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1in the ox is our speech, in the ox is our victory ; in the ox is our food, in the ox is our clothing ; in the ox is tillage, that makes food grow for us. For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... XXI. 62. We sacrifice to Verethraghna, made by Ahura; Who breaks the columns asunder, who cuts the columns to pieces, who wounds the columns, who makes the columns shake ; who comes and breaks the columns asunder, who comes and cuts the columns to pieces, who comes and wounds the columns, who comes and makes the columns shake, both of Daevas and men, of the Yatus and Pairikas, of the oppressors, the blind, and the deaf. For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... XXII. 63. We sacrifice to Verethraghna, made by Ahura. When Verethraghna, made by Ahura, binds the hands, confounds the eye-sight, takes the hearing ^ From Yasna X, 20 (62), where, instead of the words, ' in the ox is our strength (aniem), in the ox is our need,' the text has, ' in the ox is his need, in the ox is our need,' meaning, ' when we give him his need (water and grass), he gives us our need (milk and calves),' (Pahl. tr.). 248 YA5'TS AND sIrOZAHS. from the ears of the Mithradrii^es^ marching in cohimns, alHed by cities, they can no longer move their feet, they can no longer withstand. For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... 64. 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 Verethraghna, made by Mazda ; and of the crushinp- Ascendant. o AshemVohu: Holiness is the best of all good .... [Give] unto that man^ brightness and glory, .... give him the bright, all-happy, blissful abode of the holy Ones. ^ See p. 120, note 2. ^ Who shall offer a sacrifice to Verethraghna. A RAM VAST. 249 XV. RAM YA^-T. This Ya^t bears the name of Rama Z^z^astra, the Genius who presides over the 21st day of the month (Sirozah, § 21), and is devoted to his Hamkar, Vayu. Regarding Rama ffvastra., the Genius that gives good abodes and good pastures, and his connection with Vayu, see Vend. Introd. IV, and Etudes Iraniennes, II, 187. This Ya^t can be divided into two parts. The first part (§§ 1-140) contains an enumeration of worshippers who sacrificed to Vayu : Ahura Mazda (§ 2), Haoshyangha (§ 7), Takhma Urupa (§ 11), Yima (§ 15), Az'i Dahaka (§ 19), Thraetaona {§ 23), Keresaspa (§ 27), Aurvasara (§ 31), Hutaosa (§ 35), and Iranian maids (§ 39).
21-140) contains an enumeration of worshippers who sacrificed to Vayu : Ahura Mazda (§ 2), Haoshyangha (§ 7), Takhma Urupa (§ 11), Yima (§ 15), Az'i Dahaka (§ 19), Thraetaona {§ 23), Keresaspa (§ 27), Aurvasara (§ 31), Hutaosa (§ 35), and Iranian maids (§ 39). The second part (§§ 42-58) contains a special enumeration and glorification of the many names of Vayu (§§ 42-50). o. May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced ! . . . . Ashem Vohu : Holiness is the best of all good .... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zara- thujtra, one who hates the Daevas, and obeys the laws of Ahura ; For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto [Havani], the holy and master of holiness .... Unto Rama HvsLStra, unto Vayu who works highly and is more powerful to afflict than all other creatures \ Be propitiation from me, for sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification. Yatha ahfi vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness .... I. I. I will sacrifice to the Waters and to Him who divides them 2. I will sacrifice to Peace, whose breath is friendly, and to Weal, both of them. ^ Cf. Sirozah I, 21. 2 Apam Napa/ (Yt. VIII, 34) or Tijtrya (Yt. VIII, i). 250 YA5TS AND SIRdZAHS. To this Vayu do we sacrifice,' this Vayu do we invoke, for this house, for the master of this house, and for the man here who is offering Hbations and giving gifts. To this excellent God do we sacrifice, that he may accept our meat and our prayers, and grant us in return to crush our enemies at one stroke. 2 \ To him did the Maker, Ahura Mazda, offer up a sacrifice in the Airyana Vae^ah^ on a golden throne, under golden beams - and a golden canopy, with bundles of baresma and offerings of full-boiling [milk]^ 3. He begged of him a boon, saying: ' Grant me this, O Vayu ! who dost work highly^, that I may smite the creation of Angra Mainyu, and that nobody may smite this creation of the Good Spirit !' 4. Vayu, who works highly, granted him that boon, as the Maker, Ahura Mazda, did pursue it. 5. We sacrifice to the holy Vayu : we sacrifice to Vayu, who works highly. To this part of thee do we sacrifice, O Vayu ! that belongs to Spewta Mainyu ^ For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard, namely, unto the awful Vayu, who works highly. We offer up a sacri- fice unto the awful Vayu, who works highly, with the libations, with the Haoma and meat, with the baresma, with the wisdom of the tongue, with the 1 Cf. Yt. V, 17. 2 Fraspa/, Persian ,_^ji. ^ Cf. p. 169, note 5. * See p. 10, note 4.
3offer up a sacri- fice unto the awful Vayu, who works highly, with the libations, with the Haoma and meat, with the baresma, with the wisdom of the tongue, with the 1 Cf. Yt. V, 17. 2 Fraspa/, Persian ,_^ji. ^ Cf. p. 169, note 5. * See p. 10, note 4. ^ As Vayu, the atmosphere, is the place in which the conflict of the two principles takes place, one part of him belongs to the Evil Spirit (see Vend. Introd. IV, 17). RAM YAST. 251 holy Spells, the words, the deeds, the libations, and the well-spoken words. Ye«he hatam : All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda .... II. 6. I will sacrifice to the Waters and to Him who divides them .... To this Vayu do we sacrifice, this Vayii do we invoke . . . .^ 7. To him did Haoshyangha, the Paradhata, offer up a sacrifice on the Taera of the Hara, bound with iron^ on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of baresma and offer- ings of full-boiling [milk]. 8. He begged of him a boon, saying : ' Grant me, O Vayu ! who dost work highly, that I may smite two-thirds of the Daevas of Mazana and of the fiends ofVarena^' 9. Vayu, who works highly, granted him that boon, as the Maker, Ahura Mazda^ did pursue It. We sacrifice to the holy Vayu .... For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... III. 10. I will sacrifice to the Waters and to Him who divides them .... To this Vayu do we sacrifice, this Vayu do we invoke .... * The rest as in clause i. 2 Cf.Yt.V, 21, p. 58, note 2. ' Cf.Yt.V, 21-23. * Introduced from § 4 into this and all similar clauses, except the one relating to Asi Dahaka (§ 21). 252 YA.STS AND SIROZAHS. 1 1. To him did Takhma Urupa^ the well-armed^, offer up a sacrifice on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of baresma and offerings of full-boiling [milk]. 12. He begged of him a boon, saying : ' Grant me this, O Vayu ! who dost work highly, that I may conquer all Daevas and men, all the Yatus and Pairikas, and that I may ride Angra Mainyu, turned into the shape of a horse, all around the earth from one end to the other, for thirty years.' 13. Vayu, who works highly, granted him that boon^, as the Maker, Ahura Mazda, did pursue it. We sacrifice to the holy Vayu .... For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... . IV. 14. I will sacrifice to the Waters and to Him who divides them .... To this Vayu do we sacrifice, this Vayu do we invoke .... 15.
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1in the ox is our speech, in the ox is our victory ; in the ox is our food, in the ox is our clothing ; in the ox is tillage, that makes food grow for us. For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... XXI. 62. We sacrifice to Verethraghna, made by Ahura; Who breaks the columns asunder, who cuts the columns to pieces, who wounds the columns, who makes the columns shake ; who comes and breaks the columns asunder, who comes and cuts the columns to pieces, who comes and wounds the columns, who comes and makes the columns shake, both of Daevas and men, of the Yatus and Pairikas, of the oppressors, the blind, and the deaf. For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... XXII. 63. We sacrifice to Verethraghna, made by Ahura. When Verethraghna, made by Ahura, binds the hands, confounds the eye-sight, takes the hearing ^ From Yasna X, 20 (62), where, instead of the words, ' in the ox is our strength (aniem), in the ox is our need,' the text has, ' in the ox is his need, in the ox is our need,' meaning, ' when we give him his need (water and grass), he gives us our need (milk and calves),' (Pahl. tr.). 248 YA5'TS AND sIrOZAHS. from the ears of the Mithradrii^es^ marching in cohimns, alHed by cities, they can no longer move their feet, they can no longer withstand. For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... 64. 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 Verethraghna, made by Mazda ; and of the crushinp- Ascendant. o AshemVohu: Holiness is the best of all good .... [Give] unto that man^ brightness and glory, .... give him the bright, all-happy, blissful abode of the holy Ones. ^ See p. 120, note 2. ^ Who shall offer a sacrifice to Verethraghna. A RAM VAST. 249 XV. RAM YA^-T. This Ya^t bears the name of Rama Z^z^astra, the Genius who presides over the 21st day of the month (Sirozah, § 21), and is devoted to his Hamkar, Vayu. Regarding Rama ffvastra., the Genius that gives good abodes and good pastures, and his connection with Vayu, see Vend. Introd. IV, and Etudes Iraniennes, II, 187. This Ya^t can be divided into two parts. The first part (§§ 1-140) contains an enumeration of worshippers who sacrificed to Vayu : Ahura Mazda (§ 2), Haoshyangha (§ 7), Takhma Urupa (§ 11), Yima (§ 15), Az'i Dahaka (§ 19), Thraetaona {§ 23), Keresaspa (§ 27), Aurvasara (§ 31), Hutaosa (§ 35), and Iranian maids (§ 39).
21-140) contains an enumeration of worshippers who sacrificed to Vayu : Ahura Mazda (§ 2), Haoshyangha (§ 7), Takhma Urupa (§ 11), Yima (§ 15), Az'i Dahaka (§ 19), Thraetaona {§ 23), Keresaspa (§ 27), Aurvasara (§ 31), Hutaosa (§ 35), and Iranian maids (§ 39). The second part (§§ 42-58) contains a special enumeration and glorification of the many names of Vayu (§§ 42-50). o. May Ahura Mazda be rejoiced ! . . . . Ashem Vohu : Holiness is the best of all good .... I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zara- thujtra, one who hates the Daevas, and obeys the laws of Ahura ; For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto [Havani], the holy and master of holiness .... Unto Rama HvsLStra, unto Vayu who works highly and is more powerful to afflict than all other creatures \ Be propitiation from me, for sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification. Yatha ahfi vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness .... I. I. I will sacrifice to the Waters and to Him who divides them 2. I will sacrifice to Peace, whose breath is friendly, and to Weal, both of them. ^ Cf. Sirozah I, 21. 2 Apam Napa/ (Yt. VIII, 34) or Tijtrya (Yt. VIII, i). 250 YA5TS AND SIRdZAHS. To this Vayu do we sacrifice,' this Vayu do we invoke, for this house, for the master of this house, and for the man here who is offering Hbations and giving gifts. To this excellent God do we sacrifice, that he may accept our meat and our prayers, and grant us in return to crush our enemies at one stroke. 2 \ To him did the Maker, Ahura Mazda, offer up a sacrifice in the Airyana Vae^ah^ on a golden throne, under golden beams - and a golden canopy, with bundles of baresma and offerings of full-boiling [milk]^ 3. He begged of him a boon, saying: ' Grant me this, O Vayu ! who dost work highly^, that I may smite the creation of Angra Mainyu, and that nobody may smite this creation of the Good Spirit !' 4. Vayu, who works highly, granted him that boon, as the Maker, Ahura Mazda, did pursue it. 5. We sacrifice to the holy Vayu : we sacrifice to Vayu, who works highly. To this part of thee do we sacrifice, O Vayu ! that belongs to Spewta Mainyu ^ For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard, namely, unto the awful Vayu, who works highly. We offer up a sacri- fice unto the awful Vayu, who works highly, with the libations, with the Haoma and meat, with the baresma, with the wisdom of the tongue, with the 1 Cf. Yt. V, 17. 2 Fraspa/, Persian ,_^ji. ^ Cf. p. 169, note 5. * See p. 10, note 4.
3offer up a sacri- fice unto the awful Vayu, who works highly, with the libations, with the Haoma and meat, with the baresma, with the wisdom of the tongue, with the 1 Cf. Yt. V, 17. 2 Fraspa/, Persian ,_^ji. ^ Cf. p. 169, note 5. * See p. 10, note 4. ^ As Vayu, the atmosphere, is the place in which the conflict of the two principles takes place, one part of him belongs to the Evil Spirit (see Vend. Introd. IV, 17). RAM YAST. 251 holy Spells, the words, the deeds, the libations, and the well-spoken words. Ye«he hatam : All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda .... II. 6. I will sacrifice to the Waters and to Him who divides them .... To this Vayu do we sacrifice, this Vayii do we invoke . . . .^ 7. To him did Haoshyangha, the Paradhata, offer up a sacrifice on the Taera of the Hara, bound with iron^ on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of baresma and offer- ings of full-boiling [milk]. 8. He begged of him a boon, saying : ' Grant me, O Vayu ! who dost work highly, that I may smite two-thirds of the Daevas of Mazana and of the fiends ofVarena^' 9. Vayu, who works highly, granted him that boon, as the Maker, Ahura Mazda^ did pursue It. We sacrifice to the holy Vayu .... For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... III. 10. I will sacrifice to the Waters and to Him who divides them .... To this Vayu do we sacrifice, this Vayu do we invoke .... * The rest as in clause i. 2 Cf.Yt.V, 21, p. 58, note 2. ' Cf.Yt.V, 21-23. * Introduced from § 4 into this and all similar clauses, except the one relating to Asi Dahaka (§ 21). 252 YA.STS AND SIROZAHS. 1 1. To him did Takhma Urupa^ the well-armed^, offer up a sacrifice on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of baresma and offerings of full-boiling [milk]. 12. He begged of him a boon, saying : ' Grant me this, O Vayu ! who dost work highly, that I may conquer all Daevas and men, all the Yatus and Pairikas, and that I may ride Angra Mainyu, turned into the shape of a horse, all around the earth from one end to the other, for thirty years.' 13. Vayu, who works highly, granted him that boon^, as the Maker, Ahura Mazda, did pursue it. We sacrifice to the holy Vayu .... For his brightness and glory, I will offer unto him a sacrifice worth being heard .... . IV. 14. I will sacrifice to the Waters and to Him who divides them .... To this Vayu do we sacrifice, this Vayu do we invoke .... 15.
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