Song 4.16 (Yasna 31.16)
`,mvrqaSx ,Ayhanamvd ,SunAduh ,V% `,Owh ,Aqa% ,Tawa ,Asvrvp
`,Atazvrvpsa ,iAqadarf ,ACa `,AW ,SuVyFad ,AW ,AyharqiOS
.,AcsanqOayK ,A% ,TahMa ,Owh ,Ada% `,Aruha ,Adzam ,sLwABq
`,Atazvrvpsa ,iAqadarf ,ACa `,AW ,SuVyFad ,AW ,AyharqiOS
.,AcsanqOayK ,A% ,TahMa ,Owh ,Ada% `,Aruha ,Adzam ,sLwABq
Transliterated Text:
peresâ avat ýathâ hvô
ýê hudânush demanahyâ xshathrem
shôithrahyâ vâ dah'yêush vâ
ashâ fradathâi asperezatâ
thwâvãs mazdâ ahurâ
ýadâ hvô anghat ýâ-shyaothanascâ.
Translated Text:
I ask this:
How does a munificent person,
who strives for promoting
the power of house, district, or land
with righteousness,
becomes, Wise Lord, like You,
and by what deeds?
Commentary:
Who but the person who promotes house, district or land—uniting units of human society—with his and her righteous acts, grows into a godlike being? Again an answering question!
Pondering Point:
“Promotion of human society makes one divine.”