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SRÔSH VAST HÂDHÔKHT.
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We sacrifice unto the bodies of ourselves, the Saoshyants, the two-footed part of the holy crea
tion;
We sacrifice unto the bodies of all the beings of the holy world 1.
For his brightness and glory, for his strength and victorious power ....
23. Yathâ ahở vairyô: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness....
I bless the sacrifice and prayer, the strength and vigour of the holy, strong Sraosha, who is the incarnate Word, a mighty-speared and lordly god.
[Give] unto that mano brightness and glory, .... give him the bright, all-happy, blissful abode of the holy Ones!
1 Cf. $16–17.
Who sacrifices to Sraosha.
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