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Vohu Khshathra Gatha

of itself becoming its close companion as it delivers forth its precepts, 2 bearing every form of healing virtue which comes to us in waters, appertains to cattle, or is found in plants, and overwhelming, all the harmful malice of the Daevas, (and their serv

The Opening Yasna

ma. Good is Haoma, and the wellendowed, exact and righteous in its nature, and good inherently, and healing, beautiful of form, and good in deed, and most successful in its working, golden-hued, with bending sprouts. As it is the best for drinking, so (through

Vohu Khshathra Gatha

of itself becoming its close companion as it delivers forth its precepts, 2 bearing every form of healing virtue which comes to us in waters, appertains to cattle, or is found in plants, and overwhelming, all the harmful malice of the Daevas, (and their serv

The Closing Yasna

s of the Offering) come forth, and appear for us with power and victorious assault, with health and healing, with progress, and with growth, with preparation and protection, with beneficence and sanctity, and abounding with gifts toward him who can understand;

Ohrmazd Yasht

the most glorious? What is the most effective? 2 'What is the most fiend-smiting? What is the best-healing? What destroyeth best the malice of Daevas and Men? What maketh the material world best come to the fulfillment of its wishes? What freeth the material

Haft Amahraspand Yasht

he firmest of all spells; the victorious one amongst spells, the most victorious of all spells; the healing one amongst spells, the best-healing of all spells.

Ardwahisht Yasht

ife, one may heal with herbs, one may heal with the Holy Word: amongst all remedies this one is the healing one that heals with the Holy Word; this one it is at will best drive away sickness from the body of the faithful: for this one is the best-healing of al

Khorshed Yasht

es-giving, thoughtfulness-giving, weal-giving, freshnessgiving, prosperity-giving, the liberal, the healing. 6 For its brightness and glory, I will offer unto it a sacrifice worth being heard, namely, unto the Moon that keeps in it the seed of the Bull. Unto

Mah Yasht

es-giving, thoughtfulness-giving, weal-giving, freshnessgiving, prosperity-giving, the liberal, the healing. 6 For its brightness and glory, I will offer unto it a sacrifice worth being heard, namely, unto the Moon that keeps in it the seed of the Bull. Unto

Tishtar Yasht

, O Spitama Zarathushtra! the waters flow down from the sea Vouru-Kasha, mother-like, friendly, and healing: he divides them amongst these countries, being most beneficent, when he has been worshipped with a sacrifice and propitiated rejoiced, and satisfied. '

Drvasp Yasht

r assistance to the faithful. 17 To her did Haoma offer up a sacrifice, Haoma, the enlivening, the healing, the beautiful, the lordly, with golden eyes, upon the highest height of the Haraiti Bareza. He begged of her a boon saying: 18 'Grant me this boon, O

Mihr Yasht

ce unto Mithra, the lord of wide pastures, .... sleepless, and ever awake; 'To whom the enlivening, healing, fair, lordly, golden-eyed Haoma offered up a sacrifice on the highest of the heights, on the Haraiti Bareza99, he the undefiled to one undefiled, with

Frawardin Yasht

er, who are stronger, who are swifter, who are more powerful, who are more victorious, who are more healing, who are more effective than can be expressed by words; who run by tens of thousands into the midst of the Myazdas. 65 And when the waters come up from

Warharan Yasht

glorious in glory; I am the most favouring in favour; I am the best giver of welfare: I am the best-healing in health-giving. 4 'And I shall destroy the malice of all the malicious, the malice of Daevas and men, of the 'Yatus and Pairikas, of the oppressors,

Ard Yasht

, high, tall-formed, well worthy of sacrifice, with a loud-sounding chariot, 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 enl

Ashtad Yasht

ip Asha-Vahishta, the fairest Amesha-Spenta. 'We worship the rightly-spoken Words, fiendsmiting and healing. 'We worship the healing, well-spoken Words, the fiend-smiting. 'We worship the Mathra Spenta and the Law of Mazda, and (piety) that delights in Haoma.

Vanant Yasht

da, the holy and master of holiness. I will sacrifice unto Vanant, strong, invoked by his own name, healing, in order to withstand the accursed and most foul Khrafstras of the most abominable Angra Mainyu. 2 Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law o

VISPERAD 9.

d, which smite victoriously, and are foes of hatred, and following in company (as they do) with the healing virtues of sanctity, following also in company with those of Chishti (religious knowledge), and with the remedies of Mazda, and with those of Zarathusht

VISPERAD 20.

) with victory, and which hold the Daevas subject. And we worship that reward and that health, that healing and that progress, that growth and that victorious smiting (2) which are between the Vohu-khshathra and the Vahishtoishti, (and which are acquired by us

VISPERAD 23.

ifice likewise to that best approach which leads to it. 2. And we sacrifice to that reward, health, healing, furtherance, and increase, and to that victory which is within the two, the Ahuna-vairya and the Airyema-ishyo, through the memorized recital of the go

General Introduction

ge of judgment [Chinwad]. 51. About the triumph of the Yatha-ahu-vairyo in smiting the fiend and in healing.

FARGARD 6. Purity laws

ed. 294 Because the Haoma is the plant of life; when strained for the sacrifice, it is the king of healing plants (Bd24); the dead shall become immortal by tasting of the white Haoma (ibid. Bd31). 295 Four fingers from the point touched by the Nasu. That par

FARGARD 7. Purity Laws, Avestan medicine.

O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a worshipper of Mazda want to practice the art of healing, on whom shall he first prove his skill? on worshippers of Mazda or on worshippers of the Daevas?343 37. Ahura Mazda answered: ‘On worshippers of the

FARGARD 8. Funerals and purification, unlawful sex.

end, and like unto the foulest Khrafstras. [72. ‘And thou shalt say aloud these victorious, most healing words: ‘“The will of the Lord is the law of holiness,” etc. [(Exorcism:)] ‘“What protector hast thou given unto me, O Mazda! while the hate

FARGARD 9. The Nine Nights’ Barashnum.

ithout end, and like unto the foulest Khrafstras. 27. ‘And thou shalt say these victorious, most healing words: ‘“Yatha ahu vairyo: - The will of the Lord is the law of righteousness. ‘“The gifts of Vohu-mano to deeds done in this world for Mazda.

FARGARD 10. Formulas recited during the process of cleansing

5. ‘And after thou hast twice said those Bis-amrutas, thou shalt say aloud these victorious, most healing words:- ‘“I drive away Angra Mainyu502 from this house, from this borough, from this town, from this land; from the very body of the man defiled by

FARGARD 11. Special formulas for cleansing several objects

ade by Mazda, the offspring of the holy principle. 3. [‘So thou shalt say these victorious, most healing words]; thou shalt chant the Ahuna-Vairya five times: “The will of the Lord is the law of righteousness,” etc. ‘The Ahuna-Vairya preserves the pe

FARGARD 13. The dog.

hushtra! sweetness and fatness would flow out from that land and from those fields, with health and healing, with fulness and increase and growth, and a growing of corn and grass.’ 53. O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! When are sweetness and fat

FARGARD 20. Thrita, the first healer.

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). This Thrita is mentioned only once again in the Ave

FARGARD 21. Healing spells

FARGARD 21. Healing spells Synopsis. I (1). Praise of the holy bull. II (2-3). Invocation addressed to rain as a healing power. III a (4-7). Joint invocation addressed to the waters and to the light of the sun. III b (8-11). Joint invocation addressed to

HOSHBĀM

hus1 recite4 these2 (under-mentioned Avesta verses3) which5 are6 most victorious7 - efficacious and healing.8 Thou shouldst chant11 five9 Ahunavars10; Ahunavar12 protects14 the body.13 Homage (be) unto thee,21 O Dawn!22 This27 (is) in order to raise weapon36

MĀH BOKHTĀR NYĀYESH

owerful,12 profitable,13 possessed of verdure,14 giver of good things (or prosperity)15 (and) the healing epdeity16 (8) Ahe17 raya18 khvarenanghacha,19 tem20 yazāi21 surunvata22 yasna23 māonghem24 gaochithrem.25 zaothrābyo26 māonghem27 gao-chithrem28 as

ARDVI SURA NYĀYESH

ARDVI SURA NYĀYESH healthy and healing and superior to all other waters”.fd At present our people generally regard the water of all rivers and seas as “Ardvi Sura” or, “Āvān Ardvi Sura”). (3) Yā1 vīspanām2 arshnām3 Khshudrāo4 yaozdadhāiti.

ĀTASH NYĀYESH

ra Mazda;46 O Adar48 Yazata,51 the beneficent,49 gkwarrior50 (against the demons), full of glory,52 healing virtues! 54 of the Fire,55 the purifier (of all things) pertaining to Ahura Mazda56 – together with58 of all59 the Fires;60 of the yazata63 glNairyosa

HORMAZD YASHT

ne12 which11 is13 the greatest14, best15, excellent16, most efficacious17, fiend-smiting18 the most healing19 (and) destroying the malice20 of the daevas21 and men22 positively; (6) so that23 (i.e. with the help of that name) I24 may overcome25 all26 the daev

ARDIBEHESHT YASHT

the Holy Spells22, firm23, firmest25, victorious27 and healing31 and the most healing33 of qwthe Holy Spells34 (the prayer, Airyamana having all these qualities) qxsmites1 all2 the wizards5 and witches6 of Angra Mainyu3 for him4 who worships Asha Vahishta and

TIR YASHT

(and) welcomed63, (he), the most beneficent56 having brought42 the flowing48, efficacious49 (and) healing50 waters41 from the Sea45-46, Vouru-kasha47, distributes the water51 hither52 thither and, every where63 in the countries. (Kardāh 15) (48) Tishtrīm1

GOSH YASHT

SROSH YASHT VADI

-prosperity to the world5, (and) the Lord8 of righteousness7; whom10 Haoma12, prosperity-bringer13, healing14, beautiful15, kingly16 (and) golden-eyed17 worshipped11 upon19 the highest18 peak20 of the Mount Albourz21. (20) (It is Haoma who is) the speaker of g

FARVARDIN YASHT

) who17 (are) good19 amongst you18. (Besides those Fravashis are) aednot obvious20, far-glancing21, healing22, renowned23 (and) winning in battle24; (they do aeenot harm27 (anyone else) first26. (Kardāh V) (31) Ashāunām1 vanguhīsh2 sūrāo3 spentāo4 frav

BEHERAM YASHT

in the anhshape33 of a strong34 and beautiful35 wind, and bears40 the good37 light38, glory41, the healing remedy43, and44 courage45. (3) Āat46 ahmāi47 amavastemō48, ama49 ahmi50 amavastemō51, verethra52 ahmi53 verethravastemō54; khvarenangha55 ahmi56 k

HOM YASHT LARGE

14) O! Hom Mayest thou not disappear from me suddenly like the drops of milk in atzrain11. May thy8 healing remedies9 proceed7 further6 and may reach (us) effectively10! O Hom, holy15 and giving strength or righteousness16! I dedicate12-17 to thee13 this18 (my