Song 10.9 (Yasna 45.9)
Transliterated Text:
têm nê vohû mat mananghâ cixshnushô ýê-nê usên côret spêncâ aspêncâ mazdå xshathrâ verezênyå dyât ahurô pasûsh vîrêñg ahmâkêñg fradathâi â vanghêush ashâ haozãthwât â mananghô.
Translated Text:
I shall seek to please Him for us with good mind, for He has granted us the will to choose between progress and retrogress. May the Wise God, through His sovereignty, grant us the exercise to promote our cattle and men with the cooperation of good mind through righteousness.
Summary Substance:
Zarathushtra realizes that the Wise God has granted human beings to choose between progress and retrogress—a freedom of choice that guides him to praise Mazda through his good thoughts, words, and deeds. He prays for strength to work for the promotion of people and their flocks—their livelihood, and he wants to continue his work through good mind and precision—the perfect way to work positively.
Pondering Point:
“The freedom of choice is our divine mandate. Do we aid in the perfection of existence, or fight against it?”