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Song 16.7 (Yasna 51.7)

`,Acslrawru ,Acsapa `,OSat ,mLg ,V% ,iOm,IdiAd

`,Adzam ,Uyniam ,AtSinVps `,AtAwruah ,AtAtvrvma

.,EhMNVs ,UhoW ,AhManam `,ItiUyatu ,ISIwvt

Transliterated Text:

dâidî-môi ýê gãm tashô
apascâ urvaråscâ
ameretâtâ haurvâtâ
spênishtâ mainyû mazdâ
tevîshî utayûitî
mananghâ vohû sêñghê.

Translated Text:

You, Wise One, Who have fashioned the world,
the waters, and the plants
by Your most progressive mentality,
grant me, in accordance with good mind’s doctrine,
immortality, wholeness,
steadfast strength, and endurance.

Commentary:

To serve the living world, the waters, and the plants better, Zarathushtra says a short prayer addressing Mazda who has created these very things through his creative faculty, the most progressive mentality. He prays that he, guided by his good mind, may enjoy endurance, lasting energy, perfection, and eternity.

Pondering Point:

“Mazda created existence through the iterative impulse to progress towards goodness, which would ultimately bring us perfection and immortality.”


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