Avesta (Gathas) · 2 of 2 · tr. L.H. Mills
Vahishtoishti Gatha, Yasna LIII, Section 1b
With good kings let (our champion 6 ) deliver 7 the smiter 8 (as a captive in p.
194 battle), giving peace to our dwellings, and peace to our hamlets.
Let him charge 1 those deceivers, chaining death as the strongest 2 ; and swift be (the issue).
9.
Through false believers the tormentor makes Thy helpers 3 refusers 4 ; (those who once helped our heroes shall no longer give succour).
The estranged thus desires, and the reprobate 5 wills it, with the will that he harbours to conquer our honour 6 .
Where is then the Lord righteous who will smite them from life 7 , and (beguile) them of license?
Mazda!
Thine is that power, (which will banish and conquer).
And Thine is the Kingdom 8 ; and by it Thou bestowest the highest (of blessings) on the right-living poor 9 !
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Ahura Mazda Principlecosmology
The divine ordering principle of truth and light.
The passage directly addresses Mazda as the source of power and kingdom, central to the text's invocation.
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The divine conceived as active, present, and dynamic—not an abstract principle but a personal responsive reality.
Mazda is depicted as an active, responsive deity who bestows blessings and holds power over the kingdom.
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Direct address to the divine, whether petitionary, contemplative, or liturgical; speech and silence offered upward.
The entire passage is a direct petitionary address to the divine, requesting action and blessings.
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