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Song 9.9 (Yasna 44.9)

`,Aruha ,AcOaW ,iOm,Svrv `,Asvrvp ,ABq ,Tat

`,EnAd* ,mLnEad ,SOa% `,mL% ,iOm ,Aqak

`,AyharqaSx ,TAyFas ,vSitiap `,SuAnAduh ,mL%

`,Adzam ,SI!Isa ,sLwABq `,ArqaSx ,AwSvrv

.,AhManam ,sLyK ,AcuhoW `,ACa ,iOmvdah

Transliterated Text:

tat thwâ peresâ eresh môi vaocâ ahurâ
kathâ môi ýãm ýaosh daênãm ýaosh dânê
ýãm hudânâush paitishe saxyât xshathrahyâ
ereshvâ xshathrâ thwâvãs asîshtîsh mazdâ
hademôi ashâ vohucâ shyãs mananghâ.

Translated Text:

This I ask You, tell me truly, Lord.
How shall I enliven for myself the religion
the Master of Beneficent Sovereignty teaches me?
How to be prompt, like You, Wise One, with lofty rules
and live in the same abode with righteousness and good mind?

Commentary:

Zarathushtra contemplates to know how to promote the religion being taught to him by the good and sovereign God; how to be as quick in adhering to subtle principles as Mazda, the Super-Intellect is; and how to live in an environment that enjoys good thinking and precise exercise? The answer: Be promptly godlike by living with lofty rules of clear thinking and the universal law.

Pondering Point:

“Acting from wisdom, gained through the benefit of Good Mind, makes one like Ahura Mazda.”


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