Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 23 — The Zend-Avesta, Part II / Yasts & Nyayis (Darmesteter, page scans)
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the son of Ahura Mazda, with all Atars^• to the God Nairyo-Sangha ^ who dwells in the navel of kings ^.
lo. Aban.
To the good Waters, made by Mazda; to the holy water-spring Ardvi Anahita^'; to all waters made by Mazda ; to all plants made by Mazda.
II. Khorshed,
To the undying, shining, swift-horsed Sun^
12. Mah.
To the Moon that keeps in it the seed of the
Bull»; to the only-created BulP; to the Bull of
.many species ^^
^ A mountain in Khorasan on which the Burzin fire is settled (Bund. XII, 1 8).
A A ^ ^
- ' The fire known as Adarabura_^amihira [Adar Burzin MihirJ ; its object is the science of husbandry.' King Gu^tasp established it on Mount Raevaw/ (Bund. XVII, 8).
^ All sorts of fires. See another classification, Yasna XVII, II [63-67] and Bundahij XVII, i.
* See Vend. XXII, 7.
^ The fire Nairyo-sangha, as the messenger of Ahura, burns hereditarily in the bosom of his earthly representative, the king. « See Yt. V. ^ See Yt. VI.
^ See Yt. VII and Vend. XXI, i, text and note.
* Aevo-data gauj; see Vend. 1. 1. and Bundahii' IV.
" Pouru-saredha gauj: the couple born of the seed of the stROZAH I.
13. Tir.
To Tii-trya \ the bright and glorious star ; to the powerful Satavaesa '-, made by Mazda, who pushes waters forward ; to the stars, made by Mazda, that have in them the seed of the waters, the seed of the earth, the seed of the plants^; to the star Vana/^/*, made by Mazda; to those stars that are seven in number, the Hapt6Iri/^gas^ made by Mazda, glorious and healing.
14. Gos.
To the body of the Cow, to the soul of the Cow, to the powerful Drvaspa ^ made by Mazda and holy.
15. Dai pa Mihir.
To the Maker Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious,
and to the Amesha-Spe;2tas.
16. Mihir.
To Mithra^ the lord of wide pastures, who has a thousand ears and ten thousand eyes, a God invoked by his own name ; to Rama //z'astra ^
17. Srosh.
To the holy, strong Sraosha^ who is the incarnate Word, a mighty-speared and lordly God.
18. Rashn.
To Rashnu Razi^ta^ to Ar^ta/'^ who makes the only-created Bull, and from which arose two hundred and eighty species (Bund. XI, 3).
1 See Yt. VIII. "" See Yt. VIII, 9.
=• SeeYt. XII, 29-31. * See Yt. VIII, 12.
' See Yt. IX. « See Yt. X.
' See Yt. XV. ' See Yt. XI.
» See Yt. XII. '" See Yt. XVIII.
to YA5TS AND SIROZAHS.
world grow, who makes the world increase ; to the true-spoken speech, that makes the world grow.
19. Farvardin.
To the awful, overpowering Fravashis of the
holy ones\
20. Bahram.
' See Yt. XI.
» See Yt. XII. '" See Yt. XVIII.
to YA5TS AND SIROZAHS.
world grow, who makes the world increase ; to the true-spoken speech, that makes the world grow.
19. Farvardin.
To the awful, overpowering Fravashis of the
holy ones\
20. Bahram.
To the well-shapen, tall-formed Strength; to Verethraghna^, made by Ahura ; to the crushing Ascendant.
21. Ram.
To Rama //z/astra^ to Vayu ^ who works highly^ and is more powerful to destroy than all other creatures : to that part of thee, O Vayu, that belongs to Spe;^ta-Mainyu ^ to the sovereign Sky, to the Boundless Time '', to the sovereign Time of the long Period *^.
22. Bad.
To the bounteous Wind, that blows below, above, before, and behind ; to the manly Courage.
23. Dai pa Din.
To the Maker, Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious ;
to the Amesha-Spe/^tas.
24. Din.
To the most right Arista ^ made by Mazda and holy; to the good Law ^ of the worshippers of Mazda.
> SeeYt. Xm. ' See Yt. XIV.
^ See Yt. XV. * Powerfully.
« SeeYt. XV, i.
« See Vend. Introd. IV, 39 and Ixxxii, i.
' See Yt. XVI.
SIRdZAH I. IT
25. Ard To Ashi Vanguhi^ to the good /i:'isti ^ ; to the good Ereth^=^; to the good Rasasta/^; to the Weal and Glory, made by Mazda; to Pare;/di ^ of the light chariot ; to the Glory of the Aryas made by Mazda ; to the kingly Glory made by Mazda ; to that Glory that cannot be forcibly seized ^ made by Mazda; to the Glory of Zarathu^tra, made by Mazda.
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26. Ai-tad.
To Ar^ta/', who makes the world grow; to Mount Ushi-darena^ made by Mazda, the seat of holy happiness.
27. Asman.
To the high, powerful Heavens; to the bright, all-happy, blissful abode of the holy ones.
28. Zemyad^.
To the bounteous Earth ; to these places, to these fields ; to Mount Ushi-darena ^ made by Mazda, the seat of holy happiness ; to all the mountains made by Mazda, that are seats of holy happiness, of full happiness ; to the kingly Glory made by Mazda ;
' See Yt. XVII.
^ Religious knowledge, wisdom (far^'-anak ; nirvana^^anam).
3 Thought (X'ittam). * Thoughtfulness (/^ittasthiti).
^ The keeper of treasures ; cf. Vend. Introd. IV, 30.
* A^z;aretem //rareno : ' the /ivurend of the priests : that it cannot be forcibly seized means that one must take possession of it through virtue and righteous exertion' (Neriosengh and Pahl. Comm. to Yasna I and IV, 14 [42]).
' See Yt. XVIII. ' See Yt. I, 31, text and note.
9 See Yt. XIX.
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to that Glory that cannot be forcibly seized \ made by Mazda.
29. Mahraspand.
e and righteous exertion' (Neriosengh and Pahl. Comm. to Yasna I and IV, 14 [42]).
' See Yt. XVIII. ' See Yt. I, 31, text and note.
9 See Yt. XIX.
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to that Glory that cannot be forcibly seized \ made by Mazda.
29. Mahraspand.
To the holy, righteousness-performing Mathra Spe/2ta^; to the Law opposed to the Daevas, the Law of Zarathui-tra ; to the long-traditional teaching^; to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda ; to the Devotion to the Mathra Spe//ta ; to the understanding that keeps'* the Law of the worshippers of Mazda ; to the knowledge of the Mathra Spe;/ta ; to the heavenly Wisdom made by Mazda ; to the Wisdom acquired through the ear^ and made by Mazda.
30. Aneran.
To the eternaK' and sovereign luminous space''; to the bright Garo-nmana^; to the sovereign place of eternal WeaP; to the A'inva/- bridge^", made by Mazda; to the tall lord Apam Napa^'^ and to the water made by Mazda ; to Haoma ^^, of holy birth ; to the pious and good Blessing ; to the awful cursing thought of the wise ^; to all the holy Gods of the
^ See p. II, note 6. ^ The Holy Word.
' Daregha upayana: ihe Genius of Teaching (jixam admyarupi7nm; Yasna I, 12 [40]).
* In memory. ^ See above, § 2.
® Or boundless (anaghra; the Parsi aneran).
'' Or Infinite Light ; see Vend. Introd. p. Ixxxii and Bund. I, 2.
® The abode of Ahura IMazda; see Vend. XIX, 32.
® See Vend. XIX, 36, note i.
" See Vend. XIX, 29, note 3.
" See Sirozah II, 7, note.
'2 See Vend. Introd. IV, 28.
" 'The blessing (afriti) is twofold: one by thought, one by words; the blessing by words is the more powerful; the cursep. 13 heavenly world and of the material one ; to the awful, overpowering Fravashis of the faithful, to the Fravashis of the first men of the law, to the Fravashis of the next-of-kin ^ ; to every God invoked by his own name ^, s!r6zah II.
1. Ormazd.
We sacrifice unto the bright and glorious Ahura Mazda; we sacrifice unto the Amesha-Spe;/tas, the all-ruling, the all-beneficent.
2. Bah man.
We sacrifice unto Vohu-Mano, the Amesha- Spe;^ta ; we sacrifice unto Peace, whose breath is friendly, and who is more powerful to destroy than all other creatures. We sacrifice unto the heavenly Wisdom, made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the Wisdom acquired through the ear, made by Mazda.
3. Ardibehe^t.
We sacrifice unto Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest, the Amesha-Spe;^ta; we sacrifice unto the much-desired Airyaman ; we sacrifice unto the instrument made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the good Saoka, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy.
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