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Din Yast

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English · James Darmesteter

Din Yast

We sacrifice to the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy: we sacrifice to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda, the supplier of good stores, who runs quickly to the goal and frees one best from dangers, who brings libations, who is holy, clever, and renowned, speedy to work and quick of work; who goes quickly and cleanses well; the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda;

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English · James Darmesteter

To whom Zarathustra did sacrifice, saying: 'Rise up from thy seat, come forward from the Abode, thou most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy. If thou art before me, stay for me; if thou art behind me, overtake me.

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English · James Darmesteter

‘Let everything be as friendly to us as anything can be may we go smoothly along the roads, find good pathways in the mountains, run easily through the forests, and cross happily the rivers!'

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English · James Darmesteter

For her brightness and glory, I will offer unto her a sacrifice worth being heard, namely, unto the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy. I will offer up a sacrifice unto the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy, with the libations, with the Haoma and meat, with the baresma, with the wisdom of the tongue, with the holy spells, with the words and deeds, with the libations, with the well-spoken words. Yên hê hâtãm: All those beings of whom Ahura Mazda....

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English · James Darmesteter

We sacrifice to the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy: we sacrifice to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda..

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English · James Darmesteter

To whom Zarathustra did sacrifice for righteousness of thought, for righteousness of speech, for righteousness of deed, and for this boon,

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English · James Darmesteter

That the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy, would give him the swiftness of the feet, the quick hearing of the ears, the strength of the arms, the health of the whole body, the sturdiness of the whole body, and the eye-sight of the Kara fish, that lives beneath the waters, and can measure a rippling of the waters not thicker than a hair, in the Rangha, whose ends lie afar and whose depth is a thousand times the height of a man. For her brightness and glory, I will offer unto her a sacrifice worth being heard

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English · James Darmesteter

We sacrifice to the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy: we sacrifice to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda.

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English · James Darmesteter

To whom Zarathustra did sacrifice for righteousness of thought, for righteousness of speech, for righteousness of deed, and for this boon,

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English · James Darmesteter

That the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy, would give him the swiftness of the feet, the quick hearing of the ears, the strength of the arms, the health of the whole body, the sturdiness of the whole body, and the eye-sight of the male horse, that, in the dark of the night, through the rain, the snow, the hail, or the sleet, from as far as nine districts, can perceive a horse's hair, mingled with the earth, and knows whether it is from the head or from the tail. For her brightness and glory, I will offer unto her a sacrifice worth being heard....

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English · James Darmesteter

We sacrifice to the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy: we sacrifice to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda...

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English · James Darmesteter

To whom Zarathustra did sacrifice for righteousness of thought, for righteousness of speech, for righteousness of deed, and for this boon,

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English · James Darmesteter

That the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy, would give him the swiftness of the feet, the quick hearing of the ears, the strength of the arms, the health of the whole body, the sturdiness of the whole body, and the eye-sight of the vulture with a golden collar, that, from as far as nine districts, can perceive a piece of flesh, not thicker than a fist, giving just as much light as a needle gives, as the point of a needle gives. For her brightness and glory, I will offer unto her a sacrifice worth being heard..

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English · James Darmesteter

We sacrifice to the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy: we sacrifice to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda.

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English · James Darmesteter

To whom the holy Hvôvi did sacrifice with full knowledge, wishing that the holy Zarathustra would give her his good narcotic, that she might think according to the law, speak according to the law, and do according to the law. For her brightness and glory, I will offer unto her a sacrifice worth being heard....

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English · James Darmesteter

We sacrifice to the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy we sacrifice to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda....

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English · James Darmesteter

To whom the Âthravans, sent afar, did sacrifice, wishing a good memory to preach the law, and wishing strength for their own body. For her brightness and glory, I will offer unto her a sacrifice worth being heard....

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English · James Darmesteter

We sacrifice to the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy: we sacrifice to the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda....

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English · James Darmesteter

To whom the king of the country, the lord of the country does sacrifice, wishing peace for his country, wishing strength for his own body. For her brightness and glory, I will offer unto her a sacrifice worth being heard...

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English · James Darmesteter

Yathâ ahu vairyô: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness... I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour of the most right Kista, made by Mazda and holy, and of the good Law of the worshippers of Mazda.

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The Zend-Avesta, Part II: The Sîrôzahs, Yasts, and Nyâyis, translated by James Darmesteter. Sacred Books of the East, vol. 23, ed. F. Max Müller (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1883). Public domain. Text read from the scan on Wikimedia Commons (digitised by the Internet Archive): English Wikisource's transcription where proofread, OCR elsewhere. · Source ↗

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