Song 8.13 (Yasna 43.13)
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, God Wise, 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.
Summary Substance:
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.”