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Plain text of The Gatha Spenta Mainyu · Visparad I

1 I announce, and will complete my Yasna to God, Lord of the spiritual creatures, and Lord of the earthly creatures, Lord of those which live under the waters, and Lord of those which live upon land, Lord of those which strike the wing, and Lord of those which roam wild upon the plains, Lord of those home-beasts of the cloven hoof, the Holy Lord of the order of worship.

2 I announce, and I will complete my Yasna to God for the yearly festivals, signs of the order of worship: Maidhyo-zaremaya, the milk-giver, and Maidhyo-shema, the pasture-giver, and Paitishahya, the corn-giver, and Ayathrima, the furtherer or breeder, the spender of the seed of males, and Maidhyairya the cold, and Hamaspathmaedhaya, the especial time for deeds of worship, holy seasons of the order of worship.

3 I announce, and I will complete my Yasna for the settlements of the future, when the future shall produce them as it were anew, and I celebrate and will complete my Yasna to the Praises of the Yasna collected, completed, and much-offered, and to the offerings of the saints of the order of worship, male and female.

4 And I announce, and will complete my Yasna for the seasons, signs of the order of worship, and for the heard recital of the Ahuna-vairya, and for Righteousness the Best, to him who has our praise, and for the Yenhe hatam, the frequent chant of worship, the holy, and ruling in the order of worship.

5 And I announce and complete my Yasna to the Gatha Ahunavaiti, the holy, ruling in the order of worship, and for those women who bring forth many sons of many talents, given by the Wise Lord, and holy, and for that chant which has its Lord and its master before it in the Yasna.

And I celebrate, and will complete my offering for the Yasna Haptanghaiti, holy, and ruling in the order of worship, and for the water of the rivers.

6 And I announce, and I will complete my Yasna to the Gatha Ushtavaiti, the holy, ruling in the order of worship, and for the mountains which shine with holiness, the abundantly brilliant and made by the Wise Lord, signs of the order of worship.

And I announce, and will complete my Yasna to the Gatha Spenta-mainyu, the holy, ruling in the order of worship; and I celebrate and will complete my Yasna for Victory, the blow of victory given by the Lord, the holy sign of the order of worship.

7 And I announce, and will complete my Yasna to the Gatha Vohu-khshathra, holy, ruling in the order of worship, and for the Friendship of the wide pastures, and for the peace of pastures, the holy signs of the order of worship. And I celebrate and will complete my Yasna to the Gatha Vahishtoishti, the holy, ruling in the order of worship. And I celebrate and will complete my Yasna to the good and pious prayer for blessings, the benediction of the pious, and for the redoubted and swift curse of the wise upon evil, the holy sign of the order of worship.

8 And I announce, and will complete my Yasna to the Airyaman-ishyo, the holy sign of the order of worship, and to the Fshusho-mathra, and to that lofty teaching, the Hadhaokhdha, the holy sign of the order of worship.

9 And I announce, and will complete my Yasna to the questions asked of the Lord, and to the lore of the Lord, to the lordly Dahyuma, and to the lordly Zarathustrotema, holy signs of the order of worship, and to the farm-house with its pastures which give pasture to the cattle of blessed gift, and to the holy cattle-breeding man.