Gatha

God Wise grants wholeness, immortality, abundance of righteousness, independence in dominion, and a lasting good mind to him, who is His friend in mind and action.

These principles are clear to the beneficent person, who works for the realization of good mind and dominion, and serves righteousness with his words and actions. Such a man, Wise Lord, is the most helpful person.

O false gods beware, the family, the community, and the fellowship, all pray to the Wise God for bliss in the manner I do, and they say: May we be Your messengers to control those who are Your antagonists.

The Wise God, an ally through good mind and a good friend through the glorious righteousness, has responded to them: "We have chosen the good and progressive serenity for you." (And they say:) "May it be ours!"

But you deceptive gods, and those who vehemently venerate you, are the creations of evil mind, wrong, and disdain. You are notorious for your deceitful deeds in the inhabited part of the Earth.

Because you have, with your actions, made the mortals do the worst, only to be called as daeva-devotees, who give up good mind, and run away from the Wise God's intelligence and from righteousness.

Thus you have deprived mankind of good life and immortality. But in fact, you, who are but deceptive gods, have deceived yourselves with your evil mentality, deed, and speech by providing the wrongful with power.

However, even if this power makes a great offender attain fame, You, Wise Lord, remember well the fact by the best mind that in Your dominion and under righteousness, Your doctrine will prevail.

Regarding these offenses, no wise person has ever attained power which could be called life, a life, said to be achieved by the force of flowing metal. Of such, You, Wise Lord, know best the consequences.