Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 23 — The Zend-Avesta, Part II / Yasts & Nyayis (Darmesteter, page scans)
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as in their two forms: §§ i-5 = Sir6zah I, 1-7; §§ 6-io = Sir6zah II, 1-7. Then come four sections which are the original part of the Ya^t (§§11-15).
o, jMay Ahura INIazda be rejoiced M . . . .
Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good ^ . . . .
I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zarathujtra, 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 ^ . . . .
I.
i^ To Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious, and to the Amesha-Spe;2tas ;
To Vohu-Mano; to Peace, whose breath is friendly, and who is more powerful to destroy than all other creatures; to the heavenly Wisdom, made by Mazda, and to the Wisdom acquired through the ear, made by Mazda ;
2'\ To Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest; to the muchdesired Airyaman ; to the instrument made by Mazda ; and to the good Saoka, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy;
^ The rest as above, Yt. I, o. * Sirozah I, 1-2.
^ Sirozah I, 3-4. D 2
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To Khshathra-Vairya ; to the metals ; to Mercy and Charity.
3\ To the good Spe;zta-Armaiti, and to the good Rata, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy ;
To Haurvata/, the master; to the prosperity of the seasons and to the years, the masters of holiness ;
And to Amereta/, the master; to fatness and flocks ; to the plenty of corn ; and to the powerful Gaokerena, made by Mazda.
42. (At the Gah Havan) : To Mithra, the lord of wide pastures and to Rama //z^astra.
(At the Gah Rapithwin) : To Asha-Vahi^'ta and to Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda.
(At the Gah Uziren) : To Apam Napa^', the tall lord, and to water, made by Mazda.
5^ (At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : To the Fravashis of the faithful and to the females that bring forth flocks of males ; to the prosperity of the seasons ; to the well-shapen and tall-formed Strength ; to Verethraghna, made by Ahura, and to the crushing Ascendant.
(At the Gah Ui-ahin) : To the holy, devout, fiendsmiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow ; to Rashnu-Razii'ta and to Ari-ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase ^ ;
Be propitiation, with sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification !
Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness ....
^ Sirozah I, 5-7. ^ sir6zah I, 7.
" Sirozah I, 7.
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II.
6^. We sacrifice unto Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious ; we sacrifice unto the Amesha-Spe;^tas, the all-ruUng, the all-beneficent.
o: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness ....
^ Sirozah I, 5-7. ^ sir6zah I, 7.
" Sirozah I, 7.
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II.
6^. We sacrifice unto Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious ; we sacrifice unto the Amesha-Spe;^tas, the all-ruUng, the all-beneficent.
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.
7^. We sacrifice unto Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest, the Amesha-Spe;/ta ; we sacrifice unto the muchdesired Airyaman ; we sacrifice unto the instrument made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the good Saoka, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy.
We sacrifice unto Khshathra-Vairya ; we sacrifice unto the metals ; we sacrifice unto Mercy and Charity.
8^ We sacrifice unto the good Spe^^ta-Armaiti ; we sacrifice unto the good Rata, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy.
We sacrifice unto Haurvata/, the Amesha- Spe;/ta ; we sacrifice unto the prosperity of the seasons ; we sacrifice unto the years, the holy and masters of holiness.
We sacrifice unto Amereta/, the Amesha-Spe;ita; we sacrifice unto fatness and flocks ; we sacrifice unto the plenty of corn ; we sacrifice unto the powerful Gaokerena, made by Mazda.
9*. (At the Gah Havan) : We sacrifice unto
1 Sirozah II, 1-2. ^ Sirozah II, 3-4.
=> Sirozah II, 5-7. * Sirozah II, 7.
'i.S YASTS AND siROZAHS.
Mithra, the lord of wide pastures ; we sacrifice unto
Rama //z^'astra.
(At the Gah Rapithwin) : We sacrifice unto Asha- Vahi^ta and Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda.
(At the Gah Uziren) : We sacrifice unto Apam Napa/, the swift-horsed, the tall and shining lord, the lord of the females ; we sacrifice unto the holy waters, made by Mazda.
io\ (At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : We sacrifice unto the good, powerful, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful ; we sacrifice unto the females who bring forth flocks of males ; we sacrifice unto the prosperity of the seasons ; we sacrifice unto the well-shapen, tall-formed Strength; we sacrifice unto Verethraghna, made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the crushing Ascendant.
(At the Gah Ui-ahin) : We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow, the holy and master of holiness ; we sacrifice unto Rashnu-Razii-ta ; we sacrifice unto Ar^ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase
III.
II.
Gah Ui-ahin) : We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow, the holy and master of holiness ; we sacrifice unto Rashnu-Razii-ta ; we sacrifice unto Ar^ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase
III.
II. Let the Yatus be crushed, O Zarathujtra - ! both Daevas and men ^
Who is he in whose house, O Spltama Zarathu^tra ! every Dru^^ is destroyed, every Dru^ perishes, when he pronounces these words * :
12' .?
13. It is he who takes the seven Amesha-Spe/^tas,
^ Sirozah II, 7. '^ Or : Let Zarathujtra crush the Yatus.
^ The Yatus are either demons or men : the man-Yatu is the sorcerer, the wizard. Cf. Yt. VIII, 44.
■* Doubtful. '^ lam unable to make anything of this section.
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the all-ruling, the all-beneficent, as a shield^ against his enemies.
We worship the Law of the worshippers of Mazda; we worship the waters coming in the shape of a horsed made by Mazda.
14-15. He has renounced trespasses and faults, O Zarathu^tra ! he has renounced all trespasses and faults \ O Zarathu<rtra ! when he throws down ^ the destroyer of Vohu-Mano and his words ^ with a hundred times hundredfold, with a many times manifold preaching and smiting, and he takes away the Law of Mazda, that was carried away as a prisoner ^ from the hands of the [ungodly], who are destroyed by his strength,
Ashem Vohti: Holiness is the best of all good ....
16. Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness , . . .
I bless the sacrifice and the prayer, the strength and vigour
Of Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious, and of the
Amesha-Spe;ztas ;
Of Vohu-Mano; of Peace, whose breath is friendly '^ . . . .
1 Doubtful. ' See Yt. VIII, 5, 42 ; cf. § 20.
^ Atare-vitaremaibya vimrao/ ; cf. ataraish . . . . vi sarem mruye (Yasna XII, 4 [XIII, 16]): atareman seems to be a sin by commission, vitareman a sin by omission.
* Doubtful (fraspavare^: fraspa is generally translated ramituntan).
^ Doubtful,
« Cf. Yt. XIII, 100; XIX, 86; fravaxnam is the reverse of uzvazha/ (1. 1.).
' The rest as above, § i.
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Of Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest ; of the much-desired
Airyaman ^ . . . .
Of Khshathra-Vairya, of the metals^ ....
Of the good Spe;^ta-Armaiti and of the good
Rata ^ . . . .
Of HaurvataA the master ^ ....
Of Amereta/, the master ^ . . . .
(At the Gah Havan) : Of Mithra=^
(At the Gah Rapithwin) : Of Asha-Vahi^ta^ ....
(At the Gah Uziren) : Of the high lord Apam
Napa/^ ....
(At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : Of the Fravashis of the faithful ^ . . . .
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