura Mazda3 Khodāe4 awazūnī5 gorje6 khoreh7 awazāyād.8 (To recite as follows before Ātash Behrām) Ātash 9 Beherām 10 Ādar11 farā.12 (I begin to r

HĀVAN GĀH

t hacha41 frā ashava42 vīdhvāo43 mraotū.44 (1-2) (May there be) propitiation1 of (the Creator) Ahura Mazda!2 I hiprofess myself (to be) a worshipper of Ahura Mazda,4 a follower in accordance with the Religion proclaimed by the prophet Zarathushtra,5 the a

RAPITHWAN GĀH

ief to beasts,16 and the Lord or chieftain of the town17 (goes), for the pleasure28 (of the Creator Ahura Mazda), for the worship29 of Ardibehest,25 the Fire26 of Ahura Mazda,27 for (their) praise, for (their) propitiation31 and for (their) glorification,32 ma

UZIRIN GĀH

rfeh 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 ashaon

AIWISRUTHREM GĀH

n,2 vivacity3 and power4 of the Navel8 of the waters9 the exalted6 Lord7 of the waters10 created by Ahura Mazda.11 AIWISRUTHREM GĀH (1) Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 3. Fravaranē mazdayasnō Zarathushtrish vīdaēvō Ahura-tkaēshō, aiwisrūthr

USHAHEN GĀH

10 the shapely,13 beautiful14 Ama (i.e. yazata presiding over courage), Behram yazata,16 created by Ahura Mazda and Vananti Uparatāt17. USHAHEN GĀH (1) Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 3. Fravaranē mazdayasnō Zarathushtrish vīdaēvō Ahura-tkaes

PATET PASHEMANI

om; pa patet hom az gunāh.jo I repent and renounce for not thinking about the wish of the Creator Ahura Mazda1, as I ought to have thought2, for not speaking about4 as I ought to have spoken5 and for not doing6 as I ought to have done7. (Kardāh 7) Ku kāme

BĀZ OF RECITING ASHEM VOHU 1200

aken from the Khshnuman of Ardāfravash Āfringān. kt For its translation, see the translation of Ahura Mazda Khodāe, above. ku For its translation, see Khorshed Nyāyesh, page 39.

BĀZ OF RECITING YATHĀ AHU VAIRYO 1200

), (and speaks): “Happiness6 (be) unto (the) man7, from whom8 happiness9 (reaches) others10! May Ahura Mazda12-14 ruling at His Own Will11 grant13 (happiness) (to that benevolent person)!” Avesta concerning the dejection and terror which the Soul experi

NAMES OF THE DAYS AND MONTHS

soul lochants4 the hymn3 of the Gatha2 with sorrow and despondency1 (and speaks frightfully): “O Ahura Mazda8-9! (now) to what5 land7 shall I turn6 ? Whither10 shall I turn11 to go?”12 NAMES OF THE DAYS AND MONTHS (Names of Thirty Days) 1. Dādār Hor

YASHTS

ratush ashātchit hacha frā ashava vīdhvāo mraotū. (1) Peresat1 Zarathushtrō2 Ahurem Mazdām3 Ahura Mazda4 mainyō5 spēnishta6 dātare7 gaēthanām8 astvaitinām9 ashāum10, misvānahe gātvō11 khvadhātahe12. Kat13 asti14 mānthrahe spentahe15 amavast

HORMAZD YASHT

ratush ashātchit hacha frā ashava vīdhvāo mraotū. (1) Peresat1 Zarathushtrō2 Ahurem Mazdām3 Ahura Mazda4 mainyō5 spēnishta6 dātare7 gaēthanām8 astvaitinām9 ashāum10, misvānahe gātvō11 khvadhātahe12. Kat13 asti14 mānthrahe spentahe15 amavast

NIRANG OF HORMAZD YASHT

āvarshtām hyat vasnā ferashōtemem. Staomi Ashem. Ashem Vohū 1. Gorje khoreh awzāyād Dādār Ahura Mazda rayōmand khorehmand mīnōān mīnō beretūm, berasād amāvand pirozgar amāvandī pirozgarī. Dād dīn beh māzdayasnān, āgāhi ravāi goāfa

HAFTAN YASHT LARGE

inal existence). HAFTAN YASHT LARGE Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūni gorje khoreh awazāyād, Haft Ameshāspand berasād.oc Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastīn dushmata duzhukhta duzhvar

ARDIBEHESHT YASHT

ngrem: Jasa me avanghe Mazda: Kerfeh Mozd. I praise the worship, veneration, efficacy and power of Ahura Mazda, keeper of treasures and glorious and of the Ameshāspands.qq Roz nek nām, roz pāk nām, roz mubārak (falān). Māhe mubārak (falān), gāhe (f

NIRANG OF ARDIBEHESHT YASHT

hgar7, O avakhshīdār8. Ahereman9 hīch10, nādān11, O natavānad12 ba hīch chīz13 nashahed14. Ahura Mazda15 dādārī16, ahereman17 marochīnīdārī18. Dādār19 pāk20, ahereman21 nāpāk22; ahereman23 khāk shavad24, ahereman25 dūr shavad26, aherema

KHORDĀD YASHT

NIRANG OF ARDIBEHESHT YASHT Zarathushtī35 pāk36; Ahura Mazda37 buland38 kavī39, beh40, awazūnī41. Ashaone Ashem Vohū 1. (To recite three times). The Creator1, the keeper of the world2, (is) omnipotent3 and omniscient4, and the Nourisher of all, and the

KHORSHED YASHT

asād. Ashem Vohū 1. KHORSHED YASHT Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī, gorje khoreh awazāyād. Khorshed amarg rayōmand aurvad-asp ruberasād. Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastin dushmata

MAH YASHT

p berasad. Ashem Vohū 1. MAH YASHT Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī, gorje khoreh awazāyād. Mah Bokhtar Mah yazad berasad.rw Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum, az harvastīn dushmata duzhukhta duz

TIR YASHT

berasād. Ashem Vohū 1. TIR YASHT Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūni gorje khoreh awazāyād; Teshtar Tīr rayōmand khorehmandry berasād. Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastin dushmata du

GOSH YASHT

erasad. Ashem Vohū 1. GOSH YASHT xaKhshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda khodāe awazūnī gorje khoreh awazāyād; Gēush urva Dravāspa sūrahe khoreh berasād.xb Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastin dushmat

SROSH YASHT HĀDOKHT

hem Vohū 1. SROSH YASHT HĀDOKHT yyKhshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī gorje khoreh awazāyād; Sarosh asho, tagi, tan-farmān, shekafta-zīn, zīn-avzār, sālāre dāmāne Ahura Mazda berasād. Az ha

NIRANG OF SROSH YASHT HĀDOKHT

maide. Ashem Vohū 1. Sarosh asho, tagī, tan-farmān, shekaft-zīn, zīn-awazār, sālāre damane Ahura Mazda berasād. Ashem Vohū 1. NIRANG OF SROSH YASHT HĀDOKHT (Note: This nirang should be recited three times after the recital of Srosh yasht Hādokht

SROSH YASHT VADI

maide. Ashem Vohū 1. Sarosh asho, tagī, tan-farmān, shekaft-zīn, zīn-awazār, sālāre damane Ahura Mazda berasād. Ashem Vohū 1. NIRANG OF SROSH YASHT HĀDOKHT (Note: This nirang should be recited three times after the recital of Srosh yasht Hādokht

NIRANG OF SROSH YASHT VADI

FARVARDIN YASHT

ons of the earth31! FARVARDIN YASHT Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī, gorje khoreh awazāyād; Ardafravash berasad.abs Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastīn dushmata duzhukhta duzhvarshta

BEHERAM YASHT

BEHERAM YASHT Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī gorje khoreh awazāyād. Beherām yazad pirozgar dushman-zadār, amahe hutāshtahe berasād.anb Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum az harvastin dushmata

HOM YASHT LARGE

. Ashem Vohū 1. HOM YASHT LARGE arxKhshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda khodae awazūnī gorje khoreh awazāyād; Hom yazad berasad.ary Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastin dushmata duzhukhta duzhvarshta, mem

HOM YASHT SMALL

ād. Ashem Vohū 1. HOM YASHT SMALL Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī, gorje khoreh awazāyād; Hom yazad berasad. Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastln dushmata duzhukhta duzhvarshta, mem

NIRANG OF HOM YASHT

n, O10 darujān O jāduān O parīān15, pa Hom va barsam, va dīne rāst va dorost veh, ke Dādār Ahura Mazda oe man chāshīd ashaone Ashem Vohū 1. (To recite three times). I break, I smite and I render powerless6 the body7 of you8, demons9, and10 drujas

VANANT YASHT

n, O10 darujān O jāduān O parīān15, pa Hom va barsam, va dīne rāst va dorost veh, ke Dādār Ahura Mazda oe man chāshīd ashaone Ashem Vohū 1. (To recite three times). I break, I smite and I render powerless6 the body7 of you8, demons9, and10 drujas

NIRANG OF VANANT YASHT

m9 in the house8. May there be13 (unto me) health11 (and) fame12! Through the name of the (Creator) Ahura Mazda14 and through the name15 of the power16 and glory17 of Faridun18, (the son) of Athawyan20 (I bindaux the mouths of all mice and cats). I bind21 th

SIROZĀ YASHT

the rest of the Khshnumans is given. Khshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdāo. Ashem Vohū 1. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī, gorje khoreh awazāyād; Sirozā Ameshāspand Vīspaēshā ardāfravash berasād. Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum az harvastin

KARDĀ TO BE RECITED IN MEMORY OF THE DEPARTED ONES

sh berasād. Ashem Vohū 1. KARDĀ TO BE RECITED IN MEMORY OF THE DEPARTED ONES Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī, gorje khoreh awazāyād; Ardāfravash avwberasād. Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastīn dushmata duzhūkhta duzhvarsh

A BRIEF AND INFORMATIVE SYNOPSIS OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED PAZEND PORTION TO BE RECITED IN BĀZ — LOW TONE

easure of this ceremony reach the Holy Fravashis! and may it be approved in presence of the Creator Ahura Mazda! May we acquire happiness and peace of life! May the soul of awvso and so departed person be remembered here! May the Holy Fravashi of Zarathushtra

DĪN-NO KALAMO (in Avesta) - THE ZOROASTRIAN CREED (Yasna Hā 12)

rā34. (1) I cause1 the daevas2 to perish1.1 confess myself (to be3) a worshipper of (the Creator) Ahura Mazda4, a follower of the religion revealed by the Prophet Zarathushtra5, inimical to (the doctrines of) the daevas6, acting according to the Law of Ahura

A SHORT SYNOPSIS OF DĪN-NO KALAMO (i.e. THE ZOROASTRIAN CREED).

glorifier. I am the worshipper of the Creator of the entire world who is Omnipotent and Omniscient, Ahura Mazda. I accept to remove the distress and difficulty from the houses of the Mazda-worshipping people and to protect the cattle and beneficent animals fro

DĪN-NO KALAMO, THE ZOROASTRIAN CREED

glorifier. I am the worshipper of the Creator of the entire world who is Omnipotent and Omniscient, Ahura Mazda. I accept to remove the distress and difficulty from the houses of the Mazda-worshipping people and to protect the cattle and beneficent animals fro

NIRANG TO BE RECITED AFTER THE RECITATION OF NYĀYESH AND YASHT

2 ferastādeh13, in14 hast15 kē16 Zartosht17 āvordeh18 hast19; Dīn19 dīne20 Zartosht21, dīne22 Ahura Mazda23, dādeh24 Zartosht25, bīshak26 va27 bīgumān28, rāst29 Dīne30 Zartosht31 Spītamān32. Ae yazdān33 badargāhe tō34 hazārān hazār35, bivā

101 NAMES

3 “fshumāo nāma ahmi”. azd See Hormazd yasht para 1 “Peresat Zarathushtrō Ahurem Mazdām, Ahura Mazda”.

Farvardin Yasht to be recited along with the Kardāh of “Stum” in the sacred memory of the souls of the departed ones.

HE KARDĀH OF “STUM” IN THE SACRED MEMORY OF THE SOULS OF THE DEPARTED ONES. Pa nāme yazdān Ahura Mazda Khodāe awazūnī, gorje khoreh awazāyād; Ardāfravash berasād. Az hamā gunāh patet pashemānum; az harvastīn dushmata duzhukhta duzhvarshta,

The famous kardāh of yātu zī Zarathushtra of the Haftan Yasht.

thrava14 nāma15, verethrava16 ās17 amava18 nāma19. (59) We praise3 Beheram1 (yazata) created by Ahura Mazda2. May Ahura Mazda8 grant7 (me) a sharp5 Chithra6, i.e. the seed weapon4 - (so that) there may arise progeny9 and children10 possessed of ten thousan