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Song 5.4 (Yasna 32.4)
Transliterated Text:
ýât ýûshtâ framîmathâ ýâ mashyâ acishtâ dañtô vaxsheñtê daêvô-zushtâ vanghêush sîzhdyamnâ mananghô mazdå ahurahyâ xratêush nasyañtô ashâatcâ.
Translated Text:
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.
Summary Substance:
Deceptive priests make people do for them even the worst acts only to make them feel that they are devotees of the so-called gods. These people are thus kept away from using their God-given intelligence and do not act righteously.
Pondering Point:
“Deceitful rulers structure society in a way that incentivizes oppresion and exploitation for their own benefit.”