Transliterated Text:

speñtem at thwâ mazdâ mêñghî ahurâ
hyat mâ vohû pairî-jasat mananghâ
ahyâ ferasêm kahmâi vîvîduyê vashî
at â thwahmâi âthrê râtãm nemanghô
ashahyâ mâ ýavat isâi manyâi.

Translated Text:

I realized You, Wise Lord, to be progressive
when I was encircled by it through good mind.
To its question: "For what purpose do you want to acquire knowledge;"
I said: "With the gift of homage to Your fire,
I shall meditate, as long as I can, in quest of righteousness."

Commentary:

Zarathushtra realizes Mazda to be progressive when enlightenment encircles him through his own good mind and asks him, “Why do you want to acquire knowledge?” He says that with the guidance of the divine FIRE—light, warmth and strength—he will continue to concentrate how to gain knowledge to better proceed on the path of righteousness.

Pondering Point:

“Knowledge of the precise workings of energy and matter enables us to understand the universe better and to therefore improve it.”

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