Yasna 21

Catechetical Zand, or Commentary Upon the Yênhe Hatam

A word for the Yasna by Zarathustra, the saint. YêNhê, &c. Here the worshipper indicates and offers the Yasna (which is the sacrificial worship) of Mazda as by the command (or as the institution) of Ahura'. Hâtãm. Here the worshipper offers the sacrificial worship as if with the beings who are among those who are destined to live.

Yaunghãm. Here he indicates and offers the sacrificial worship of those holy females who have Âramaiti at their head, as homage to the Immortals. These are the three sentences which comprehend all the Yasnian speech. (Question.) To whom is this Yasna addressed? (Answer.) To the Bountiful Immortals (in the course of the Yasna).

Thereupon spake Mazda: Salvation to this one, whosoever he may be! May the absolute ruler Ahura grant it. (Question.)

Whom did He answer with this answer? (Answer.) He answered: The state of salvation; and with this answer, 'the state of salvation,' he answered every saint who exists, every one who is coming into existence, and every one who shall exist in the future. (Question. Who answered thus? Answer.) The best One. (Question. What did He answer?) (Answer.) The best thing. (That is,) the best One, Mazda, answered the best and the holy (answer) for the better and the holy man.

We sacrifice to this piece, the Yênhê hâtăm, the prominent and holy Yast.