Transliterated Text:

speñtem at thwâ mazdâ mêñghî ahurâ
hyat mâ vohû pairî-jasat mananghâ
arethâ vôizdyâi kâmahyâ têm môi dâtâ
daregahyâ ýâush ýêm vå naêcîsh dâresht itê
vairyå stôish ýâ thwahmî xshathrôi vâcî.

Translated Text:

I realized You, Wise Lord, to be progressive
when I was encircled by [enlightenment] through good mind,
so that I attain my desired goals.
Grant me a long life which no one has dared to ask for,
the chosen existence, said to exist only in Your dominion.

Commentary:

Zarathushtra realizes Mazda to be progressive when enlightenment encircles him through his own good mind because he wants to reach his desired goals. Not an easy task to accomplish in a short time. So he prays for a long life, a life in which he has chosen to serve in the divine dominion of Mazda Ahura—the Super-Intellect Being. To that day polytheism and superstitions ruled minds and bodies; so, no one had dared to ask for a long life to be dedicated to serve an entirely new cause. And we know Zarathushtra lived 47 years after his enlightenment to reach his goals.

Pondering Point:

“The blessing of a long life to serve humankind is the gift that brings the world closer to establishing the desired divine dominion.”

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