0 May the Wise Lord be rejoiced! ....

Holiness is the best of all good ....

I confess myself a worshipper of the Wise Lord, a follower of Zarathustra, one who renounces the false gods and obeys the laws of God;

For devotion, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto God, the Holy and Master of holiness ....

Unto God, the Giver of good pastures (Rama Hvastra); unto God the All-Pervading (Vayu), who works highly and is more powerful than all other creatures,

Be propitiation from me, with devotion, prayer, propitiation, and glorification.

The will of the Lord is the law of holiness ....

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1 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them. I give thanks for peace, whose breath is friendly, and for weal, both of them.

To God, the All-Pervading (Vayu), do we offer devotion; to Him do we call, for this house, for the master of this house, and for the man here who is offering gifts and giving alms. To this excellent God do we offer devotion, that He may accept our offerings and our prayers, and grant us in return to crush our enemies at one stroke.

5 We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading, who works highly.

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard, namely, unto God the awesome, the All-Pervading, who works highly. We offer devotion to God, with gifts, with the healing plant and meat, with the twigs, with the wisdom of the tongue, with the holy prayers, the words, the deeds, the offerings, and the well-spoken words.

All those beings of whom the Wise Lord ....

II

6 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

7 To Him did Haoshyangha, the first-established king, offer up devotion on the peak of the Hara, bound with iron, on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of full-boiling milk.

8 He begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant me, O Thou who dost work highly, that I may smite two-thirds of the demons of Mazana and of the fiends of Varena!"

9 God, who works highly, granted him that boon.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading ....

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

III

10 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

11 To Him did Takhma Urupa, the well-armed, offer up devotion on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of full-boiling milk.

12 He begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant me this, O Thou who dost work highly, that I may conquer all demons and men, all the sorcerers and sorceresses, and that I may ride Satan, turned into the shape of a horse, all around the earth from one end to the other, for thirty years."

13 God, who works highly, granted him that boon.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading ....

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

IV

14 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

15 Unto Him did the bright Yima, the good shepherd, offer devotion from the height Hukairya, the all-shining and golden, on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of full-boiling milk.

16 He begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant me this, O Thou who dost work highly, that I may become the most glorious of the men born to behold the sun; that I may make in my reign both animals and men long-lived, waters and plants unfailing, and the food for eating creatures never-failing."

In the reign of the valiant Yima there was neither bitter cold nor scorching heat, neither old age nor untimely death, nor envy made by the evil ones.

17 God, who works highly, granted him that boon.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading ....

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

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18 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

19 Unto Him did the three-mouthed Azhi Dahaka offer up devotion in his accursed palace of Kvirinta, on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of full-boiling milk.

20 He begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant me this, O Thou who dost work highly, that I may make all the seven regions of the earth empty of men."

21 In vain did he offer, in vain did he beg, in vain did he call, in vain did he give gifts, in vain did he bring offerings; God did not grant him that boon.

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

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22 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

23 Unto Him did Thraetaona, the heir of the valiant Athwya clan, offer up devotion in the four-cornered Varena, on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of full-boiling milk.

24 He begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant me this, O Thou who dost work highly, that I may overcome Azhi Dahaka, the three-mouthed, the three-headed, the six-eyed, who has a thousand senses, that most powerful, fiendish Lie, that demon, baleful to the world, the strongest Lie that Satan created against the material world, to destroy the world of the good principle; and that I may deliver his two wives, Savanghavak and Erenavak, who are the fairest of body amongst women, and the most wonderful creatures in the worlds."

25 God, who works highly, granted him that boon.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading ....

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

VII

26 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

27 Unto Him did the manly-hearted Keresaspa offer up devotion by the Gudha, a channel of the Rangha, made by the Wise Lord, upon a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of full-boiling milk.

28 He begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant me this, O Thou who dost work highly, that I may succeed in avenging my brother Urvakhshaya, that I may smite Hitaspa and yoke him to my chariot."

29 God, who works highly, granted him that boon.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading ....

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

VIII

30 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

31 Unto Him did Aurvasara, the lord of the country, offer up devotion, towards the White Forest, by the White Forest, on the border of the White Forest, on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of full-boiling milk.

32 He begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant me this, O Thou who dost work highly, that the gallant Husravah, he who unites the Aryan nations into one kingdom, may not smite us; that I may flee from king Husravah; ....

"That king Husravah and all the Aryans in the Forest may smite him."

33 God, who works highly, granted him that boon.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading ....

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

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34 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

35 Unto Him did Hutaosa, she of the many brothers, of the Naotara house, offer up devotion, on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of boiling milk.

36 She begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant me this, O Thou who dost work highly, that I may be dear and loved and well-received in the house of king Vishtaspa."

37 God, who works highly, granted her that boon.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading ....

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

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38 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

39 Unto Him did the maids, whom no man had known, offer up devotion on a golden throne, under golden beams and a golden canopy, with bundles of twigs and offerings of boiling milk.

40 They begged of Him a boon, saying: "Grant us this, O Thou who dost work highly, that we may find a husband, young and beautiful of body, who will treat us well, all life long, and give us offspring; a wise, learned, ready-tongued husband."

41 God, who works highly, granted them that boon.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading ....

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard ....

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42 I give thanks for the waters and for Him who divides them ....

To God, the All-Pervading, do we offer devotion; to Him do we call ....

We offer devotion to God, the bright and glorious All-Pervading.

43 "My name is the All-Pervading (Vayu), O holy Zarathustra! My name is the All-Pervading, because I pass through the two worlds, the world of the righteous and the world of the wicked.

"My name is the Overtaker, O holy Zarathustra! My name is the Overtaker, because I can overtake the creatures of both worlds, the world of the righteous and the world of the wicked.

44 "My name is the All-Smiting, O holy Zarathustra! My name is the All-Smiting, because I can smite the creatures of both worlds, the world of the righteous and the world of the wicked.

"My name is the Worker of Good, O holy Zarathustra! My name is the Worker of Good, because I work the good of My servants and of the angels who serve Me.

45 "My name is He that goes forwards.

"My name is He that goes backwards.

"My name is He that bends backwards.

"My name is He that hurls away.

"My name is He that hurls down.

"My name is He that destroys.

"My name is He that takes away.

"My name is He that finds out.

"My name is He that finds out the Glory.

46 "My name is the Valiant; my name is the Most Valiant.

"My name is the Strong; my name is the Strongest.

"My name is the Firm; my name is the Firmest.

"My name is the Stout; my name is the Stoutest.

"My name is He that crosses over easily.

"My name is He that goes along hurling away.

"My name is He that crushes at one stroke.

"My name is He that works against the demons.

47 "My name is He that prevails over malice; my name is He that destroys malice.

"My name is He that unites; my name is He that re-unites; my name is He that separates.

"My name is the Burning; my name is the Quick of intelligence.

"My name is Deliverance; my name is Welfare.

48 "My name is Sharpness of spear; my name is He of the sharp spear.

"My name is Length of spear; my name is He of the long spear.

"My name is Piercingness of spear; my name is He of the piercing spear.

"My name is the Glorious; my name is the Over-glorious.

49 "Invoke these names of Mine, O holy Zarathustra! in the midst of the havocking hordes, in the midst of the columns moving forwards, in the strife of the conflicting nations.

50 "Invoke these names of Mine, O holy Zarathustra! when the all-powerful tyrant of a country falls upon thee, rushes upon thee, deals wounds upon thee, or hurls his chariot against thee, to rob thee of thy wealth, to rob thee of thy health.

51 "Invoke these names of Mine, O holy Zarathustra! when the unholy transgressor falls upon thee, rushes upon thee, deals wounds upon thee, or hurls his chariot against thee, to rob thee of thy strength, to rob thee of thy wealth, to rob thee of thy health.

52 "Invoke these names of Mine, O holy Zarathustra! when a man stands in bonds, when a man is being thrown into bonds, or when a man is being dragged in bonds: thus the prisoners flee from the hands of those who carry them, they flee away out of the prison."

53 O Thou All-Pervading! who strikest fear upon all men and horses, who in all creatures workest against the demons, Thy knowledge and power reach both the lowest places and those a thousand times deep, with equal power.

54 "With what manner of devotion shall I worship Thee? With what manner of devotion shall I forward and worship Thee? With what manner of devotion will be achieved Thy adoration, O great Lord! Thou who art mighty, firm, swift-moving, wide-breasted, with untrembling eyes, as powerful in sovereignty as any absolute sovereign in the world?"

55 "Take thou a bundle of twigs, O holy Zarathustra! turn it upwards or downwards, according as it is full day or dawning; upwards during the day, downwards at the dawn.

56 "If thou makest Me worshipped with devotion, then I shall say unto thee with My own voice things of health, made by the Wise Lord and full of glory, so that Satan may never do harm unto thee, nor the sorcerers, nor those addicted to the works of sorcery, whether demons or men."

57 We offer devotion to Thee, O great Lord! We offer devotion to Thee, O strong Lord!

We glorify the Greatest of the great; we glorify the Strongest of the strong.

We offer devotion to God, the Holy All-Pervading, who works highly.

For His brightness and glory, I will offer devotion worth being heard, namely, unto God the awesome, who works highly ....

58 The will of the Lord is the law of holiness ....

I bless the devotion and invocation, and the strength and vigour of God, Giver of good pastures, and the All-Pervading, who works highly, more powerful than all the other creatures.

Holiness is the best of all good ....

Give unto that man brightness and glory, .... give him the bright, all-happy, blissful abode of the holy ones.