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Song 11.1 (Yasna 46.1)

`,Ineya ,iOmvn ,Arquk ,mLz `,iOmvn ,mAk

`,Itiadad ,Acsanmayria `,SuVtEaX ,Iriap

`,AcVh ,AnVzvrvW ,A% `,SuAnSx ,Am ,TiOn

`,OtNawgvrd ,OrAtsAs ,iO% `,SuVyFad ,AdEan

.,Aruha ,iASOanSx ,Adzam `,ABq ,Aqak

Transliterated Text:

kâm nemôi zãm kuthrâ nemôi ayenî
pairî xvaêtêush airyamanascâ dadaitî
nôit mâ xshnâush ýâ verezênâ hêcâ
naêdâ daxyêush ýôi sâstârô dregvañtô
kathâ thwâ mazdâ xshnaoshâi ahurâ.

Translated Text:

To what land should I turn? Where should I turn to go?
They hold me back from my folks and friends.
Neither the community I follow pleases me,
nor do the wrongful rulers of the land.
How can I please You, Wise Lord?

Commentary:

The opposition to Zarathushtra’s mission mounts. He is isolated from folks and friends; the community is hostile and so are the rulers of the land. The person who had prayed and asked “for support through progressive mentality [so that] I may perform all my actions, based as they are on the wisdom of good mind, precisely according to the laws of righteousness so that I please You and the soul of the Living World” (Song 1.1), now does not know what to do next. A frustrated Zarathushtra seeks guidance from God as where and how to go.

Pondering Point:

“Those who fight for Truth and justice may find themselves cast away by society, reminding them of the necessity of their actions.”


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