Song 11.7 (Yasna 46.7)
Transliterated Text:
kêm-nâ mazdâ mavaitê pâyûm dadât hyat mâ dregvå dîdareshatâ aênanghê anyêm thwahmât âthrascâ mananghascâ ýayå shyaothanâish ashem thraoshtâ ahurâ tãm môi dãstvãm daênayâi frâvaocâ.
Translated Text:
Who will, O Wise One, give me protection when the wrongful threatens to harm me, other than Your Fire and Mind? It is through the working of these two that, O God, righteousness thrives. Do enlighten my inner-self with this doctrine.
Summary Substance:
When a person is faced with a any adversity, he or she, often in desperation, turns to God, or a favorite divinity, for help. While this is quite natural, a desperate move, in contrast, causes one lose the balance of mind and, in turn, allows adversity to intrude into the mind. So, Zarathushtra gives a mânthra, a thought-provoking advice: Turn to God but remember that God has already granted us two acquisitions—Divine Fire which gives light, warmth, and strength to our spirit, and Good Mind which makes us think clearly. One lights the way and the other leads us to safety; the two make us feel cool, calm, conscious, considerate, and confident. The Mânthran gives a further lasting touch to his advice: One should not only turn to Fire and Faculty at difficult times but instead at all times. Let us understand this point—rather this doctrine—that it is these two favors, two enlightenments, that help us in performing good actions that serve God and creation. Note: *Kem-na Mazda* is the name of this Gathic stanza. It is one of the very few stanzas of the Gathas placed in the Khordeh Avesta, the popular daily prayer book which has practically supplanted the Gathas. This stanza teaches us to believe in God, have faith, keep cool, stay warm, think bright, feel light, and steer clear.
Pondering Point:
“The Fire everpresent in existence and the Mind of God sustain the fundamental laws of existence and promote its fulfillment.”