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YASNA XVI.
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the sacrifice of Ahura Mazda, the most beneficent, the holy, who is so dear to us as at the first, so at the last; yea, let him be present here!
4. As the Ahů (revered and) to be chosen, the Åtarevakhsha thus speaks forth to me.
(Response): So let the Ratu from his righteousness, holy and learned, speak forth !
YASNA XVI (Sp. XVII). THE SACRIFICE CONTINUES WITH INCREASED
FULNESS OF EXPRESSION. 1. We worship Ahura Mazda, the holy lord of the ritual order, who disposes (all) aright, the greatest Yazad, who is also the most beneficent, and the one who causes the settlements to advance, the creator of good creatures; yea, we worship Him with these offered Zaothras, and with truthfully and scrupulously delivered words; and we worship every holy Yazad of the heaven (as well)!
2. And we worship Zarathustra Spitâma in our sacrifice, the holy lord of the ritual order with these Zaothras and with faithfully delivered words; and we worship every holy earthly Yazad as we worship him; and we worship also the Fravashi of Zarathustra Spitâma, the saint. And we worship the utterances of Zarathustra and his religion, his faith and his lore.
3. And we worship the former religions of the world a devoted to Righteousness which were insti
1 This fragment in the Gathic dialect might more properly be placed before the Srôsh Yast.
• So the Pahlavi translator, probably reading angheus; otherwise
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| SR No. | 007673 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 03 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | L H Mills |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1887 |
| Total Pages | 2618 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |