Avesta (Gathas) · 3 of 3 · tr. L.H. Mills
Ushtavaiti Gatha, Yasna XLVI, Section 1c
these likewise will I call (to my attempt), and with Thy Good Mind's words.
15.
O ye Haê k a t -aspas, Spitâmas!
to you will I now address my words, since ye discern the things unlawful, and the lawful, for these your actions to establish 4 (firmly on its base) for you the Righteous Order through those which are the Lord's primeval laws.
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(And to the Hvôgvas would I likewise speak.) Thou Frashao s tra Hvôgva (whom I see) 5 ; go thou p.
143 [paragraph continues] (forth) with the generous helpers 1 , with those whom we are praying for as for salvation to the land.
Go thou where Piety joins hand in hand with the Righteous Order, where are the wished-for Realms of Good Mind, where Mazda in His most honoured 2 home abides, 17.
Where in your measured verse 3 I will declare aloud (the praises), not in unmeasured lines, G âmâspa Hvôgva!
but songs of homage (will I weave) with ever gained Obedience in offering.
(And unto Mazda) will I chant them, yea, to Him who will discern aright what things are lawful (or) unlawful 4 (which I thus do, or utter), and with His wonder-working thoughts 5 of Righteousness (attend).
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(For) whosoever (offers) sanctity 6 to me, to him shall be the best gifts whatsoever.
Yea, of my p.
144 [paragraph continues] (spirit's) wealth will I bestow on him through Thy Good Mind (which I give), but oppressions will I send on him who as oppressor will deliver us to anguish, O Mazda!
desiring, as I do, to satisfy Your choice by righteous (vengeance).
This is the decision of mine understanding and my will.
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(Yea, this I earnestly announce.) He who from Righteousness (in mind and life) shall verily perform for me, for Zarathu s tra, that which is thus most helpful (for my cause) according to my earnest wish (and through my words of urgent zeal) on him shall they bestow reward(s) beyond this earth, with all the mental 1 blessings gained through the sacred mother-kine 2 .
And these things (all) did’st Thou (Thyself) command to me, O Mazda, Thou most wise 3 !
§ Ask Guru about this passage →Themes
Ahura Mazda Principlecosmology
The divine ordering principle of truth and light.
The passage repeatedly addresses Mazda as the supreme deity who commands and discerns lawful actions.
All passages →Asha Cosmic Ordercosmology
Truth as the fundamental structure of reality.
The text centers on establishing Righteous Order (Asha) and distinguishing lawful from unlawful things.
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The Zoroastrian triad of right thought, right speech, and right action as the foundation of ethical life; truth-in-living.
The passage invokes Good Mind, words of praise, and actions to establish order, reflecting the Zoroastrian ethical triad.
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The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.
Mazda is portrayed as an active deity who abides in a home, commands, and bestows gifts.
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Direct address to the divine, whether petitionary, contemplative, or liturgical; speech and silence offered upward.
Zarathustra explicitly states he is praying for salvation and will chant songs of homage to Mazda.
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