Song 14.9 (Yasna 49.9)
`,O!at ,Eyus ,OyhgNVSf `,lnsAs ,UtOars
`,AtAwgvrd ,sLdid ,mVras `,lcaW,Svrv ,TiOn
`,EdZIm ,nVjU% ,E!ihaW `,lnEad ,Tayh
.,Apsa’amAjd ,IhA% `,Atxu% ,Aca
`,AtAwgvrd ,sLdid ,mVras `,lcaW,Svrv ,TiOn
`,EdZIm ,nVjU% ,E!ihaW `,lnEad ,Tayh
.,Apsa’amAjd ,IhA% `,Atxu% ,Aca
Transliterated Text:
sraotû sâsnå fshêñghyô suyê tashtô
nôit eresh-vacå sarêm didãs dregvâtâ
hyat daênå vahishtê ýûjên mîzhdê
ashâ ýuxtâ ýâhî dêjâmâspâ.
Translated Text:
Sage Jamaspa, let the promoter, tailored for promotion, listen to these teachings. The truth-speaking person shall not consider any association with the wrongful, because those who have united their consciences in the reward, are united in righteousness on this Great Event of Choice.
Commentary:
Zarathushtra now addresses another trainee, Jamaspa, Ferashaoshtra’s younger brother, who is known for his knowledge. The occasion is the “Great Event of Choice”, the Gathic term for “Initiation”, that is, the day one chooses the Good Religion. He wants Jamaspa, who has been trained to teach, to listen to the teachings with greater attention; once the choice is made, then one should not associate with the wrongful. The choice makes one a member of “Maz Maga”, “the Great Magnanimity”, the Universal Fellowship founded by Zarathushtra.
Pondering Point:
“The truthful do not associate with the deceitful as their focus is on the ultimate good of humanity.”